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2005 Chrysler Pacifica steering problems

55 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
55 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
106,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2005 Chrysler Pacifica Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 106,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 106,000 miles
Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 43 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

High pressure power steering hose burst. Replaced twice by dealer where car was bought. Replaces part burst and the car caught on fire. Car was a total lost.

Reported at 53,475 miles, July 2009 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that the steering wheel would shake when the vehicle reached 55 MPH. When the contact took the vehicle to have the steering aligned, he was told that the vehicle needed new tie rods in the front. The vehicle was inspected at the dealership and the contact was informed that it needed a new rack and pinion system. The current and failure mileages were approximately 22,000.

Reported at 22,000 miles, May 2010

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