Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109434 Incident Date: May, 22 2007
Consumer's City: PLANTATION Consumer's State: FL
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, 20 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 29 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge stratus. while in a store, the contact was notified of a burning vehicle outside. when she arrived at her vehicle, it was smoking and then caught fire. she has a report from the fire department. the vehicle was destroyed and was towed to the contact's residence. she eventually notified the manufacturer and the vehicle was inspected. on june 20, 2007, she received a letter stating that the fire was not the manufacturer's responsibility. the contact received recall notice # 06v001000 (steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections). she believes that this was the cause of the fire. the current and failure mileages were 108,000.