Car was sitting front of my daughter's house and it caught fire under the hood on the driver's side. Car was totally destroyed.
1997 Dodge Stratus: fire, smoke or burning smell
20 of the 349 complaints about the 1997 Dodge Stratus describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 20
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
I was going to my cousins graduation and had asked an officer about parking when he directed me where to go when I turned I heard a pop and smoke started coming from under the hood and it caught fire. The fire department was called out and the fire was put out. My car was towed to a towing yard, and the next day towed to my property. Everything in engine compartment burned. I had it looked at by a mechanic and he said that it was probably an electrical fire.
My dodge stratus had am engine fire on 12-10-2006 as I walked away from the car after driving about 20-25 miles to my destination . A man ran up and asked me if that was my car that was on fire as I took a look I immediatealy called the fire dept and the fire was put out with out any one bring hurt.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle caught fire due to an electrical wire according to the fire marshal. The vehicle was parked and not being driven. The fire was in the engine compartment. There was nothing unusual about the way the vehicle was operating before the fire.
Dt: contact's wife went into walmart and 15 minutes later 1997, dodge, stratus caught on fire in the parking lot. The originated from under the hood, possibly around the battery box or the master cylinder. The car was completely destroyed. This happened on june 5, 2005. The only problem the contact had with the car prior to tthe fire was the check engine light caming on sometimes. The car has cruise control, and electric windows.
Stereo and mirror quit working half way through a trip to st. Paul. Changed fuse, smoke came pouring out of the top right of the door panel. Fuse blew. Took door apart. Switch to electrical side view mirror had shorted. Melted down into harness. Big fire hazard because door insulation is right there. Don't know what to do
Dt: the consumer owns a 1997 dodge stratus. She says that her vehicle caught on fire. The fire department told her that the fire started by a short in the driver's side panel. She contacted dodge and they said they wouldn't do anything about it because it was not their problem and it was not on recall. *tt
The vehicle caught on fire . The fire was emitting from the engine compartment and wheel well areas. *nm
Drove home from work. Parked car in private lot. Approxamately ten minutes later. Neighborhood kids notified me that the car was smoking. Upon responding. I noticed that the car had flames coming from underneath engine and hood area. Called fire department. The fire department stated that it was an electrical fire. Car was totaled. The power steering hose ( part # 4764-347a / 0777c/ 25517 df 3251 3/8" id # 03067f1) ruptured and leaked onto the exhaust pipe manifold and ignited the power steering fluid stating the fire. I personally noted the smell of power steering fluid coming from vehicle.
While the vehicle was parked it caught on fire. The consumer called the fire department to extinguish the fire. No injuries reported. *ak prior to the fire, the consumer stated a mechanic worked on the vehicle and stated the vehicle had an electrical leaked.
Consumer stated while vehicle was parked for 35 minutes it caught on fire.
On returning from a camping trip I was loading the trunk with camping gear. A coat came in contact with the trunk light bulb. I smelled smoke and discovered the smoldering coat, luckily before it caught on fire. The trunk bulb is extremely hot and not covered with no warnings posted. Nlm
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject regarding airbag / clock spring service for various models including 2002 model year jeep liberty
- Subject regarding wire splice repairs
- This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts
- INFORMATION REGARDING the federal safety agency AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. NLM
- Erroneous MIL illumination with hex codes $6A, $77, erroneous PCM resets, shift cycling, cold engine...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Dodge Stratus fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1997 Dodge Stratus?
20 of 349 owner complaints about the 1997 Dodge Stratus (6%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Dodge Stratus?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Dodge Stratus
Ball joint 18No deployment 12Overheating 10Stalling 8Adaptive cruise 7Grinding brakes 6Check engine light 6Headlights 6Sudden acceleration 6Brake failure 5
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