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Chrysler recalls neary 600,000 minivans, Jeep SUVs for safety problems

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Chrysler Group is recalling almost 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. for problems ranging from failing brakes to sticky accelerators to electrical fires, federal safety regulators disclosed Monday. The actions, which involve some of Chrysler’s most iconic vehicles, including its popular minivans, threaten to undermine the automaker's momentum as it struggles to overcome the stigma of a government bailout and its descent into bankruptcy last year.

Chrysler told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week that nearly 285,000 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans from the 2008 and 2009 model years could develop a problem in the electrical system that could cause a short circuit in the latch for the sliding door, possibly causing a fir

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