2000 DODGE STRATUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

TL *- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE OWNNER HAD NOT YET MADE THE APPOINTMENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 25-30 MPH. THE DRIVER SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE SOME WORKERS NEAR THE DRIVER, AND THEY USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHICH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH WAS LEAKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE AS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALER. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT OUT ON 1/24/07 TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY HAVE HEARD FROM THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICE. THE INVESTIGATOR TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. *AK