Chrysler Aspen Complaints

444 consumer complaints on file.

#11182498February 26, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE ENGAGES 4WD LO AND 4WD ON IT'S OWN AT ANY TIME. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AT THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. I CAN ALSO HEAR 4WD ENGAGING WHILE LOCKING THE VEHCILE WITH THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WHICH TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATES THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL AND DANGEROUS. AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS PROBLEM CAN DESTORY A DIFFERENTIAL AND IN THE WORST CASE, CAUSE A VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL ON A HIGHWAY/MOTORWAY. THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN DODGE DURANGO AND CHRYSLER ASPEN VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11175811February 9, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SEATBELTS BUCKLE WILL GET STUCK WHEN TRYING TO UNBUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT IT WILL NOT RELEASE. WHEN PUMPING GAS AT ANY GAS STATION WHEN THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THEN IT WILL SPRAY GAS OUT OF THE FILL HOLE ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND NO MATTER IF YOU'RE PUMPING FUEL SLOW OR FAST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174601February 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT DETACHED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172996January 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS TRUCK FOR A LITTLE OVER 5 MONTHS AND EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP IT NEVER STOPS PUMPING WHEN FULL. IT SPITS GAS OUT WHEN IT IS FULL. I TRY TO WATCH HOW MANY GALLONS I'M PUTTING IN IT SO I CAN STOP IT MYSELF BEFORE IT GETS FULL BUT SOMETIMES I DON'T CATCH IT. IT NEVER CLICKS OR STOPS ON ITS OWN. I KNOW MY TRUCK IS 11 YRS OLD BUT THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172025January 25, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING LINES TOUCH THE DRIVE TRAIN. I LOST STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE HIGH SIDE PRESSURE LINE BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172026January 25, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE FUELING UP THE CAR, THE FILL NECK SPITS BACK FUEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11169903January 14, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ASPEN WAS PARKED WIFE IN PASSENGER SEAT PULLED ON WINDSHIELD PILLAR ASSIST HANDLE HANDLE BROKE LOOSE WIFE FELL TO GROUND AND WAS INJURED. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11162849December 20, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP SHORT CIRCUIT. AFTER PUMPING GAS THE TRUCK WILL NOT TURN ON. SHORT CIRCUIT FROM THE PUMP TO THE STARTER. AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO POWER ON THE TRUCK ALL THE GAS SPILLED FROM UNDERNEATH. I DROVE TO MY KIDS SCHOOL AT 230PM , AFTER LEAVING POWERED ON THE TRUCK TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND THATS WHEN ALL THE GAS SPILLED FROM UNDERNEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150002November 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY CHRYSTLER ASPEN AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED A CLUNK ON THE REAR END. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE SPARE TIRE OR MUFFLER WASN'T LOOSE AND EVEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE WE FOUND A BOLT LOCATED RIGHT AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT APPEARS TO BE LOOSE CAUSING THAT CLUNKING NOISE. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER CHRYSTLER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN CERTAIN DODGE AND CHRYSTLER VEHICLES AFFECTED AND EVEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I ALSO READ ONLINE THAT DRIVING WITH THAT BOLT BEING LOOSE COULD DAMAGE THE DIFFERENTIAL AND CAUSE IT TO LOCK UP MAKE THE WHOLE TRUCK TO STOP VERY SUDDENLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED 2 DIFFERENT LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND ASKED THEM IF MY VEHICLE HAD A RECALL LIKE MANY OTHER SIMILAR MODELS HAD,BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON MY TRUCK. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY'S DUE TO MY TRUCK'S CONDITION AND I WOULD LIKE TO LET CHRYSTLER KNOW THIS POOR WORKMANSHIP COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IF NOT RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131915September 27, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES. DEALER WANTS ME TO SPEND MONEY ON PARTS AND ARE ONLY GUESSING THAT THOSE PARTS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT ONCE HAVE THEY CHECKED THE WIRING. THE ENGAGEMENT HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY (UNLOCKING THE CAR). SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE LIGHTS COME ONE WHEN DRIVING HIGH SPEED BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS TURN ON: 4WHEEL SERVICE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY. I FEEL IT IS A WIRING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131727September 26, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN TRAVELING AT DIFFERENT CITY OR HWY SPEEDS ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL TURN ON. DOESN'T SEEM TO AFFECT THE SPEED OR BRAKING OF THE CAR BUT IF I APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT BUT WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF AND I APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T PULL LEFT OR RIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT IS ON IT STAYS ON AND SETS A CODE AND LIGHT STAYS ON ON UNTIL I STOP THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE IGN SWITCH. