Chrysler Aspen Complaints (2008)

159 consumer complaints on file.

#10761976September 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY DESPITE BEING REPAIRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. TWO SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS HAVE WORKED ON THE ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. WE HAVE SPENT SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS TRYING TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO GET LIGHT TO TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750297August 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DETECTOR, VALVE LIN AND THE SEAL VAPOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749349August 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749463August 18, 2015
STEERING
WE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UPON HITTING A MEDIUM SIZED BUMP WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 38MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN HITTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BUMPS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LATE IN 2014. THERE ARE NO BROKEN OR WORN OUT PARTS IN THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION AND THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 3,000 MILES ON THEM. IN FACT, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN WE REPLACED THE PREVIOUS TIRES. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE THE IN ENGINEERING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HIT A BUMP WITHOUT THE STEERING PULLING TO THE SIDE, WHICH RE-DIRECTS THE VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD THE DRIVER GRIPS THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND WE NEED A SOLUTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THIS CAUSES A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747378August 12, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, HER DAUGHTER WAS WAITING IN THE TRUCK AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ASSUMED IT WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING, SO SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE AND FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO FLAMMABLE LIQUID, GAS FROM THE ENGINE OR BURNED. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746895August 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS SENT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DRIVER AIRBAG AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER DEALER THEY WILL NOT DO ANY THING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE EFFECTED BY THE RECALL ARE SAFE AND WILL NOT GIVE A ESTIMATED DAY OR TIME THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746821August 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE R25/NHTSA 15V-313: AIR INFLATOR HOUSING IN VEHICLE MAY RUPTURE; REPAIR PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, FCA WILL NOTIFY WHEN AVAILABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746570August 5, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRACTION CONTROL/ ESB SENSING FAULTY AND DOES NOT TURN OFF. SERVICED BY DEALER 4 TIMES AND INCOMPLETE RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM WITH MODULE REPLACEMENT. LIGHTS ON DASH ALWAYS PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744076July 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
FIRST I MUST START OUT BY SAYING THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE BUYING FROM A DEALERSHIP WHO HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS IN ANY FASHION MAINLY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STALLED ON US DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING TO A WIDE RANGE OF PROBLEMS. WHILE TAKING THE TRUCK FOR A REQUIRED STATE INSPECTION, THE TRUCK SOMEHOW MANAGED TO ROLL FORWARD FROM A PARKED POSITION WHEN REVERSE HAD BEEN SELECTED. IT WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE NO MORE THAN A 10 DEGREE ANGLE AND ENDED UP ROLLING/CRASHING INTO THE CURB. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO VOICE MY CONCERN/ANGER AND THEY AGREED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. NOT LONG AFTERWARDS WE HAD SOME HEAVY RAIN I BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND WE REALIZED THE ROOF WAS LEAKING ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE PILLAR RIGHT INTO THE VENTS. THIS I BELIEVED LED TO SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE RADIO AS MY WIFE SAID IF OFTEN "FLICKERED" AND "CUT IN AND OUT". THIS WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIPS ATTENTION AND AGAIN NOTHING WAS DONE; HOWEVER THEY DID CLEAN THE DRAINS WHICH THEY SAID CAUSED THE LEAKING. I HAD ALSO VOICED MY CONCERNS TO CHRYSLER AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD UNTIL THEY HAVE ENOUGH DOCUMENTED ISSUES, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. NOW, MY WIFE AND I HADN'T FILLED THIS TRUCK UP TO THIS POINT AS YET, BUT THE FIRST TIME WE DID THE GAS OVERFLOWED AND GUSHED OUT OF THE VEHICLE SPILLING EVERYWHERE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE PUMP NOZZLE WAS FAULTY BUT AFTER THE SECOND TIME AT A DIFFERENT GAS STATION I WAS CONVINCED THE PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE WAS TO BLAME. I WENT ONLINE AND DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND HERE'S WHAT I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.SAFETYRESEARCH.NET/BLOG/ARTICLES/FUEL-SPIT-BACK-CONTINUES-PLAGUE-CHRYSLER-VEHICLES-OWNERS-HOOK. MY