After filling up the gas tank the vehicle shuts off while driving causing it to lose braking and power steering. The vehicle also shuts off while at a stand still. This only happens after filling up the gas tank and seemed to be caused by a faulty fuel tank rollover valve that is built into the gas tank so it cant be changed. The whole fuel tank has to be changed and the fuel tank is no longer available anywhere. I'm forced to drive a ticking time bomb because there is no way to fix this problem that should be a recall.
Engine & cooling
2007 Chrysler Aspen Engine problems
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 2007 Chrysler Aspen's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 5% of all its complaints, most recently on October 9, 2020. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 13
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Every time we fill the gas tank ... The vehicle will stutter / shake when at idle or die completely at idle like at a stop sign or drive through window. It will restart after about 30 seconds. After it has been driven about 25-40 miles it stops happening. We have paid for total vehicle inspections, we have also paid $1300 to have every single problem a certified chrysler dealership can find fixed. This did not help the problem at all and the dealership says there is absolutely nothing wrong with the suv. ...
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This is the car our son drives and we are very concerned. We are not in a financial position to replace the vehicle and have now emptied our savings to have the vehicle completely serviced, inspected and repaired.
On may 1st 2017 I was on the market for a dependable vehicle for my children and i. My boyfriend suggested auto deals llc. On 12838 san pedro in san antonio, where his cousin richard mckinney is a salesman. My boyfriend and I arrived at 1:30 pm and stayed till 6pm that same day filling out paperwork and looking at vehicles. Richard's coworker doug assisted us on this first day. We decided to go home and sleep on it and see the new shipment the next day as I was unsatisfied with the current options. As we decided...
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to leave the supervisor alex sinno said "come back tomorrow and I will give you a year warranty". When we returned the next morning with the $700 we were told we needed to drive off the lot, we were then told that the boss was asking for $1000 down plus insurance that they would take care of in house on an iou that we were to payback that friday. Feeling uneasy but still desperate we scraped together the extra $300 plus indebted ourselves for the in house insurance. Shortly after we drove off the lot on the way home on may 2nd 2017 the vehicle started to shake and the check engine light turns on and I notice that it is out of gas as well. After fueling up, I drive over to our family mechanic. He informs me of a multitude of issues including the radiator being bone dry, and gaskets needing replacements. I also notice I cannot lock my doors and see that there are over 20 fuses missing. We manage to make it home because the dealership is closed at this point so we call in the morning. For a whole week we call repeatedly daily but never make it past the receptionist and never receive a call back. During the week I take it to a nearby advance auto and auto zone, where the vehicle is put on the computer. I ended up buying coolant and an ignition coil, as well as received copies of receipts and diagnostics on their machines.On may 5th we also payed back the i.
In june 2016 I began having problems with my vehicle shuts off at a stop sign stop light seems like the rpms goes down and the car shut off with no advance warning I have to start the car two or three times in order for to get it to restart took it to the dealer $100 service fee and they didn't find anything wrong with it I've had the spark plugs changed the spark plug wires change the throttle body assembly change and actually I'm kind of getting afraid to drive in the vehicle because I never know when it's going to shut off and I don't want anyone to run in the back of me. *Tr
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler aspen. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning. After restarting the engine, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact indicated that the failure would frequently occur when making a sharp turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on multiple occasions, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The car was idling while waiting to follow another vehicle. The car was then put into drive, at which point all electrical function ceased with the exception of the radio, which would not shut off. The engine also stopped running. Fortunately was able to get the car started again. I believe this is related to the recall action initiated for defective ignition switch. In september, I had stopped for gas and when I got back in the car to start it, the ignition switch would not move, as though I had an incorrect key. Again, somehow about 15 minutes later the key turned. There is a dangerous electrical malfunction occurring in this vehicle. *Tr
We were driving and we heard a clicking noise coming from engine, good thing we were driving towards dealer for oil change when the clicking got worse and worse. When we got to dealer we told them that we heard weird noises coming from under hood. It came out being that 2 studs from rear of engine from the exhaust manifold have broken and fallen off. They said if we continue driving with the 2 studs broken that the whole engine might fail and u could cause an accident. That the valves could permanently damage the...
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engine if driven with exhaust leak or another scenario is that the exhaust leaked could cause a fire . I went online to see how many people have recorded that the studs have broken and its hundreds of people with dodge rams, dodge durangos, and chrysler aspens. They said that have spent thousands of dollars to fix the studs. Were gonna spend 450 for 2 broken studs. Hopefully we have no damage in the valves. Please make chrysler do a recall on there engine so they can fix the stud problems before someone gets hurt. Thank u *tr
My 2007 chrysler aspen was in "park" at a gasoline station. The car shifted into reverse while I was filling the tank. I tried to jump in the car as it was rolling and was drug along the cement.The car was eventually stopped when the door hit a cement pole. This resulted in approximately $2200 in damages to the door of the vehicle and quite a few cuts, scrapes and bruises on my body. The car had shifted out of gear several times before (usually while I was in reverse) and had been reported to chrysler, but...
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because they couldn't get the car to do it while it was in the shop, they refused to fix it. The key also would stick when starting the car leaving it to rev while I tried to get the key out. I was told by the repairman that chrysler was aware of these issues, but until they found a fix there was nothing they could do. I have read where other chrysler models were recalled for these same issues, but the aspen has never been included in the recall. I have since traded in the vehicle for another brand because of these issues. *Tr
Gas will spew from the tank when filling the tank. The pump shuts off correctly but gas comes rushing out, even if not completely filled. *Tr
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...
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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
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...
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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
Chrysler Aspen engine complaints by year
Aspen engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data