I have a P0551 code Power steering code?

2000 DODGE NEON
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BUSGIL
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I have a 2000 dodge neon. I have a P0551 code. Power steering code. I reset it it goes away unit i reach Freeway Speed. What can be wrong? the Power Steering switch or something else?

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Jan 16, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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CHEVY22
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the code p0551 is a power steering switch failure the switch is located on the steering rack , if you have reset the pcm several times and the code keeps coming back this is most likely the problem

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Feb 24, 2007 at 4:29 PM
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Replace the power steering pressure switch on the steering rack. P0551 indicates switch failure, and the code returning after repeated PCM resets at freeway speed points to a faulty switch.

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The owner of a 2000 Dodge Neon reports a P0551 power steering code that clears after a reset but returns at freeway speed, and asks whether the power steering switch is the cause. The expert identifies P0551 as a power steering switch failure, notes that the switch is located on the steering rack, and says a code that keeps returning after multiple PCM resets most likely means the switch is faulty.

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