Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
WHEN YOU FILL UP THE GAS TANK FULL, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, AND THEN WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE PUMP GAS EXPLODES OUT ALL OVER. IT ACTUALLY SHOOTS OUT GAS, FROM THE GAS TANK, SPEWING OUT EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS SAFETY ITEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN A RECALL. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ONCE THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AGAIN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WOULDN'T MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE FRONT, LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.
THE GAS TANK KEEPS OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING UP. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
SIGNIFICANT OVER FLOW OF FUEL WHEN FILLING AT GAS STATION. AUTOMATIC TRIGGER RELEASE ONLY DEPLOYS AFTER FUEL DISCHARGES FROM FUEL TANK. MANUAL FILLING WORKS NO BETTER. CONSIDERABLE WASTAGE AS WELL AS FIRE HAZARD. *TR
FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF FILL PORT WHEN AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SHUTS OFF DURING FILLING OF FUEL TANK. *TR
EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL THE TANK ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN GAS SPLASHES OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AFTER THE NOZZLE HAS STOPPED. THIS HAPPENS AT STATIONS WITH VAPOR RECOVERY AND WITHOUT. *TR
2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN SPITS GAS INTO THE AIR 3 FEET AFTER THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY, AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT THE TIME THE WARRANTY WENT OFF. CHRYSLER SAYS THE CAR REQUIRES A NEW GAS TANK, AND WILL NOT HONOR THE REPAIR, COST TO REPAIR IS $330 PARTS PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. *TR
WHEN REFUELING, UPON AUTO SHUT OFF OF FUEL NOZZLE APPROXIMATELY A QUART OF GASOLINE WILL BLOW OUT FROM THE FUEL FILL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE PUMP NOZZLE, AS IT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT FUEL SUPPLIERS . THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IF FILLING IS STOPPED SHORT OF A FULL TANK. FUEL USUALLY SPLASHES ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND AND HAS GOTTEN ON MY SLEEVE IF MY HAND IS ON THE NOZZLE. SPLASHING OF FUEL IS DANGEROUS, IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON SOME OF THEIR OTHER VEHICLES AND IT SHOULD APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE ALSO. UPDATED IVOQ 02/24/11 *TR
MY 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN, 5.7L HEMI, GAS BLOWBACK EVERY TIME I FILL WITH GAS. OCCURS AT DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS AND NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY I PUMP AT SELF-SERVICE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS GAS HAS POURED OUT ON MY CLOTHING AND SHOES AS WELL AS RUNNING DOWN SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK OF MY 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN, AT THE END OF THE FILL UP, GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE GAS TANK. ABOUT 7-10 OZ SHOOTS OUT AFTER EVERY FILL UP. I AM NOT TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK, I AM JUST ALLOWING IT TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY. GAS SHOOTS OUT OVER THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON MANY CHRYSLER ASPENS ACCORDING TO A INTERNET SEARCH. I KNOW CHRYSLER HAD A SIMILAR RECALL ON THEIR DURANGO MODEL. *TR
2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN DIRECTION SIGNAL WILL SWITCH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DURING A TURN. IT IS INTERMITTENT AT THIS TIME. *TR
2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN GAS OVERFLOW PROBLEM AT FILLUP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT FILLS THE GAS TANK ON HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT GASOLINE WILL SUDDENLY SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ONTO THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73623.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, OUR 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN WITH 37,000 MILES HAS BEEN SPILLING FUEL AT THE END OF EACH REFUELING. THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AS IT SHOULD, AND THEN FUEL SPILLS OUT. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT APPROXIMATELY 5-7 OUNCES OF FUEL SPILL OUT EACH TIME THIS OCCURS. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK OF THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO (SAME VEHICLE - OURS IS REBADGED AS A CHRYSLER). THE RECALL LANGUAGE STATED "FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE MAY NOT FULLY CLOSE AT THE END OF REFUELING. THIS COULD ALLOW SOME FUELED TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING." THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING ON OUR 2008 MODEL. THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, BUT FUEL THEN FOLLOWS AND SPILLS OUT. *TR
HIT A DEER TRAVELING AT OVER 50 MPH HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS EXTENSIVE INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER, GRILL AND HEADLIGHTS. THE DEER WAS ESTIMATED TO WEIGH OVER 200LBS. MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR, EVERYONE IS FINE BUT IT DAWNED ON US AFTERWARD THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SAFETY FEATURES OF OUR VEHICLE. I HAVE WRITTEN CHRYSLER AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE VEHICLE MAKES A WARNING SOUND IF ANY OF THE DOORS ARE AJAR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A WARNING SOUND WHEN IT IS OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 745. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR HATCH WAS NOT SECURED. THE LIGHT WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO INFORM HER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE LIGHT COMING IN THROUGH THE ROOF HATCH AND MAKING THE INFORMATION UN-READABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF HER ITEMS FELL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 09/16/08
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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