# 1997 DODGE STRATUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `298075` · 2001-06-12 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** STRATUS
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
ENGINE STARTED SMELLING LIKE BURNT RUBBER, ALSO STARTED SMOKING, HEARING ELECTRICAL POPPING NOISE AND THEN ENGINE STARTED BURNING WITH THE GLOW OF FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER AND OUT OF THE ENGINE HOOD COMPARTMENT. MY CHILDREN AND I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR CRYING  AND VERY EXCITED, TRUAMATIZED BY THE SOLE FACT OF MAYBE GETTING BURNED UP IN THE CAR OR BLOWN UP.  I THEN , WITHOUT HASTE, WENT TO MY APT. AND DIALED  THE POLICE  AT "911" AND WAS DISPATCHED OVER TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.  AFTER, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS., THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGHISED  THE FIRE AND MADE THEIR REPORT AND SPEAKING WITH ME ABOUT THE TURN OF EVENTS PRIOR TO THE FIRE.*AK
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