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY HAVE VERIFIED THE CODE.THEY HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129337September 13, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE, IT SPEWED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (7429 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (888) 864-6650) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROLLOVER VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122234August 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PERSISTENT DEAD 12V BATTERY. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, TRUCK WILL BE DEAD WITHIN 24 HOURS OF NOT BEING DRIVEN. ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND KEYS REMOVED. BATTERY WILL BE DEAD IN A LESS THAN A DAY AFTER RUNNING JUST FINE REQUIRES A 2 SECOND JUMP FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE TO START. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119892August 14, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SUV STALLS AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. OFTEN IT WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE CYCLES OF STARTING AND STALLING BEFORE IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE MORE SEVERE IN COLD WEATHER. THE SUV HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY GAS WILL SPLASH OUT DURING FUELING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112574July 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2008 ASPEN WAS BUILT DURING THE SAME TIME AS THE 2009 MODEL YEAR THAT HAD THE FAULTY PINION NUTS/SHAFT. RIGHT AT 170,K OUR PINION BEARING IS BAD. I BELIEVE THEY SAME PARTS WERE USED AND DODGE REFUSES TO WORK WITH ME. THANKFULLY IT HAS NOT BROKE YET BUT THE TRUCK IS NEEDING TO BE IN THE SHOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103717June 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 0 MILES WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WAS READING REVERSE. PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WAS READING DRIVE. LIGHTS FLICKERING WERE THE MILEAGE WAS READING THEN FINALLY LIGHT COMPLETELY OUT FOR THE MILAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088883April 18, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ROSEVILLE, 200 AUTOMALL DR., ROSEVILLE, CA 95661), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083525April 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE SVC 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT WON'T GO OFF AND THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN 4X4
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081301March 26, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN STALLS FOR APPROXIMATELY FIRST 5 MILES AFTER REFUELING. MIL ILLUMINATES (CODES ARE FOR P0455 AND P0456) THEN CLEARS BY ITSELF AFTER A FEW DAYS. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ORVR VALVE MALFUNCTION, THIS IS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON MANY WEBSITES THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET. THIS LEADS TO THE EVAP CANISTER MALFUNCTIONING (HTTP://OPENSIUC.LIB.SIU.EDU/CGI/VIEWCONTENT.CGI?ARTICLE=1006&CONTEXT=AUTO_PRES). THIS IS NOT ONLY A FAILURE OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE VEHICLE STALLS, WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING AFTER FILL-UP. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE ABILITY, I CAN NO LONGER LET MY WIFE OR CHILDREN OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AS IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER RELATED VEHICLES (DODGE DURANGO, RAM 1500, AND OTHERS) SHOULD BE RECALLED AT ONCE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED BEFORE INJURIES OCCUR, IF IN FACT THEY ALREADY HAVEN'T. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE MY VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 2016 BUT HAS LAST HAPPENED IN MARCH 2018 (NOW).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074411February 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION
STEERING PROBLEMS HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED, INNER TIRE RODS REPLACED, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, OUTER RIGHT TIRE RODS BROKEN, VERY FORTUNATE MY FAMILY AND I NOT HURT (70MPH ON I95), REPLACE OUTER TIRE ROD, PLAY IN STEERING REPLACE STEERING YOKE. ALSO WATER GETS INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTING OUT COMPUTER. DO NOT KNOW HOW WATER GETS IN, CAN NOT SEE FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT CAN SOMETIMES HEAR WATER SLOSHING AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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