1999 DODGE STRATUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON JULY 26, 2006, WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM ALL OF THE VENTS RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BECOMING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE EVERY TWO-THREE WEEKS. A RECALL WAS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 06V001000; STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND AND CONNECTIONS THE SAME DAY AS THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT JUST RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON 8-8-06, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 06V0010000; REGARDING THE STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND AND CONNECTIONS.