2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN Complaints

2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN SPILLS GAS OUT AT EVERY FILL UP, UNLESS I STOP THE NOZZLE IN TIME. IT SHOOTS ABOUT 1/2 A GALLON OF GAS BACK AT ME. CHRYSLER WANTS ME TO PAY $800 FOR A NEW TANK. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 3-4 MONTHS STARTING AROUND NOVEMBER. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN AND THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING NOW FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I HAVE TO STOP FILLING THE TANK MANUALLY BEFORE IT FILLS UP TO AVOID THE OVERFLOW. I CHECKED WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THE ENTIRE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX IT. THE COST OF THAT REPAIR IS ALMOST $600 (NOT CHEAP). I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE ASPEN AS WELL. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT DODGE HAD A RECALL ON CERTAIN VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, BUT THE FIX IS COST PROHIBITIVE. WE ARE BEYOND THE STANDARD WARRANTY PERIOD OF 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THE TANK TO START OVERFLOWING OTHER THAN A DESIGN DEFECT OF SOME SORT WITH THE GAS TANK. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD A VEHICLE THAT OVERFLOWS LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS FROM THE TANK. THE OVERFLOW IS NOT FROM THE GAS PUMP ITSELF, AS THAT SHUTS OFF APPROPRIATELY. IT IS AS IF THE GAS BUILDS UP IN THE TANK AND THEN SPITS IT OUT. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO UNFASTEN AND IS GETTING WORSE. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH THIS SEAT BELT, BUT THE RIGHT SECOND ROW SEAT BELT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. IT IS MY CONCERN THAT THE DRIVER MAY BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

GASOLINE SPILLAGE WHEN FILLING TANK. GAS DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF IN TIME. AFTER IT DOES SHUT OFF A HUGE AMOUNT OF GAS EXPLODES OUT OF THE GAS TANK COVERING THE GROUND, COVERING ME AND MY CLOTHES ETC. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND ANYONE PUMPING GAS IN THERE OWN CARS AT THE PUMP ACROSS FROM ME. *TR

UPON FILLING FUEL TANK, AFTER THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, FUEL PURGES BACK THROUGH THE FILL NECK COVERING EVERYTHING IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH OF AN IMAGINATION TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS NEARBY. GAS STATIONS ARE INHERENTLY DANGEROUS, BUT THIS CONDITION JUST ADDS TO THAT DANGER! WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF WINTER HERE IN THE NE, SO THE SPILLED FUEL DOESN'T SEEM ALL THAT BAD, BUT DURING THE SUMMER IN 95 DEGREES, SCARY! ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY BURNED OR EVEN KILLED! I HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE FOR OVER 35 YEARS, HAVE SEEN MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRES AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WILL PROBABLY NEED A FUEL TANK DUE TO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE ROLLOVER VALVE LOCATED ON TOP OF THE TANK. ONE MORE THOUGHT ON THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM IN PLACE AT STATIONS HERE IN THE NY METRO AREA, MAYBE THE EPA SHOULD ALSO BE INVOLVED, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT I HAVE SPILLED ON THE GROUND IS PROBABLY CRIMINAL. KIND OF DEFEATS THE VAPORS THAT WERE RECOVERED.

PURCHASED 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN AT A LOCAL DEALER IN JAN , HAVE HAD VEHICLE 3 WEEKS AND NOW IN SHOP DUE TO GASOLINE SPILLAGE WHEN FILLING TANK. ALL 3 TIMES FILLED THE TANK GAS SPLASHED BACK ALL OVER MY CLOTHES AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS MAKING ME PAY FOR A GAS TANK. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ,I PURCHASED OVER $3000 OF WARRANTIES AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND TOP TO BOTTOM AND NOW I AM INFORMED THE TANK IS NOT COVERED . THE TANKS WILL COST ME $800.00 AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN IT WAS A DEFAULT . IT LOOKS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS HAPPENING AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS. THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE REASONS THE PREVIOUS OWNERS TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR A TRADE. I WAS TOLD I COULD IF I DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE TANK , I COULD CONSIDER NEVER TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK, YEAH RIGHT! I HAVE NOT HAD TO MAKE MY FIRST PAYMENT YET ON THE VEHICLE UNTIL FEB 22,2011. I REALLY THINK I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A DIRTY DEAL. *TR

GAS IS SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE GAS TANK AT THE END OF FILLING IT UP, SOAKING SIDE OF VEHICLE AND ANYONE STANDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT. DANGEROUS! OCCURS EVERYTIME GAS TANK IS FILLED UP COMPLETELY FULL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE- CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX. *LN

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. *TR

2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN SPILLS GAS WHEN FILLING TANK. I HAVE TRIED STOPPING THE PUMP BEFORE IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF AUTOMATICALLY, BUT GAS STILL POURS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR SHOOTS BACK AT ME. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN A ROW AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. *LN

AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GAS SPILLS OUR OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. *TR