WIFE AND KIDS TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE AND ALL I WANT IS PEACE OF MIND TO KNOW THEY'RE SAFE IN IT. UPDATED 9/15/15 *LN UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744083July 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT TIME OF FILL UP, WHEN THE PUMP STOPS FULL SPEWS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE SALES MANAGERS ATTENTION HE PLAYED IT OFF AS NO BIG DEAL. HE DID OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO PURCHASE TO HAVE THE CAR "FIXED" SO IT WOULDN'T SPEW FUEL ON THE GROUND OR PERSON PUMPING GAS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744381July 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE LIFT GATE IN THE BACK THAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE TRUNK; THE POWER IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE DOOR ON MY HEAD AND THE IMPACT DID NOT CAUSE THE TRUCK TO GO BACK UP, I HAD TO GET FROM UNDER THE LIFE GATE I BUMPED MY HEAD IN SEVERAL PLACES AND WAS NAUSEATED ALL DAY ON SUNDAY WITH A HEADACHE I DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR, I HAVE MOVED 1000 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND FELT I COULD NOT DRIVE MYSELF TO THE HOSPITAL . IF IT WERE MY GRAND CHILD IT WOULD BE FATAL BUT I HAVE MOVED TO GEORGIA. THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK. I AM AN EDUCATED PERSON, THE TREASURER FOR FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS, I AM WORRIED THAT THIS TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE PAID FOR THIS TRUCK HITTING ME IN MY HEAD, $ 8000 IMMEDIATELY AND THE REPAIRS FREELY FIXED....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN EMISSION LEAK. UPDATED 01/15/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10735730July 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED RECALL ON DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR, THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ,IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE AND RISK A POTENTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS THAT CAN RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS HEALTH RISK. THE INTENTION TO REPAIR BY MANUFACTURER IS GOOD FAITH BUT WHAT IS SAFETY WITHOUT THE CORRECTION OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. .IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE, PERHAPS A LOANER CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE PARTS CAN BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734545July 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734035July 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 09/25 UPDATED 11/17/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732096July 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724350June 9, 2015
SEAT BELTS
AT A CARSEAT CHECKUP TRAINING EVENT, A TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE LOCKING CLIP THAT MAKES THE SEATBELTS LOCK IN PLACE WERE BROKEN ON THE SECOND ROW OUTBOARD LOCATIONS. ALL THE LOCKING CLIPS ON THE SLIDING SEAT BELTS ARE PLASTIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714564May 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF WITH EVERYTIME I PUMP GAS AND FILL THE TANK, AS SOON AS YOU REMOVE THE PUMP THE GAS SPEWS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. SUDDENLY ON APRIL 30, 2015 THE TRUCK DIED AND WOULD NOT START. IT WILL CUT ON AND ATTEMPT TO START BUT WOULD NOT STAY ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS BAD. FUNNY THING YOU CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE FUEL PUMP ALMOST ANYWHERE!!! THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER AND MOPAR PARTS DO NOT HAVE THIS PARTICULAR ONE NEEDED IN STOCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE CHRYSLER ASPEN AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703291April 2, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY CHIMING ON AND OFF. THE AUTOMATIC TRUNK DOOR OPENS AND THEN SHUTS ABRUPTLY WITH FORCE WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUSLY INJURY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT ASSESSED. VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP FOR ISSUES THAT REALLY SHOULD THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY!!! SHAME ON CHRYSLER FOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10700924March 22, 2015
ENGINE
CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP. AS ENTERING RAMP AND STARTING TO SPEED UP, HEARD LOUD NOISE AND LOST ALL POWER/MOMENTUM. HAD TO TOW AND REPLACE MOTOR DUE TO ROD THROWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700926March 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
NOISE AND JERK (SOMETIMES PRETTY VIOLENT) DURING ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED U-JOINTS (OK) AND SAID THE DIFFERENTIAL SEAL WAS LEAKING AND NUT HAD BACKED OFF.....TIGHTENED NUT AND REPLACED SEAL. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NOISE/JERKING. THEY SAY IT IS STILL A DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTOR (FIDELITY) TO AGREE TO PAY BEFORE WE FIX SINCE IT WILL BE OVER $1200 TO FIX. I FEEL THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL IN OUR 2005 DODGE RAM. CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK AT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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