2007 Chrysler Aspen Owner Complaints

When fueling the vehicle as soon as the pump pops off indicating your tank is filled gass will sphew/ or spray back out of the vehicle and onto the person fueling, the side of the vehicle and the ground. This happens every single time no matter what fuel station you use,regardless of the time of day or temperature outside. After looking online I can see there have been numerous reports of this from other 2007 Chrysler Aspen owners going back several years; however, I have not been able to locate anything indicating this is a recall and my vin number indicates all recalls have been addressed on this vehicle. Is there a solution for this issue, is it being repaired by Chrysler or what is being done? Please let me know, as this is a safety issue for anyone fueling up , anyone in the vehicle or around the vehicle. I noticed it asks for an approximate date of when this occured, there has been several dates so I will provide the date of the most recent issue.

NHTSA ID

11645161

Incident

Feb 21, 2025

When filling the gas tank up using the "fill lock" feature on nearly all modern fuel pump nozzles, when the tank gets full the fill nozzle clicks off and about a half a pint of raw fuel is "purged" back out of the tank filler neck. At first I thought this was a problem at a specific fuel station. I have since learned that it can do it anywhere, at any time of day, and at any temperature.

NHTSA ID

11632737

Incident

Dec 18, 2024

My 07 Chrysler aspen has a huge fuel problem and as I have read it’s happening to a lot of people! When I fill my car up with fuel no matter what store I am at the gas starts spewing back out of the tank. I do not over fill my car the moment the gas pump clicks that it’s done, a lot of gas starts spewing out onto the ground! I believe this is a potential hazardous ⚠️ situation for all involved especially my family! For one I am stressed out about if there were to be an accidental rollover the gas would go everywhere, and 2 when it pours out onto the ground or could even splash out onto my skin I could end up with chemical burns or the bio hazard issue we are having with the gas just being powered onto the ground without me being able to control it! Chrysler doesn’t seem to think this is a problem or that it’s hazardous! But when people go to have the problem fixed they are telling everyone it’s a faulty gas tank and you have to replace the entire tank!! Please help us get our cars fixed for something that Chrysler messed up on they should be responsible for the repairs!!

NHTSA ID

11459417

Incident

Apr 3, 2022

SUSPENSION: EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE THE VEHICLE THROWS YOU ACROSS THE LANE. FUEL TANK: EVERY TIME YOU FILL THE GAS TANK UP AND WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF THE GAS SPITS OUT OF THE TANK AND LANDS ALL OVER YOU AND THE VEHICLE. ELECTRICAL: THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP WITH THE OIL SYMBOL FLASHING ON AND OFF. AIR CONDITIONING: THE COMPRESSOR BLOWS HOT AIR AND NOW THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE.

NHTSA ID

11373649

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

140,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11363635

Incident

Aug 10, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

A WARNING INDICATER WILL SOUND SOMETIMES WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WHEN HAS BEEN LOCKES INTO PLACE (FASTENED). I HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE SEATBELT TO SHUTDOWN THE INDICATER. ALSO THE PASSANGER SEATBELT WILL NOT RELEASE ONCE LOCKED, HOWEVER IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUETS TO GET IT TO RELEASE.

NHTSA ID

11361377

Incident

Sep 27, 2020

Mileage

164,060 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON WITH MY CAR IGNITION MESSED UP MY ALTERNATOR BATTERY AND STARTER. THERE'S A FAILURE IN IGNITION THAT IS MESSING UP A LOT OF THINGS IN THE CAR. THE IGNITION HAD ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SUCH AS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I USE MY FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS STARTED HAPPENING WITH MY LYCIAN ALTERNATOR STARTER AND BATTERY

NHTSA ID

11353386

Incident

Sep 3, 2020

Mileage

190,000 mi

THE STEERING JERKS AND CAR SHIFTS WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD ON MY 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED US TO LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR I WOULD DODGE THE HOLE. VERY SCARY WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. WE HAVE HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED AND THEN TELL US THERE'S NO PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN UNLESS YOUR DRIVING OVER 40 MPH AND WHEN YOUR DRIVING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY, IT'S GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED ONE DAY. THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC DAY, SINCE IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT AND HIT A HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS NEW AND ALWAYS HAD THE PROBLEM. WE ARE ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING, WE HAVE INSTALLED 3 COMPRESSES, DRYERS IT WILL NOT COOL THIS LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP 8 DAYS. THEY MUST HAVE INSTALLED AND REMOVED EVERY PART THAT WOULD CAUSE IT NOT TO COOL, STILL BLOWS HOT AIR AND IT'S ALREADY 95+ DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY ELDERLY MOTHER DRIVES THIS ASPEN AND IT USE TO BE A GREAT CAR, BUT ONCE THEY BREAK YOU MIGHT AS WELL BUY SOMETHING NEW. IT'S NO WONDER THEY ONLY MAKE THE ASPEN 3 YEARS. WORST AND MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE EVER.

