# 1999 DODGE STRATUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
> NHTSA complaint `649514` · 2007-12-12 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS.  THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT.  THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE THE FIRE.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SMOKE WAS DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID ENTERING THE ENGINE.  THERE WERE TWO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE:  NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 04V021000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT), WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS), WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED.  THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*