(March 3, 2011) DETROIT — Chrysler today recalled more than 248,000 crossover wagons and minivans because of a defect that could allow the key to slip while driving, causing the engine to shut down without warning.

The affected vehicles are model year 2010 Dodge Journey crossovers and Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans. The vehicles were made from August 3, 2009, to June 17, 2010.

About 3 percent of the 248,437 recalled vehicles are likely to be affected, Chrysler said in a notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Web site.

Source: Reuters