# 1999 DODGE STRATUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `551547` · 2005-08-26 · 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:** 79,000
## Narrative
DT:  ON 8-25-05 THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED WHEN HIS WIFE CAME  OUT OF THE STORE TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED.  NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE.  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE COMPUTER AREA,  BUT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE HE COULD  NOT BE SURE.  THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.  *AK
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