Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045654 Incident Date: Oct, 30 2005
Consumer's City: OWENSVILLE 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: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X2WN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 16 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact complained about steering problems. the steering wheel felt as though it was binding. the power steering fluid was kept at correct levels. the vehicle experienced steering difficulties for the past year. the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle ran into a hill and neither air bag deployed. the speed was around 55 mph. the manufacturer has not been contacted about the steering or the air bags. a police report was taken from the crash.*ak updated 1/5/2006 - the consumer was injured and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. *nm