| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007108917 | Incident Date: Jun, 13 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PARIS | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: STRATUS | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: 1B3EJ46X6YN | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 17 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge stratus. while driving 30 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. the vehicle was taken to the mechanic who replaced a valve gasket. after leaving the repair shop, the smoke was visible again and the vehicle suddenly caught fire. the mechanic stated that the cause of failure appeared to be the power steering hose. the failure is the same as noted in nhtsa recall # 06v001000 (steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections). the manufacturer sent out an investigator to determine the cause of the fire. the current and failure mileages were 125,000. |
