NHTSA complaint: 1999 DODGE STRATUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE HIGH POWER STEERING HOLE FAILURE THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON APRIL 6, 2005. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STILL INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. SHE WAS REFERRED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REPAIR SHOP NEVER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND SHE HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY NOT IN HER POSSESSION. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,946.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation