Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004302316 Incident Date: Sep, 12 2004
Consumer's City: LAKE OZARK Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: STRATUS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X0WN Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 23 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brakes failed to disengage the cruise control set at 70 mph. consumer continued depressing brake pedal until he smelled rubber burning. when this occurred the ignition switch was immediately turned off. vehicle started to slow down, but the failure continued when the ignition was turned back on. ignition was then turned back off, and vehicle coasted to the median. when vehicle was at a complete stop consumer put the vehicle in park before restarting. cruise control disengaged, and the failure had corrected itself. dealership was not notified, the cause of the failure was undetermined.*ak ...*ak