2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN Complaints

FUEL GUSHES BACK OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAD 36,000 MILES. I HAVE USED MULTIPLE GAS PUMPS AND IT IS NOT FUEL STATION RELATED. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS AS A PROBLEM ON THE ASPEN AND THE DODGE DURANGO, AS WELL AS SEVERAL JEEP MODELS, AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET THAT SHOW THIS PROBLEM TO BE WIDESPREAD. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM CONSTITUTES A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD FOR NOT ONLY THE OPERATOR BUT OTHER SERVICE STATION CUSTOMERS NEARBY. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY AN INLET CHECK VALVE FAILURE IN THE FUEL TANK. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALER, THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN ANY CHRYSLER VEHICLE, BUT SAID IT MIGHT BE HAPPENING ON THE JEEP LIBERTY. THEY REFUSED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT TANK WITHOUT ME BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN AND THEN FILLING IT UP WITH FUEL SO THEY COULD OBSERVE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT AFTER THEY OBSERVED THE PROBLEM, I SHOULD RUN THE TANK BELOW HALF FULL TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE THE GAS TANK WOULD PROJECTILE VOMIT GASOLINE IF FILLED MORE THAN 3/4 FULL. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH SHORT TERM FIXES BUT REVERTS TO DOING IT AGAIN. THE GASOLINE AMOUNT IS SIGNIFICANT ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ALL OVER MY CLOTHES, AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. *TR

WHILE FILLING UP THE VEHICLE AT THE GAS STATION, THE PUMPS AUTO-SHUT OFF FEATURE WOULD ACTIVATE AND SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, FUEL WOULD SHOOT BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE'S FILLER TUBE. WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE (USED) ON NOVEMBER 19,2011 AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME. AFTER SOME ONLINE INVESTIGATION, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NOT ONLY WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT WITH QUITE A FEW CHRYSLER VEHICLES IN GENERAL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT IS SPILLED ON THE VEHICLE, ON THE GROUND AND ON MYSELF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FUEL THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD SPIT BACK ONTO THE CONTACT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS AT FILL UP SPILLING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL DOWN THE VEHICLE AND POOLING ON THE GROUND. THIS RELEASES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF FUEL VAPORS AND PRESENTS A LARGE GASOLINE FIRE HAZARD. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP AND REGARDLESS OF OCTANE, TIME OF DAY, OR AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK ON FILL UP. I BOUGHT THIS USED ASPEN TWO DAYS AGO AND NO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY CHRYSLER WILL OWN UP TO THE ISSUE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN A NOISE EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 11/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYLSER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND THE CONTACT WOULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V386000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, FOR NEW TIRES THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL WELL. AS A RESULT THE RUST, THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CRACKED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE DEALER, FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I OWN A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN THAT I CAN NO LONGER FILL THE GAS TANK WITHOUT FUEL SPLASHING OUT OF THE FILL PIPE NEAR THE END OF FILLING. I STARTED THE COMPLAINT IN DEC, 2009 WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ROLLOVER VALVE AFTER KEEPING IT OVERNIGHT. I DON'T DRIVE IT AROUND LOCALLY VERY OFTEN SO THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE A LOT BETWEEN HIGHWAY TRIPS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE ON A TRIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I'VE ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT BUT GET BLANK LOOK AS THOUGH THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT KIND OF A PROBLEM BEFORE. APPARENTLY, AFTER GOOGLING THE PROBLEM, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS TO ME (AFTER IT SPLASHED ON ME THE FIRST TIME IT DID IT). SINCE THEN, I'VE LEARNED TO STAND CLEAR OR CUT OFF THE FUELING SHORT OF A FILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.