2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN Complaints

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY TRUCK FOR A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION DEFAULTS TO NEUTRAL AND THE BOX AROUND THE "R" WOULD DISAPPEAR. THE OTHER DAY I WAS PUTTING MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE, I LOOKED BACK AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BEING THAT MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A SLOPE MY TRUCK STARTED COASTING DOWN THE HILL FAST. I TURNED AROUND TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND JUST IN TIME FROM HITTING MY HUSBAND. MY HEART FELL TO MY STOMACH. I ASKED HIM TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD SO HE COULD SEE THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN REVERSE. THE BOX THAT OUTLINES THE LETTERS TO SHOW WHICH GEAR YOU'RE IN WAS AROUND THE LETTER "R" FOR REVERSE THIS TIME. *TR

VEHICLE JUST DIED, DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING OFF AND ON, SEAT STARTING MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON THEIR OWN EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION. 7/24/08- TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. 7/25 CALLED IT WAS READY, 5 MIN UP THE ROAD IT DIED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY ON ME. IN SHOP 7/25-7/30- CHECKED PO591,PO585, PO593, PO579, U0019, UP141, VESU0019,CLEANED CODED DROVE 18 MI. PA#UN07079210730-RENTAL CODE INV.826940 $270. CAR STILL SMELLED OF MILDEW. 8/19-8/29- WATER LEAK CAUSE WINDSHIELD LEAKING 2 PLACES, WIRES SOAKED RESEALED WINDSHIELD 23502501.1FS67BD1AA BEZEL SEAT BELT ANCHOR, 23111600AG MODULE FRONT CONTROL, 01890580, REPROGRAMMED FCM85410000 DIAGNOSTIC TIME SAFE LIGHT RR DASH CLEAN ALL CONNECTORS REPLACED FRONT CONTROL MODULE. 8/31- CAR DIED ON FREEWAY AGAIN, WATER ON FLOOR BOARD , PANEL SHORTED OUT AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SITTING AT DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURER SAYS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. MONRONEY STICKER MISSING ON CAR WHEN PURCHASED 9/19/2007 FROM DEALERSHIP IN GIDDINGS. *TR

MY 2007 ASPEN 4X4 NOW HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH PANEL HAS COME ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 10 MILES DISTANCE. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS IS REPEATABLE EVERYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED. ALSO, SINCE THIS CONDITION BEGAN, THE BRAKE HAS 1. REFUSED TO DISENGAGE AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE (ONE TIME OCCURRENCE); 2. SUDDENLY BECOME EXTREMELY RESISTIVE WHEN BREAKING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION THAT HAS HAPPENED NOW 3 TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THE PEDAL DOES NOT INCREMENTALLY DEPRESS BUT BARELY MOVES DOWNWARDS AT ALL. BECAUSE THIS CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT THERE IS LITTLE TIME TO REACT AND PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL SUFFICIENTLY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BEFORE REACHING A STOPLIGHT OR OTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT. (I HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT TODAY WHILE RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP A SECOND TIME FOR REPAIR.) THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY AREA FIRST INSPECTED MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER JUST NEEDED TO BE TOPPED OFF. THE DEALER HAS JUST CALLED ME BACK (THE CAR IS THERE NOW) TO SAY THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I'VE TOLD THEM THAT I CANNOT EXCEPT THAT ANSWER AND THEY REPLIED THAT THEY WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURERS REP FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AS SHE WAS ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. AS OF MAY 23, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

