# 1996 DODGE STRATUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `282285` · 2001-03-26 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** STRATUS
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## Narrative
RECALL 96 V 006 000.  VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM GALLEY PLUG.  THIS  VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO  VIN.  MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK  ENGINE HAD MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND CONSUMER BURNED HER HAND, THERE WAS  $2800 WORTH OF DAMAGE, MECAHNIC REPLACED GULLY PLUG AND HEAD GASKETS ALONG WITH BURNED HOSES AND BELTS, MECHANIC STATED HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING VERY LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL, ALSO STATED THAT FIRE WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO GULLEY PLUG OIL LEAK.   *SLC
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