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For Chrysler, A "Full Tank Of Fuel" Is An "Additional Feature"
Reader inkjammer would like to let you know that Chrysler thinks of a full tank of gas as an "additional feature" — albeit a free one. More »
Chrysler announces WiFi-enabled cars: "We want to make the radio itself a WiFi port," a spokesperson said. The service will require a subscription to a wireless phone carrier. [Washington Post]
customer service
Chrysler Execs To Call New Owners To See How Things Are Going
Chrysler has extracted the DNA of our executive email carpet bomb and used it to create a weird new outreach program: starting next week, 300 Chryslers execs will each call a different recent purchaser of a Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep vehicle and ask if there are any problems. According to Cars.com's blog Kicking Tires, they'll keep doing this "until Chrysler chairman and chief executive officer Bob Nardelli is satisfied that if his customers have troubles, their problems will be fixed. Nardelli, by the way, is going to make the calls, too." That last sentence—well, really the whole idea—becomes funnier when you know where Nardelli once worked. More »
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Chrysler: Want $2.99 Gas For 3 Years? Guaranteed?
Chrysler is betting that you're worried about volatile gas prices. So worried, in fact, that you'll leap at the opportunity to "lock in" a price of less than $2.99 a gallon for 3 years by buying a new Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep. More »
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Chrysler Totals The PT Cruiser, Pacifica, Crossfire, And Dodge Magnum
Chrysler's new CEO Robert "Big Bob" Nardelli, formerly of Home Depot, has started cutting costs at Chrysler. The first to go will be the popular PT Cruiser, says the WSJ. More »
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Chrysler Recalls 300,000 Vehicles Due To Potential Braking Problem
Chrysler has announced a recall of over 300,000 vehicles due to a potential problem with the car's ability to brake while coasting uphill. More »
security
Researchers Hack Remote Keyless Car Entry Devices
Researchers have figured out a way to hack remote keyless car entry devices. The threat to the consumer is minimal, it takes several hours to crack the code, but it does give one pause, especially considering that if the Keeloq's manufacturer added a few simple measures they could render the exploit nearly useless. More »
you can run but you can't hide
"Disgraced" Former Home Depot CEO Robert "Big Bob" Nardelli Named CEO Of Chrysler
You can't keep a good CEO down! Or something. Robert "Big Bob" Nardelli, the CEO who famously ran Home Depot into the ground by deemphasizing customer service in favor of the "business supply" division and then ran away with over $200 million in severance pay and other bonuses, has been named CEO of the Chrysler Group. More »
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Chrysler Introduces Lifetime Powertrain Warranty
Effective immediately, Chyrsler is upgrading its three-year, 36,000 mile powertrain warranty to a lifetime warranty. The warranty only applies to original owners and lessees, and specifically excludes rental companies and corporate fleets. Still, it's a good news, right? The car experts at Jalopnik think it could be better: More »
recalls
Chrysler Recalls 400,000 Minivans With Corroded Airbag Sensors
Chrysler is recalling 400,000 Dodge Caravans and Chrysler Town & Country minivans over concerns that road salt may corrode sensors, preventing air bags from properly deploying. Chrysler told the government, "brass brushings on the sensors could corrode and crack on the front air bags, allowing water to enter the sensor and causing it to fail." Were that to happen, the air bag warning light would illuminate, meaning you should try really hard not to crash. More »
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Consumerist Ask Metafilter Round-Up
• In Edinburgh for a few months, what's the best mobile phone to use to make international calls to US (amongst other places) from Scotland? [Link] More »
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There are absolutely no new ideas in advertising. In this latest proof, Chrysler rips off Volkswagen ripping off Mitsubishi by playing up the combustible engine's ethnic heritage, in this case, as in VW's, German. The campaign introduces Dr. Z as CEO and spokesmensch. To cries of "I can't see any lederhosen," Daimler replies, "Farfegcocca."
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