Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030516 Incident Date: Jul, 23 2005
Consumer's City: FORT WASHINGTON Consumer's State: MD
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: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X5WN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 25 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: consumer stated vehicle caught on fire. the vehicle was smoking , and took it to the repair shop. they could not find anything wrong with it. the fire started while the vehicle was in use. it started smoking where the oil filter was the vehicle has not been inspected to see why the fire started. the fire department did come, but the report should be available today or tomorrow. this happened on sunday july 24, 2005. the brakes were serviced about 5 days ago. also a police report was issued. *ak