Chrysler has a major problem with their 5.8 Hemi engine. 12/16/2020 I paid $3791.07 To replace a bad camshaft and lifters on a vehicle with only 72,768 miles. After researching this problem, I find hundreds of others having the same issues! In contacting chrysler, they of course, refuse to accept any responsibility for this design flaw. Although this is not a safety issue, it is a major engine defect which needs to be addressed. I would be interested if anyone else has expressed their concerns about this problem and chrysler's complete disregard.
Engine & cooling
2009 Chrysler Aspen Engine problems
Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 2009 Chrysler Aspen's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 12% of all its complaints, most recently on January 3, 2021. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 5
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
2009 Chrysler aspen hybrid has 3 recalls. The first recall update wasn't successfully done and subsequently I cant get the other 2, s43 and s92 recalls addressed. For several years prior to p48 recall, my truck would drop dead while driving and the dealership could never diagnose why the truck was doing so. There is an extensive history. The truck dropped dead 11/24/2014, dealership uploaded a software a day later in an attempt to fix drop dead issue. It worked only 2 months after the update. It dropped dead...
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and was towed back to the dealership and it sat unfixed for 10 months. They then said the software update couldn't fix the problem and I replied then the software up date was the final cause for the death of the vehicle. Why did you upload if it wasn't going to fix. They refused to look further because the area service manager in a meeting with mr. Loperna stated the truck had 148,000 miles on it and they refuse to fix further due to mileage then went on to say it was out of warranty ignoring the fact the truck had been dropping dead for years without them being able to diagnose. I was in motion every time the truck fell dead and the drop dead issue started a few months after purchase. The dealership has noted every time the truck dropped dead and was towed in for service and they didn't know what was wrong. I am curious to know how many hybrid trucks have been fixed? I am also curious to know how can someone refuse to fix a recall due to mileage. I have not spoken to anyone in leadership at chrysler although I have written 25 letters and addressed to each individual. I am not able to get past the call center for help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chrysler aspen hybrid. The contact stated that after accelerating from a stop at 10 mph, the engine stalled as the check engine, the throttle control, and the traction sensor warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that unknown parts were replaced but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. The vin was not available.
I have a 2009 chrysler aspen that has been at the dealership since the end of february when the truck dropped dead for the last time. Around six months into my ownership the vehicle started dropping dead at around 65 mph. The truck has been in shop several times for the bump and stop and drop dead issue. There was a recall october of 2014 that I was not notified of. I learned about a recall 11/26/2014 from the dealership service department when the truck was there for service after dropping dead 11/24/2014. ...
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After the dealership logged into the system that a recall was satisfied, I received a recall notice from chrysler a week later. The dealership uploaded a software as per the recall to prevent further drop dead issues and to keep the hybrid battery from going dead. That recall is 5 years late because my truck has had those symptoms since I purchased. The software was uploaded 11/26/2014, the truck dropped dead again the end of february and has been in the shop not fixed since. Having made tons of calls to chrysler customer assist, I have spoken to several clerks that have said the hybrid is new and they don't have knowledge regarding it. I was assigned a case manager that did nothing and because of the lack of knowledge did not escalate my concerns. I have been told all of my letters are in the system which is a total of 24 letters to different leaders in chrysler to get help. I have an email that stated at the point the vehicle is being fixed they would reimburse my rental car fees. I am still in a rental car and they have yet to reimburse anything. I have yet to have a conversation with a manager or anyone in a leadership role. Chrysler is and has been ignoring me despite receiving several letters and phone calls from me and 2 recent letters from my attorney. I am told the hybrid needs to be replaced and it costs $15,000. To replace.
Description to be sent by email immediately following this transmission. Description email will bear this temporary file number. On a weekday sometime in may 2014, I stopper at a stop sign, without he engine fully heated up, turned the wheel over to make a left turn and pressed the accelerator pedal. Despite the fact that I had depressed the accelerator pedal, approximately 5% of travel, the engine remained at the standard 650 rpm curb idle speed. Holding my foot at that position, the engine remained at curb idle...
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for approximately three seconds. The red throttle control lightening bolt illuminated on the instrument panel. Engine operation was otherwise normal. After about three seconds, the engine increased speed normally, the red light went off and I drove off without further malfunction. The check engine light did not illuminate at any time. At some point, in june 2014. The same malfunction occurred again. When opening the throttle from a standing start, the engine refused to respond to the throttle and remained at curb idle for approximately three seconds. The red throttle control light remained on for approximately three seconds, and the engine then resume normal operation. Again, the check engine light did not illuminate. For months, there was a very mild low rpm flat-spotting symptom. Specifically, once the car was in motion, small openings of the throttle produced only very mild acceleration, without hesitation. Pushing the throttle down a little further produced normal acceleration without a downshift. On july 19, 2014, I left the dealership and pulled out onto a feeder road. I noticed the flat-spotting again on the throttle opening at low rpm. I pulled into a parking lot, put the car in park and turned off the engine. I turned the key to on and once again followed the slowly depress fully calibration procedure. This procedure involved fully removing my foot from the pedal, at the end of the procedure. I turned the key off and then re-started the car. Instantly upon firing, the engine went to a 4000 rpm idle and stayed there. Updated 08/19/14
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