NHTSA Complaint #824393 — 1997 DODGE STRATUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Complaint Details

ODI Number	824393
Vehicle	1997 DODGE STRATUS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Date of Incident	June 13, 1998
Date Filed	February 17, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE, ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE FROM THE GARAGE INTO THE OPEN. CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY PUT FIRE OUT. FIREMAN STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

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