Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005021432 Incident Date: Apr, 30 2005
Consumer's City: WEDOWEE Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: STRATUS Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X9YN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: car burned in driveway. was driving the car and the car started to smoke. the smoke stopped after the consumer got home. about 20 minutes later, the car caught on fire under the hood. the car was a total loss. had the car towed to a body shop. the manufacturer's investigators came, and consumer's claim was denied. the vehicle was totaled. the dash lights were flickering and the power steering made a lot of noises prior to the fire incident.