# 2000 DODGE STRATUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `538827` · 2005-06-09 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
DT: THE MAIN COMPUTER SHORTED OT AND CAUSED A FIRE. CONSUMER  WAS WORKING WITH A MECHANIC AND THAT WAS WHEN THE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT. THEY WERE WORKING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND HE KNEW AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITION TURNED ON. CONSUMER  HAVD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WOULD SHORT OUT BECUASE  CCOULD NOT  GET TO THE BATTERY QUICK ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR  WAS DESIGNED.*AK
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