# 2000 DODGE STRATUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
> NHTSA complaint `611310` · 2007-01-29 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **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:** 71,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
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
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