Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / STRATUS / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112567 Incident Date: Jul, 17 2007
Consumer's City: EDINBURG Consumer's State: TX
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: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 19 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge stratus. while parked in the parking lot, the vehicle caught fire. the fire and police departments suggested that the fire could have been caused from bad wiring within the instrument panel. the contact stated that the entire instrument panel and engine were completely destroyed. she stated that there was no ignition source that could have caused the fire. the vehicle was towed and the contact is still waiting to hear from the mechanic. she has also been experiencing brake failure and have had them replaced twice. a police report was filed. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 140,000.