NHTSA ID

11340034

Incident

Jun 2, 2020

Mileage

86,000 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONED AT A GAS STATION PUMP AS I WAS PUMPING FUEL AND I WANTED TO FILL UP THE TANK, AND SO I DID. BUT, RIGHT BEFORE THE PUMP STOPPED, THE GAS SPIT AND SPILLED OUT OF THE TANK, RAN DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND ON TO THE FLOOR.

NHTSA ID

11337455

Incident

Dec 19, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHEN PUTTING GAS IN AFTER REMOVING THE PUMP GAS COMES SPRAYING OUT ALL OVER WHOEVER IS FILLING UP THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND THIS IS A SAFELY ISSUE FOR EVERYONE IN THE CAR THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND HOWEVER IS FILLING THE CAR UP AS WELL AS THE GAS STATION THAT YOU ARE FILLING UP AT. IT HAPPENED TODAY AND 1 TIME BEFORE THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THEN A MONTH BUT SEE ITS A COMMON ISSUE AND SPOKEN ABOUT ALOT ONLINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11323595

Incident

May 6, 2020

Mileage

177,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE RED LIGHT FLASHED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

NHTSA ID

11320082

Incident

Oct 15, 2019

Mileage

110,000 mi

THE FRONT VALVE LIFTERS AND TIME. THE REAR VALVE LIFTERS AND TIME ARE DEFECTIVE THE CAR DRIVES ROUGH AND MISFIRES FURTHER I CAN'T GET THE PARTS FROM CHRYSLER TO REPAIR THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ID

11269934

Incident

Aug 30, 2019

Mileage

10,000 mi

IN THE LAST YEAR I NOTICED THE CAR IS GETTING MORE BOUNCY. WHEN DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS, IF I HIT A POCK HOLE OR BUMP IT SHIFTS THE CAR OVER AND IT IS WORSE ON THE FREEWAY. GOING OVER THE BUMPS BOUNCES THE CAR UP AND OVER!! THIS IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY OR ANY ROAD, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT LANE. MY SON IN-LAW EVEN NOTICED THIS WHEN HE DROVE IT!! THE SUSPENSION FEELS TOO LOOSE!! WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THIS IS NOT SAFE!! THERE IS NOTHING IN THE CAR MANUAL!!!

NHTSA ID

11241106

Incident

Jun 27, 2019

Mileage

84,500 mi

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. 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.

NHTSA ID

11240714

Incident

Jul 30, 2019

Mileage

3 mi

THE DRIVER'S SEATBELTS BUCKLE WILL GET STUCK WHEN TRYING TO UNBUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT IT WILL NOT RELEASE. WHEN PUMPING GAS AT ANY GAS STATION WHEN THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THEN IT WILL SPRAY GAS OUT OF THE FILL HOLE ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND NO MATTER IF YOU'RE PUMPING FUEL SLOW OR FAST

NHTSA ID

11175811

Incident

Feb 3, 2019

Mileage

127,620 mi

MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES. DEALER WANTS ME TO SPEND MONEY ON PARTS AND ARE ONLY GUESSING THAT THOSE PARTS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT ONCE HAVE THEY CHECKED THE WIRING. THE ENGAGEMENT HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY (UNLOCKING THE CAR). SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE LIGHTS COME ONE WHEN DRIVING HIGH SPEED BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS TURN ON: 4WHEEL SERVICE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY. I FEEL IT IS A WIRING PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11131915

Incident

Sep 26, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 0 MILES WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WAS READING REVERSE. PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WAS READING DRIVE. LIGHTS FLICKERING WERE THE MILEAGE WAS READING THEN FINALLY LIGHT COMPLETELY OUT FOR THE MILAGE

NHTSA ID

11103717

Incident

Jun 25, 2018

Mileage

170,452 mi

WHEN THE ALTERNATOR STARTED TO FAIL THE DRIVER'S DASHBOARD SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER AND ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS MALFUNCTIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REED 0 MILES PER HOURS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE RECORDED THE ISSUE IN A VIDEO FORMAT.

NHTSA ID

11067347

Incident

Oct 4, 2017

Mileage

131,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF NEW CARROLLTON (8100 ANNAPOLIS RD, NEW CARROLLTON, MD 20784 (301) 459-6800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNED TO THE CONTROL MODULE AND CLOCK SPRINGS. THE CLOCK SPRING AND CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,148.

NHTSA ID

11039569

Incident

Oct 15, 2017

Mileage

106,148 mi

IT'S A TRACKER ON MY TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T USING IT PROPERLY. IF MY CAR PAYMENT IS LATE THEN YES, I KNOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO SHUT DOWN, BUT IF I'M MAKING A PAYMENT ON TIME THEN WHY IT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. BEEN LATE FOR WORK, SCHOOL, AND PICKING UP MY 5 YEAR OLD FROM SCHOOL. BY THE WAY SHE IS GOING TO BE STRANDED AS WE SPEAK. MADE MY PAYMENT ON 9/18/17 NOW IT'S OFF TODAY. MADE MY PAYMENT LAST WEDNESDAY, AND I HAD TO CALL THEM THURSDAY BECAUSE IT WAS OFF. LAST WEEK THEY TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER I TOLD THEM I'M MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH THEM, NOW THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS TODAY. IT'S THE SAME THING FROM LAST WEEK. THE GUY TURNED IT ON LAST WEEK BUT HE SEEMS TO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM THIS WEEK. I CAN'T KEEP AFFORDING TO MISS OUT ON SCHOOL AND WORK, AND FOR SURLY CAN'T KEEP MY DAUGHTER FROM GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL. I ASKED HIM TO TURN IT ON TODAY AND HE SAYS IT'S NOT THEM EVERYTHING IS BRAND NEW IN MY TRANSMISSION/MOTOR AND MY BATTERY WORKS JUST LIKE LAST TIME. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT THIS MONTH. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE CAN SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOW. I AM A LOYAL CUSTOMER THAT GOT A CAR FROM THEM LAST YEAR. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT THEY PUT A TRACKER ON MY CAR THAT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

NHTSA ID

11024219

Incident

Sep 19, 2017

Mileage

164,000 mi

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON THIS VEHICLE, IT OFTEN OVERFLOWS AND DUMPS GAS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING THAT PREVENTS THIS FROM HAPPENING.... ARE THERE ANY KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS VALVE/ OR PART?

NHTSA ID

11015652

Incident

Jan 11, 2017

Mileage

75,000 mi

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK THE VEHICLE SPITS A BUNCH OF GAS OUR ONTO THE GROUND AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING THIS UP AND HAVE FOUND THAT ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 ASPENS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD OF THE PROBLEM THEY STATED THATS ITS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND I HAVE TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET

NHTSA ID

10978870

Incident

Apr 15, 2017

Mileage

106,372 mi

TSB 14-001-12 FUEL SPLASH BACK. HAD MY CAR AND THEY DID THE REPAIRS. BUT, ITS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM!!! WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW GAS TANK. IT WILL COST ME, $1,500. CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT PAY FOR THE TANK?? IT STILL IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH GAS SPITING OUT OVER THE CAR,ME,GROUND. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM, NOT ONLY ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN BUT REPAIR THE PROBLEM......

NHTSA ID

10971102

Incident

Mar 7, 2017

Mileage

50,400 mi

EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN TO MY TANK (NOT TOPPING OFF) FUEL GUSHES BACK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK AND ON TO THE GROUND AFTER THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN THE TANK GETS FILLED MORE THAN 3/4 FULL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND HAS HAPPENED WHEN I AM HOLDING THE HANDLE TO THE GAS PUMP AND WHEN THE PUMPS AUTO SHUT-OFF FEATURE IS USED. EACH TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPENED A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS HAS BEEN SPILLED ON THE GROUND, ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ON MY SHOES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT HAS HAD TO BLOCK OFF THE GAS PUMP AND COME OVER AND CLEAN UP THE SPILL. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY AND NOT RUNNING.

NHTSA ID

10956657

Incident

Nov 18, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10953752

Incident

Jul 1, 2016