Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005119297 Incident Date: Apr, 05 2005
Consumer's City: CHICAGO Consumer's State: IL
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: Steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3EJ46X8XN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge stratus. on september 12, 2007, the contact received a recall notice regarding the high power steering hole failure that her vehicle was experiencing. she stated that the vehicle caught fire on april 6, 2005. the fire originated under the hood of the vehicle while the contact was still inside. the contact stated that the power steering fluid leaked and caused the fire. she was referred to a repair shop and brought in the vehicle for repair. the contact believed that the repair shop never repaired the vehicle. a police report was filed and she has the repair invoices. the vehicle is presently not in her possession. the recall number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 148,946.