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Auto Test: 2011 Jeep Compass Latitude 4×4
(KCBS) – This is an upscale version of Jeep’s smaller SUV with a few styling touches, inside and out. Power is modest, a 2.4 liter L72 hp 4, coupled to a CVT automatic which offers great smoothness...
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3 Killed In Highway 101 Crash In San Jose
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Three people died in a traffic collision on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose early Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP investigation into...
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Opinion: Auto Manufacturing Is Back In America. Obama Was Right, Romney Was...
”If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye.” That was the lead of Mitt Romney’s op-ed...
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Opinion: Romney’s Desperation Showing In Final Days Of Campaign
The Romney campaign enters this weekend in a bind. This race has boiled down to Ohio. The problem for Romney is that the Obama campaign has built a firewall there. Between advertising, organizing and...
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Police Searching For Missing Alameda Man Suffering From Dementia
ALAMEDA (CBS SF) — The Alameda Police Department is looking for a 72-year-old man who suffers from dementia last seen Monday morning. James “Jim” Ross was last seen driving away from his residence in...
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Chrysler Agrees To Major Recall Of Jeeps At Risk Of Fire
DETROIT (CBS/AP) – Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can...
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Chrysler Recalls 651,000 SUVs For Mirror Lights
NEW YORK (AP) – Chrysler says it is recalling 651,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs in the U.S. because vanity mirror lights that have undergone repairs can short circuit and start a fire if not reassembled...
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Chrysler: Government Timetable Off For Fixing Recalled Jeep SUV’s
DETROIT (AP) – Chrysler says it can fix recalled Jeep SUVs far faster than government safety regulators have predicted. The development could end a spat between the carmaker and the National Highway...
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Chrysler Recalls Nearly 350,000 Vehicles To Fix Ignition Switches
DETROIT (WWJ) - Chrysler is recalling 349,442 cars and SUVs from the 2008 model year to fix faulty ignition switches. The switches, Chrysler said, can get stuck, move out of position and potentially...
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Truck Deals Help Boost US Auto Sales In September
DETROIT (AP) - Big discounts on pickup trucks helped keep U.S. auto sales strong in September. The pace was expected to slow from a blistering August, which was the best month for the industry in eight...
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Chrysler Issues Recall For Nearly 907K Cars, SUVs
DETROIT (AP) - Nearly 907,000 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SUVs and cars are being recalled for alternators that can fail and heated power mirror wiring that can short and cause minor fires. The recalls,...
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2015 Consumer Reports Rankings: 8th Year Toyota Is Most Reliable, Tech...
DETROIT (CBS SF/AP) — Toyota continues its winning streak atop Consumer Reports’ annual reliability rankings. The company’s Toyota and Lexus brands top the survey, while its Scion brand is in the top...
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Chrysler Recalls Over 566,000 Trucks, SUVs
DETROIT (AP) - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 566,000 trucks and SUVs in two recalls for malfunctioning fuel heaters that can cause fires and a software glitch can disable the electronic...
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Hackers Take Remote Control Of Jeep As Journalist Drives At 70 MPH Down St....
ST. LOUIS (CBS SF) — Two hackers were able to take remote control of a Jeep as a journalist drove at 70 mph on a St. Louis road, and Chrysler has quietly issued a software patch to fix the security...
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Runaway Jeep From Car Wash Crosses 7 Lanes Of Highway 101
MARIN COUNTY (CBS SF) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a Greenbrae car wash employee’s claim that a Jeep suddenly accelerated at the car wash and crossed lanes of U.S. Highway 101...
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Uber Hires Hackers Who Remotely Took Over Moving Jeep
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Uber has hired two hackers who were able to take over a Jeep while it was being driven by a journalist. Former Twitter employee Charlie Miller, and Chris Valasek, who worked at...
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266 Crashes Linked To Confusing Shifters Like One Found In Jeep That Crushed...
DETROIT (AP) — A government investigation into confusing gear shifters like the one in the SUV that crushed and killed Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin found 266 crashes that injured 68 people. The...
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Parents Sue Over Crash That Killed ‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin
LOS ANGELES, CA (CBS SF/AP) – The parents of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin on Tuesday sued the makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, an SUV that was under recall when it crushed and killed the...
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Jeep Compasses Recalled Over Airbag Danger
DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is telling owners of some small Jeeps not to use the front passenger seat until a problem with the air bag is repaired. The company is recalling about 8,000 2018 Compass...
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Defective Cruise Control Forces Fiat Chrysler to Recall 4.8 Million Vehicles
(CNN Money) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling 4.8 million vehicles over an issue that could prevent drivers from turning off cruise control. Only one incident related to the malfunction has been reported to...
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Man Arrested After Police Find Fake Bills, Loaded Gun In Jeep
SAUSALITO (CBS SF) — A 51-year-old San Francisco man was arrested Friday night when officers found a loaded, unregistered handgun in his Jeep, shortly after the suspect tried to pass two counterfeit...
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