Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Dodge Stratus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 33 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 33, in the owner's own words
While driving the vehicle I came to a stop to make a left hand turn and as I started without warning the vehicle stalled and lost power of steering wheel and brakes I almost hit another car. This wasn't the 1st time car has stalled while driving but the one where is came close to causing an accident
MY HORN GOES OFF WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, HAD THE HORN DISCONNECTED , HAVE A NEW BATTERY AND IT GOES DEAD OVER NIGHT, MY MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE A SHORT IN THE STEERING WHEEL BY THE AIR BAG. I SEE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOW DO I KNOW THAT MY AIR BAG NOT GOING TO EXPLODE AND INJURY ME. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ALL DAY AND IT BEGAN TO SMOKE; WHICH HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM UNDER THE HOOD, A LIGHT WHITE SMOKE AS IF SOMETHING WAS DRIPPING AND BURNING OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE I PARKED THE CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATE THE SMOKE BECAME DARK AND BLACK AND FIRE ERUPTED. CAR WAS TOTALED, FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. *TR
MY GIRL FRIEND CAME HOME AND SAID THE CAR WAS SMOKING SO I WENT TO LOOK AT IT AND YES SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FIREWALL SIDE OF THE MOTOR RIGHT ABOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD .I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP SO I CALLED THE NUMBER GIVEN AND CHRYSLER SET ME UP WITH HADDAD DODGE IN BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA WE SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE , I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS I CALLED THEM ABOUT THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS READY I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT AFTERNOON DROVE APPROX 6 MILES HOME IT WAS SMOKING SLIGHTLY BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD AS BEFORE SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT , MAYBE JUST RESIDUAL FROM BEFORE THE REPAIR.THE FOLLOWING MORNING I DROVE FROM REAL RD TO FAIR VIEW AVE AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING HEAVILY I STOPPED IN FRONT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ENGINE LUCKILY THERE WAS A GARDEN HOSE HOOKED UP OUT SIDE THE HOUSE , I GRABBED THAT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT . COULD SMELL FUEL HEAVILY PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT MOVED IT SINCE JUST A WEEK AGO ABOUT A MONTH AFTER ALL THIS HADDAD DODGE LEFT ME A MESSAGE SAYING THAT MY PARTS HAD COME IN AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE . ACCORDING TO THEM THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THE WORK NO BODY TOLD ME THAT THE WORK WAS NOT COMPLETE QUITE THE CON-TRARY I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED AND READY TO GO THE SERVICE ATTENDANT WAS SO BUSY ON HIS PHONE AND CELL PHONE HE HARDLY SPOKE A WORD TO ME I HAD TO FIND THE CAR IN THERE LOT SO I COULD GO HOME , WHY WOULD ANYBODY IN THERE RIGHT MIND LET SOMEONE DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LOST ALL INSTRUMENTATION: SPEED,FUEL,RPM,ETC,AT 50MPH. JUST PRIOR TO THIS, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE FIRST FIX INCLUDED A NEW BATTERY LAST YEAR, THREE ALTERNATORS UNTIL ONE WORKED (DO NOT THINK THIS WAS THE PROBLEM), AND SOME KIND OF A HARNESS WHICH WAS RUBBING ON THE ENGINE? AND CREATING A SHORT. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE THE REASON FOR ALL THE CAR FIRES. THANK YOU. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS VERY HOT OR A HEAVY RAINFALL HAS TAKEN PLACE, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES OR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WILL WORK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHEN IT RAINS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND AIR CONDITIONER BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A LEMON BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN TWO RECALLS AND THE WINDOWS DID NOT WORK AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
INTERIOR FAN SWITCH FAILURE RE: DODGE STATUS 1999 THE FAN SPEED SWITCH IN THE DASH HAS LOST SPEEDS 1,2 AND 3. ONLY POSITION 4 (OR HIGH) WORKS. AFTER A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT SERVICE, IT FAILED AGAIN AROUND A YEAR LATER. AGAIN, IT ONLY BLOWS ON HIGH SPEED. UNTIL THIS MORNING WHEN MY ELDER DAD CALLED TO TELL ME HE NEED TO HAVE HIS SWITCH FIXED ON HIS DODGE CARAVAN 2003, I BEGAN TO WONDER HOW WIDE SPREAD THE ISSUE WAS. I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS OF VARIOUS CHRYSLER MODELS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH, RESISTOR, OR SENSOR. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THE ISSUE AND CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIR ALREADY PERFORMED. HERE ARE A FEW RELATED PROBLEMS & COMPLAINTS FROM VEHICLE OWNERS. HTTP://AUTOREPAIR.ABOUT.COM/LIBRARY/FAQS/BL547F.HTM HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-DURANGO/TMLIMGPD8AAKSOKNS HTTP://WWW.MYHONESTMECHANIC.COM/ARTICLES/DODGE-DAKOTA-AIR-CONDITIONER.