Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Chrysler Aspen submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 27 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words
My Air bag light will not go out. Not sure what the problem is, cleaned all contracts in the connectors and seat belts and connectors under the seats. Check for a blown fuse. Could not find any bad fuses.
Air bag light on dash indicates not air bag not functioning properly
VEHICLE IN MOTION, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, JUST STARTED A ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND ONLY A FEW TIMES IN THE BEGINNING, NOW IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN, LIGHT WILL GO OFF THEN A DING SOUND FOR WARNING LIGHT IS ON . OTHERS MAY HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT MINE DIDN'T COME UP AS ANY RECALLS WITH MY VIN . BUT IS THIS A START TO A PROBLEM? PLEASE RESPOND WITH AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, TY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MIDDLE CLIP COVERING THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DEFORMED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT DETACHED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOCAL DEALER HAD NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/03/2017*JS
CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS ARE ON A RECALL AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ONLY HAVE A FIX FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE, NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN CALLING CHRYSLER TO ASK WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT THIS. WE WERE TOLD TO 1, NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR 2 NOT TO LET ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THAT METAL SHRAPNEL COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. SERIOUSLY!!!! WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ASKING WHY THEY ARE NOT FIXING THIS OR RECALLING THE VEHICLE BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OCCUR. THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS GIVE US A CODE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AT COST BUT GUESS WHAT. THERE IS NO DEALERSHIP THAT WILL TAKE MY CURRENT VEHICLE WITH A RECALL THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED AND RESALE IT. SO PRETTY MUCH I AM STUCK IN A LOAN WITH A VEHICLE THAT COULD INJURE OR KILL MYSELF, KIDS, HUSBAND, ETC. THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR CHRYSLER TO DO!!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I WOULD LIKE A REPLACEMENT ASAP.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) & 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE 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. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ UPDATED 01/05/17.*JB
TAKATA RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.
TAKATA RECALL: IT TOOK OVER 2 YEARS FOR MY LOCAL (ONLY DEALER WITHIN 100 MILES) TO REPAIR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL (REPAIRED 8/19/16). THE DRIVER AIRBAG REMAINS DEFECTIVE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER 8/19/16 THEY HAD NO IDEA OF HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE, THAT THEY COULD NOT PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FOLLOW UP RECALL NOTICE. IN THE INTERIM I DRIVE THIS DEADLY VEHICLE EVERY DAY. THE RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FAR TOO LONG TO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. I SUSPECT BECAUSE I HAVE AN OLDER VEHICLE, JUST LIKE OLD PEOPLE WHO NEED MEDICAL CARE UNDER OBAMA CARE, WE ARE BEING PUT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST, HOPING WE EITHER DIE OR OUR CARS ARE CRASHED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY SCRAPPING THE OLDER VEHICLES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
DRIVER AIRBAG LIGTH IS ALWAYS ON BEEPING DOORS INTERIOR AFTER 1YR THE TOPS COME OFF PLASTIC INTERIOR TRIM COME OFF AFTER 1YR
SAFETY RECALL,DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RAPTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRERSSURE, DURING NORMAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS. CHRYSLER DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE A LONER OR RENTAL VECHILE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS A CHIME SOUNDED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016 WE WERE LEAVING OUR HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 6 PM. AS WE PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. ON OUR WAY HOME LATER THAT NIGHT AND WHILE TRAVELING AT BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH WHILE GETTING ON TO I-43 NEAR GREEN BAY, WI. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED DESPITE THERE BEING NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND. AS DESIGNED, THE VEHICLE THEN SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY, MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WITH CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND COME TO A STOP. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST CHRYSLER DEALER, WHO THEN READ THE CODES WITH THEIR COMPUTER. THE CODES INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SENSED A "ROLLOVER". OBVIOUSLY, NO "ROLLOVER" HAD OCCURRED. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE AIRBAGS OR AIRBAG MODULE BECAUSE THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHRYSLER ALSO SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAGS BECAUSE NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SPECIFIC AIRBAGS THAT HAD GONE OFF OR FOR THE MODULE. INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER COST OF AIRBAG REPLACEMENT OR AIRBAG MODULE REPLACEMENT AS IT WAS DEEMED AN "ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION".
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
MY VEHICLE RECALL WAS SENT OUT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE MANUFACTURER STILL DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS SENT TO THE DEALERS TO INSTALL--WHY?
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
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