WE OWN A NEW UNRELIABLE 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. OVER A DOZEN TIMES, IT HAS RANDOMLY LOST POWER AND SLID INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN WHERE THE DRIVER HAS NO POWER, BRAKES, OR STEERING. I HAVE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR OFTEN WHEN IT DOES THIS SO THE CAR DOES NOT ROLE IN A PARKING LOT, OR SLIDE INTO MY GARAGE DOOR. ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH I WAS ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. NEITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE OR NEUTRAL WAS LIT UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. UNLIKE THE OTHER TIMES THOUGH, IT WOULD NOT GET MOVING AGAIN. CARS WERE COMING AT US 50 MILES AN HOUR. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME TO HELP THE KIDS AND I MOVE THE CAR BUT IT WAS HARD TO TURN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS NO STEERING, BRAKES, GAS ETC' AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING TO MOVE THE CAR IN AND OUT OF DRIVE AND NEUTRAL, AND TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, THEN THE CAR WOULD ONLY STAY ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. WITHIN 5 MORE MINUTES THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN TURN ON. WE PUSHED THE CAR AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR ONCE IT WAS TO THE SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS BROKEN AND COMPLETELY DISABLED THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14TH WE WERE AT A STORE AND I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN WHERE IT STARTED TO REVERSE, AND THEN 'SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL' WHERE NEITHER NEUTRAL, REVERSE, OR DRIVE WOULD LIGHT UP, I HAD NO STEERING, AND NO BRAKES. I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME MILE. SUNDAY, MAY 18TH WE WERE IN A LEFT TURN LANE TURNING LEFT ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT TURN IT ON AND TOWED IT TO OUR HOME. THE NEXT DAY ANOTHER TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT TURN IT ON, AND TOWED IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN (WITH ONLY 4000 MILES) BEGAN MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SWITCHING FROM DRIVE, NEUTRAL, REVERSE, ETC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A 1 1/2 HOUR WAIT THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISES ME THAT THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND IT IS MAKING A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISES ME THAT I NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK LATER IN THE WEEK AND LEAVE IT WITH THEM - BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT APART TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I RETURN ON THURSDAY MORNING DROP OFF THE VEHICLE AT 7:30 AM AND AT ABOUT 3:31PM THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CALLS ME AND ADVISES ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED - THEY ADJUSTED THE "SLACK ADJUSTER" AND TIGHTENED SOME OF THE BOLTS ON THE SHAFT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. WHEN I ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ORDER STATED THAT THEY TESTED 2 OTHER VEHICLES (THE SAME MAKE, YEAR, AND MODEL) AND THAT ALL THE VEHICLES MAKE THE SAME NOISE - NO REPAIRS NEEDED. EITHER THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME A STORY OR THE TECHNICIAN IS TELLING A STORY. I WAS VERY MUCH CONCERNED WHEN I READ THE SERVICE ORDER. THE QUESTION IS WHAT WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT? OF COURSE I HAD TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BECAUSE THE ONE THAT I WAS DEALING WITH HAD LEFT FOR THE DAY AND SO HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER. WHEN I ADVISE THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD AND WHAT THE SERVICE ORDER STATED. HE APOLOGIZED AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO, BECAUSE HE HAD NOT HANDLED THE SERVICE ORDER. HE STATED UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAD, SEVERAL CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT AT THE PRESENT MOMENT CHRYSLER HAD NO RESOLUTION ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND UNTIL THEY CAME UP WITH A RESOLUTION THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND IT STILL MADE THE SAME NOISE ? NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY NEAR A MILITARY BASE AND THERE WEREN'T ANY VEHICLES CLOSE TO ME. A F16 JET FLEW OVER THE FREEWAY AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. MY SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED OUT. SOME GLASS CAME IN AFTERWARDS AND FELL ON ME AND MY SON. I WAS DOING 65 MPH AT THE TIME. THE GLASS WINDOW WAS CLOSED, BUT THE INSIDE WINDOW COVER WAS OPEN SO WE COULD SEE OUT. I DROVE IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN POWAY, CA. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME A ROCK HAD BROKE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION SINCE THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND NO ROCK WAS FOUND. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT W/ MY 2007 CHYRSLER ASPEN MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLES SIDE. I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF POWER STEERING FLUID FROM THE POINT OF STEERING LOSS TO THE POINT OF IMPACT OF OTHER VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS BOTH WHEELS WERE POINTED INWARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN ASPENS W/ THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT MINE. I AM SEEKING PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES DONE TO MY VEHICLE. MY DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE STEERING TO BE FIXED BUT NOT DAMAGES. THANK YOU JOE.... *TR

CURRENTLY AT 60 MILES SHORT OF 3,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IT HAS ACTED VERY STRANGE. IT ALL STARTED WHILE IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE IN RPM'S BUT WILL NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. NOW THIS INCLUDED A TIME OR TWO WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. MY ASPEN'S NEW THING IS TO HAVE A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOLLOWED BY THE DASH BOARD ILLUMINATING AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE IGNITION STATE BUT NOT STARTED. ONCE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT LOG MILES DRIVEN, DOES NOT SHOW CURRENT SPEED, DOES NOT SHOW RPM'S, SHOWS EVERY WARNING LIGHT AVAILABLE, THE ENGINE FAN GOES AT FULL SPEED, THE AC FAN KICKS ON (IT'S WINTER'.NO I DO NOT HAVE THE AC ON), AND FINALLY 'IT DOES READ THE GAS GAGE.' THIS CONDITION CAN BE CLEARED BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS AS A NORMAL FAULT AND THE VEHICLE STORES NO FAULT CODES THAT HAVE LED TO A PROBLEM WITH A SOLUTION. THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE 12 TIMES. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE WHEN LOCATED NEAR A DEALER OR NOT AT AN INCONVENIENT TIME. I'M A SOLDIER AND I ALSO RUN A DISC JOCKEY BUSINESS. HERE ARE JUST A FEW INCONVENIENT TIMES: 4:00 AM (GOING TO TRAINING), HEADING TO A WEDDING CEREMONY, OR MY FAVORITE DAY "SUNDAY" WHEN NO DEALER/AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRER CAN BE FOUND. THE FIRST TIME THE TECH AT DONOVAN DODGE OF SIERRA VISTA, AZ WITNESSED MY FREAKY ASPEN IN ACTION HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE COMPUTER OUTPUT HE WAS READING. THE TECH HAVING NO WITNESSES PRESENT TURNS THE CAR OFF AND VIOLA NO PROBLEM. THE TECH'S SUPERVISOR AND CHRYSLER WERE IN DISBELIEF. NOW I HAVE FINALLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE THE DEALER WAS OPEN AND I WAS CLOSE BY. THE TECH WAS VERY SMART THIS TIME TO GET WITNESSES TO SHOW THE COMPUTER READING NO PCM, NO ABS, NO PWR STEER'ETC. WHILE RUNNING; CHRYSLER SAYS 'THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUNNING.' *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BRIEFLY, BUT THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN TWICE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE POLICE HELPED HIM PUSH THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT AND THEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 419 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR