2008 Chrysler Aspen 4X4 Problems

VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE ENTERING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY. LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL TO SAFELY GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED MADE THE VEHICLE A FURTHER HAZARD. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE COULD BE PHYSICALLY KEYED OFF, THEN RESTARTED WITHOUT ISSUE. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING AFTER REFUELING WITH GAS. VEHICLE WILL STUTTER AND STALL WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE STALL OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND YOU LOSE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NEITHER A DEALER OR PRIVATE MECHANIC CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. FUEL PUMP RELAY(MARCH 2017) AND EGR VALVE(JULY 2017) HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURS. VEHICLE RUNS FINE AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE BUT STALLS AFTER REFUELING. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JULY 5. WE GOT IT BACK ON JULY 19 AND WHEN WE PUT GAS IN IT , IT DIED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK THE SAME NIGHT TO THE SHOP WHO HAD JUST REPLACED THE EGR VALVE.

TAKATA RECALL-THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE WHILE DEPLOYING DURING A CRASH. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH RUPTURES MAY OCCUR IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT AIRBAG INFLATORS AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO PERSISTENT CONDITIONS OF HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AND/OR HEAT AGING. IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENT(S) COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. WHY IS THERE NOT A FIX FOR THIS AND IF THERE ISN'T ONE WHY IS THE VEHICLE NOT BEING RECALLED AND THOSE OF US WHO HAVE IT BEING COMPENSATED APPROPRIATELY TO GET A NEW VEHICLE! MAYBE CONTACTING A LAWYER WOULD HELP. IF SOMEONE I LOVE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE ENGAGES 4WD LO AND 4WD ON IT'S OWN AT ANY TIME. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AT THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. I CAN ALSO HEAR 4WD ENGAGING WHILE LOCKING THE VEHCILE WITH THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WHICH TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATES THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL AND DANGEROUS. AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS PROBLEM CAN DESTORY A DIFFERENTIAL AND IN THE WORST CASE, CAUSE A VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL ON A HIGHWAY/MOTORWAY. THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN DODGE DURANGO AND CHRYSLER ASPEN VEHICLES.

STEERING PROBLEMS HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED, INNER TIRE RODS REPLACED, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, OUTER RIGHT TIRE RODS BROKEN, VERY FORTUNATE MY FAMILY AND I NOT HURT (70MPH ON I95), REPLACE OUTER TIRE ROD, PLAY IN STEERING REPLACE STEERING YOKE. ALSO WATER GETS INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTING OUT COMPUTER. DO NOT KNOW HOW WATER GETS IN, CAN NOT SEE FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT CAN SOMETIMES HEAR WATER SLOSHING AROUND.

VEHICLE ENGAGES 4WD LO AND 4WD ON IT'S OWN AT ANY TIME. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AT THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. I CAN ALSO HEAR 4WD ENGAGING WHILE LOCKING THE VEHCILE WITH THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WHICH TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATES THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL AND DANGEROUS. AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS PROBLEM CAN DESTORY A DIFFERENTIAL AND IN THE WORST CASE, CAUSE A VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL ON A HIGHWAY/MOTORWAY. THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN DODGE DURANGO AND CHRYSLER ASPEN VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPED INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOW. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BECAME HARD TO STEER/MOVE IN THIS CONDITION, DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE VEHICLE'S HANDLING COULD CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT... AT ANY SPEED.

VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE ENTERING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY. LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL TO SAFELY GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED MADE THE VEHICLE A FURTHER HAZARD. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE COULD BE PHYSICALLY KEYED OFF, THEN RESTARTED WITHOUT ISSUE. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL OF THE EMERGENCY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FRACTURED TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND HAD TOO MANY MILES; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

STEERING PROBLEMS HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED, INNER TIRE RODS REPLACED, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, OUTER RIGHT TIRE RODS BROKEN, VERY FORTUNATE MY FAMILY AND I NOT HURT (70MPH ON I95), REPLACE OUTER TIRE ROD, PLAY IN STEERING REPLACE STEERING YOKE. ALSO WATER GETS INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTING OUT COMPUTER. DO NOT KNOW HOW WATER GETS IN, CAN NOT SEE FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT CAN SOMETIMES HEAR WATER SLOSHING AROUND.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPED INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOW. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BECAME HARD TO STEER/MOVE IN THIS CONDITION, DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE VEHICLE'S HANDLING COULD CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT... AT ANY SPEED.

VEHICLE ENGAGES 4WD LO AND 4WD ON IT'S OWN AT ANY TIME. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AT THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. I CAN ALSO HEAR 4WD ENGAGING WHILE LOCKING THE VEHCILE WITH THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WHICH TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATES THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL AND DANGEROUS. AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS PROBLEM CAN DESTORY A DIFFERENTIAL AND IN THE WORST CASE, CAUSE A VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL ON A HIGHWAY/MOTORWAY. THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN DODGE DURANGO AND CHRYSLER ASPEN VEHICLES.

TRACTION CONTROL/ ESB SENSING FAULTY AND DOES NOT TURN OFF. SERVICED BY DEALER 4 TIMES AND INCOMPLETE RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM WITH MODULE REPLACEMENT. LIGHTS ON DASH ALWAYS PRESENT.

STEERING PROBLEMS HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED, INNER TIRE RODS REPLACED, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, OUTER RIGHT TIRE RODS BROKEN, VERY FORTUNATE MY FAMILY AND I NOT HURT (70MPH ON I95), REPLACE OUTER TIRE ROD, PLAY IN STEERING REPLACE STEERING YOKE. ALSO WATER GETS INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTING OUT COMPUTER. DO NOT KNOW HOW WATER GETS IN, CAN NOT SEE FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT CAN SOMETIMES HEAR WATER SLOSHING AROUND.

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.

AT A CARSEAT CHECKUP TRAINING EVENT, A TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE LOCKING CLIP THAT MAKES THE SEATBELTS LOCK IN PLACE WERE BROKEN ON THE SECOND ROW OUTBOARD LOCATIONS. ALL THE LOCKING CLIPS ON THE SLIDING SEAT BELTS ARE PLASTIC.

THE 4WD STARTED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT BEING SWITCHED AND WITH NO INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. VEHICLE GOES INTO 4X4 ON ITS OWN. WHEN WE MAKE A SHARP TURN GOING FORWARD OR BACKING...THE REAR TIRES LOCK UP. THE SVC 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. I CAN ALSO HEAR IT SWITCH BACK AND FORTH UNDER THE CAR EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. PERIODICALLY WHEN YOU SWITCH THE DIAL OVER TO 4LO OR 4X4 LOCK THE SVC 4WD LIGHT JUST FLICKERS OFF AND ON. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN DIRECTION SIGNAL WILL SWITCH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DURING A TURN. IT IS INTERMITTENT AT THIS TIME. *TR