Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1999

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002063272 Incident Date: Jun, 26 2002
Consumer's City: TRUJILLO ALTO Consumer's State: PR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: STRATUS Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist:power steering fluid
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 1C3EJ46XXXN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 04 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. during a regular motor oil change on a specialized center, they noted a low level of power steering fluid, and suggested me to fill the power steering canister. 2. power steering leak over the manifold, white smoke came from around the hood after a trip. when i arrived home, a lot of white smoke and pieces of don't know what were on fire under the car. the mechanism to open the hood failed and we were not able to extinguish the fire. 3. no time to correct failure, the hood. *jb