Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024321 Incident Date: Jun, 07 2005
Consumer's City: BAKERSFIELD Consumer's State: CA
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: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X0XN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 17 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was borrowing my parents 1999 dodge stratus .i staopped to pick up my children at the daycare.. left the car for only 2 minutes and when i returned to leave the car was on fire..there was a black smoke billowing out of the engine compartment and the whole motor was on fire..the fire dept was called and extinguished the fire nothing on the interior was ruined only the hood on the drivers side and the moter looks like a heap of melted plastic. prior to this incident the drivers side window was going up and down on its own somedays it would be stuck up and somedays it would be stuck down.. luckily my parents had ins to cover the vehicle which now is a total loss but now they need money for a down on another vehicle.. anyone with an attorney or other info please contact me. carla@jtsconstruction.com