# 2000 DODGE STRATUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
> NHTSA complaint `586677` · 2006-06-29 · 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:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE   AFTER 10 TO 20 MINUTES OF HAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. A YEAR AFTER THIS INCIDENT, A RECALL LETTER, #06V001000, WAS RECEIVED, REGARDING THE STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SAME CONSEQUENCE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED HOWEVER THEY OFFERED NO RESOLUTION FOR THE INCIDENT.
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