# 1999 DODGE STRATUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `551174` · 2005-08-24 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 89,000
## Narrative
DT:  AFTER THE CONSUMER  DROVE  FOR AWHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHE CAME OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE  CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THERE WAS FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SCRAPPED  AND NO ONE HAD LOOKED AT IT.   ALSO,  THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE RADIO HAD TURNED ON WHILE THE KEYS WERE OUT OF THE VEHICLE.  THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.  *AK
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