# 2000 DODGE STRATUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
> NHTSA complaint `599108` · 2006-10-03 · 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
## Narrative
2000 STRATUS BEGAN SMOKING UNDER HOOD.  *TS  THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE  HOSE WAS LEAKING AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER ELECTED NOT TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIR MADE.  TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.  *JB
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