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/INTREPID/1999/AC_HEATER/BLOWER_FAN_SWITCH_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DAC8B/132 HTTP://FREE-AUTO-REPAIR-ADVICE.BLOGSPOT.COM/2008/06/BLOWER-MOTOR-STAYS-ON-HIGHCARAVAN.HTML HTTP://WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM/BOARDS/DEA/62-3.HTML HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=6453105 THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SPEEDY RESOLUTION. *TR B. WILLIAMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE UNDERHOOD FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIREFIGHTER STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ISSUED A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,266.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. ON OCTOBER 31, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A FAINT CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A FAINT PUFF OF SMOKE RISING FROM THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT THINK IT WAS A SERIOUS CONCERN BECAUSE THE SMOKE WAS SO FAINT. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND HUGE PUFFS OF BLACK SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THEY OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT STATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNINSURED AND THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING HER PAYMENTS. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM BAD WIRING WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ENGINE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO IGNITION SOURCE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE CONTACT IS STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE MECHANIC. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE AND HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
I WAS IN MY 1999 DODGE STRATUS ALL OF MAYBE 15 MINUTES TRAVELING TO THE STORE. I TURNED IT OFF AND WENT IN THE STORE FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES. I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND TRAVELED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE MAYBE 10 MINUTES FROM THE STORE. I WAS IN THEIR HOME PROBABLY 10 MINUTES TOPS. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD AND FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR. WE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FINALLY ARRIVED MY CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE SO I JUST LOST MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS TOTALED. THEN IN APRIL OF 2006 I GET A RECALL (E23) FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND I AM TOTALLY AMAZED. THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I NOTIFIED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THE SENT SOMEONE OUT TO TAKE PICTURES OF MY CAR AND THEN SENT ME A LETTER DENYING MY CLAIM. THE SAME COMPLAINTS WHICH ALERTED THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE AND CAUSED THIS RECALL TO BE MADE, ARE THOSE WITH ALMOST EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES AS MYSELF. SO WHAT DO I DO NOW? THE GENTLEMAN AT CUSTOMER CLAIMS RESOLUTION GROUP FOR DAIMLER CHRYSLER STRESSED TO ME TO HIRE AND ATTORNEY. SO THIS IS WHAT I WILL BE DOING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED LESS THAN 10 MINUTES IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMAL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE FIRE. *AK
ON THANKSGIVING DAY OF 2005 I PICKED UP MY 74 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER, WHO IS BLIND TO GO SEE MY MOM, WHO LIVES ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM ME. AS WE WERE APPROACHING MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE POWER STEERING HOSE FROM MY 1999 DODGE CHRYSLER STRATUS AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. SMOKE AND FIRE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. I FROZE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND REALIZED WE HAD TO GET OUT FROM OUT OF THE CAR. I WENT AROUND TO GET MY GRANDMOTHER OUT AND THE LOCKS WENT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. I OPENED HER DOOR AND TOLD HER TO GET OUT, HOLD ON TO ME AND RUN AS FAST AS SHE COULD. SHE ASKED ME WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I TOLD HER THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AND COULD BLOW UP. WE STARTED RUNNING AND SCREAMING FOR HELP. PEOPLE CAME OUT OF THEIR HOUSES AND TWO MEN TRIED TO PUT DOWN THE FIRE BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER A WHILE, THE FIRE DEPT AND POLICE ARRIVED. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE CAR'S FRONT WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED. THE FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD ME HE HAD HEARD OF SIMILAR STORIES WITH THIS CAR. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP IN PUERTO RICO AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN INSPECTOR FROM CHRYSLER COMES DOWN TO PUERTO RICO AND INSPECTS THE CAR TO SEE IF THEY ARE LIABLE OR NOT. MEANWHILE, I HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO BRING THE CAR TO WHEREVER IT IS THEY WILL INSPECT IT AND ALSO, THE LADY WHO TOOK MY COMPLAINT AT CHRYSLER SAID IF THEY FIND THERE WAS A DEFECT, I HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT CHRYSLER DECIDES TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE NO CAR, MY NERVES ARE SHOT AND MY GRANDMOTHER IS A NERVOUS WRECK. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO CONTACT ME TO SEE WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO INSPECT MY CAR. PLEASE HELP!!!!*JB
