Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036093 Incident Date: Aug, 25 2005
Consumer's City: INDEPENDENCE Consumer's State: KS
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: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ56X9WN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 05 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the caller's son was driving and without warning the throttle stuck. he tried to pull the foot pedal up with his foot but it did not stop the vehicle. he went through a stop sign and almost lost control of vehicle, but finally got the vehicle to stop by turning off the ignition. the caller said the brakes were on fire. the fire department was not called. the vehicle reached the speed of 80 mph. dealer has not been contacted yet. will take vehicle to her own mechanic. manufacturer said there was no recall and she should take the vehicle to dealer to get it repaired.*ak the problem was the cruise control modulator. *jb