# 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `692217` · 2008-10-14 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** PACIFICA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 13,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 PACIFICA.   POWER STEERING FAILED, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE CAR IN A PARKING  SPACE IN FRONT OF A RETAIL STORE.  SMOKE APPEARED FROM HOOD AREA,  FLUID LEAKED OUT FROM UNDER FRONT END, FLAMES ERUPTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT  WAS THERE IN SEVERAL MINUTES TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE, BUT NOT BEFORE  DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BUILDING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED NEXT   TO THE PACIFICA. FRONT END OF CAR COMPLETELY BURNED. CHRYSLER ORDERED  AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT ADJUSTER.  CLAIMS RESULTS ARE  INCONCLUSIVE AND HAS ORDERED ANOTHER INSPECTION. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE  FIRST REPORT OF FIRE CAUSED BY POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. WE HAVE WAITED  PATIENTLY FOR OVER FIVE WEEKS.  CHRYSLER SUGGEST WE SETTLE WITH OUR  INSURANCE COMPANY. I AM NOT WILLING TO DO THAT WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY   A DEFECT AND THE CAR IS IN WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY  13,000 MILES. *TR
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