DT: ON 8-25-05 THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED WHEN HIS WIFE CAME OUT OF THE STORE TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE COMPUTER AREA, BUT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE HE COULD NOT BE SURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK
DT: AFTER THE CONSUMER DROVE FOR AWHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHE CAME OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SCRAPPED AND NO ONE HAD LOOKED AT IT. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE RADIO HAD TURNED ON WHILE THE KEYS WERE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
CAR WAS WORKING FINE, TUNED UP IN MAY, KEPT UP ON OIL CHANGES, ETC. MY FIANCE WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM GETTING THE TIRES ROTATED AND NOTICED SMOKE. HE PULLED OVER AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HE GOT BACK IN AND FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT. FIRE DEPT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. MOST OF THE FRONT END IS COMPLETELY INCINERATED. THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE BLOCK HAD TO BE SWEPT UP. FRONT END COMPLETELY MELTED. IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE ON JULY 23, 2005. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON AUGUST 10, 2005 ON THE FLOOR SHIFT. SHE SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS UNSURE OF WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED. HER UNCLE, A FIRE FIGHTER, FOUGHT A FIRE ON JULY 1, 2005 ON A VEHICLE WITH SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING ANY DIFFERENTLY BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. BOTH THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHEN THEY GOT OUT OF THE CAR BUT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO EACH OTHER ABOUT IT. THEN , AFTER THE FIRE WAS NOTICED THEY ANNOUNCED AT THE BOWLING ALLEY THAT SOMEONE'S VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THEY WENT OUTSIDE AND FLAMES WHERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOT SPOT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE STRATUS. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE LAST WEEK. CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. WHEN CONTACT WENT OUT TO VEHICLE IT HAD BEEN BURNT UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIREMAN COULD NOT TELL HOW FIRE STARTED, BUT IT DID START ON THE FIRE WALL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OUTSIDE, TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHILE SHE WAS IN THE STORE, AND THEN CONTACT WAS PAGED TO COME OUT TO CAR. IT BURNED UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. *AK
I WAS BORROWING MY PARENTS 1999 DODGE STRATUS .I STAOPPED TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN AT THE DAYCARE.. LEFT THE CAR FOR ONLY 2 MINUTES AND WHEN I RETURNED TO LEAVE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE..THERE WAS A BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WHOLE MOTOR WAS ON FIRE..THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE NOTHING ON THE INTERIOR WAS RUINED ONLY THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE MOTER LOOKS LIKE A HEAP OF MELTED PLASTIC. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS GOING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN SOMEDAYS IT WOULD BE STUCK UP AND SOMEDAYS IT WOULD BE STUCK DOWN.. LUCKILY MY PARENTS HAD INS TO COVER THE VEHICLE WHICH NOW IS A TOTAL LOSS BUT NOW THEY NEED MONEY FOR A DOWN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE.. ANYONE WITH AN ATTORNEY OR OTHER INFO PLEASE CONTACT ME. [email protected]
MY WIFE DROVE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND PARKED THE 1999 DODGE STRATUS. AT THAT MOMENT, MRS. APONTE SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. BY THE TIME THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIREMEN, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIREMEN TOLD HER THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAULT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE BURNED MORE BY THE DRIVER SIDE.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR RECENT REPAIR PRIOT TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A WIRE SHORT IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK
ON DEC. 12, 2004 MYSELF, MY DAUGHTER , & HER STEP-DAUGHTER WERE ON OUR WAY TO GO SHOPPING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES FROM HOME. WE STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AND ATE LUNCH, THEN CONTINUED THE OTHER 15 MILES. WE EXITED THE 1999 DODGE STRATUS AND ENTERED THE STORE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES, AN IN-STORE PAGE WENT OUT THAT A VEHICLE OF OUR DESCRIPTION WAS SMOKING BADLY. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE STORE WINDOW, I SAW THE VEHICLE WAS MINE. I RAN OUT TO THE PARKING LOT TO FIND MY CAR (1999 DODGE STRATUS) MOTOR WAS ON FIRE WITH FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE MOTOR AND BLACK SMOKE BOILING OUT. BY THE TIME EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARRIVED (POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT), MY CAR WAS FULLY IN FLAMES. FIRE FIGHTERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE FINALLY, BUT MY CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE HOT-SPOT ON THE HOOD WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. *JB
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