2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN Complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY APPEARED AND BEEPED. TOOK THE ASPEN TO THE DEALER, OLIVER JOSEPH TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS 1/22/15. THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD MYSELF AND MY WIFE THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND COULD NOT REPAIR. I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER CORP CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 2/03/15, AND THEY TOOK NOTE OF THE SITUATION. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM CHRYSLER AND CALLED BACK ON 3/26/15 AND THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THE AIRBAG RECALL, AND SINCE MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON AND BEEPING, THEY WILL MAKE SURE I HAVE PRIORITY WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ON 7/31/15 AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY WITH THE RECALL AND THE FACT THIS LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM UNKNOWN ORIGIN. CHRYSLER HAS RECORD OF ALL MY CALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X2. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND EXITING THE LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED AFTER THE INITIAL ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2010. IT IS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. I HAD IT JUST A FEW MONTHS AND I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. I AM GOOD DRIVER AND DROVE TO WORK EACH DAY WITHOUT ISSUE. I WENT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR YEARS AND NOTED HOW ODD IT IS THAT A NEWER VEHICLE WOULD NEED A TIE ROD REPLACEMENT. HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. IT COST OVER $500 TO GET IT REPLACED. HE SAID HAD I DRIVEN IT JUST A FEW MORE DAYS THE WHOLE FRONT WOULD HAVE BROKEN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE IN 2012 WITH A EMISSION SENSOR AND MY GAS TANK.

WHEN FILLING WITH GAS, IT DOESN'T STOP WHEN IT GETS FULL, AND GETS GAS ALL OVER ME AND THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT FIAT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN....UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 10/13/15. *JB

A " SNAPPING " OR " POPPING " NOISE DEVELOPED IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER AT ~ 30 MPH. IT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN GOING OVER SMALL TO MODERATE BUMPS. BOTH THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE SAID IT NEEDED NEW UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAD THEM REPLACED AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. NO ONE CAN FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS NOISE. I AM CONCERNED THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN WAS RECENTLY PUT ON A BUYBACK LIST FOR SUSPENSION TROUBLES. BOTH THE 2007 AND 2008 ASPENS ARE THE SAME AS THE 2009. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE 2008 AND 2007 WEREN'T INCLUDED ON THIS LIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTING FROM THE CABIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. MA 10/23/15 THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMINF FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. UPDATED 11/03/15. *JB

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHIFTS FROM AWD TO 4 LOCK OR 4 LOW. USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. TRANSFER CASE MAY ALSO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. WHEN BACKING OR TURNING SHARPLY, AS IN PARKING, IS THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF OCCURRENCE. TRANSFER CASE ALSO SHIFTS WHEN USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF AND PARKED. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET TO TRAFFIC SPEED DUE TO RANDOM SHIFT TO LOW RANGE. VEHICLE HAS ALSO SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AFTER PARKING, CAUSING IT TO ROLL ON SLIGHTLY INCLINED DRIVEWAY, NEARLY DRAGGING ME AND/OR STRIKING MY CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE DRIVEWAY.

VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION IN STEERING MAINLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED BY 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS INCLUDING CHRYSLER. NO ONE CAN FIND IT. I HAVE CHANGES TIRES AND SHOKES THREE TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,831.

STILL WAITING ON THE LETTER FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE RECALL... CALLED THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR AND THEY WANT TO KEEP MY CAR ALL DAY. THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING NORMAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS, COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUSLY INJURING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT(S).