2008 Chrysler Aspen Fuel system Problems

When adding fuel, there is a splash back and gasoline spews out and onto who ever is fueling the vehicle. Then when you start the car and drive a few minutes, the car will stall. This vehicle is available for inspection opon request. This issue puts many people in danger. The fueler getting splashed with gasoline, absorbs fuel into their skin, and also the smell of the fumes when entering back into the vehicle. The fueler also now has a very combustible liquid on them. Which is a fire hazard. Also gas spilling is horrible for the enviroment. When stalling, that creates a very hazardous enviroment for everyone in the vehicle, as well as the vehicles around them. A wreck could easily occur because of this issue. The issue has not been inspected by a dealer yet. No warning lamps or messages appeared. And i am uncertain of when the problem began.

NHTSA ID

11587362

Incident

Dec 8, 2022

After filling the gas tank, the car will stall out randomly without warning. Stalling out will occur for about 25 to 35 miles. After that the stalling out disappears. This has happen while I was turning which made steering difficult. It also has happen when stopping which cause the braking to become difficult.

NHTSA ID

11562908

Incident

Mar 6, 2023

When refueling, the gas will overflow after just a few seconds (2-3 gallons of fuel added to empty tank). The fuel handle will shut off and only allow a few ML of fuel to be added to the tank. I must refil tank by holding gas handle and allowing only a trickle of fuel into the tank. Even with this SLOW refil, the fuel often overflows and spills onto the ground (and onto me). This problem began around 120000 miles. This is a continuous, persistent problem. VERY DANGEROUS Internet search indicates that this is a COMMON problem (https://www.chryslerforum.com/forum/chrysler-aspen-41/gas-overflow-fillup-10491/page3/)

NHTSA ID

11426348

Incident

Jul 25, 2021

While refueling when the fuel flow stops the first time on the nozzle ( I did not "top off" the tank) APPX 1/4 of a gallon of gasoline burps out of the re fueling port when the tank vents.

NHTSA ID

11418440

Incident

May 24, 2021

VEHICLE STALLS REPEATEDLY AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE GIVES NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR PROVIDES ANY OBD CODES TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STALLS BOTH WHILE IN MOTION AND WHEN STATIONARY, WHEN IN MOTION ALL POWER ASSIST IS LOST INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ASSIST. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW AFTER NEARLY GETTING INTO A TRAFFIC COLLISION WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND SHE LOST ALL POWER ASSIST WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND RUN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN STALL AGAIN OR WILL JUST CRANK AND FAIL TO START. THIS PROBLEM ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER FUELING UP AND TOPPING OFF THE FUEL TANK. ONCE THE FUEL TANK BURNS OFF SOME OF THE FUEL IT SEEMS TO RUN JUST FINE.

NHTSA ID

11316117

Incident

Feb 29, 2020

Mileage

105,000 mi

I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS TRUCK FOR A LITTLE OVER 5 MONTHS AND EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP IT NEVER STOPS PUMPING WHEN FULL. IT SPITS GAS OUT WHEN IT IS FULL. I TRY TO WATCH HOW MANY GALLONS I'M PUTTING IN IT SO I CAN STOP IT MYSELF BEFORE IT GETS FULL BUT SOMETIMES I DON'T CATCH IT. IT NEVER CLICKS OR STOPS ON ITS OWN. I KNOW MY TRUCK IS 11 YRS OLD BUT THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

NHTSA ID

11172996

Incident

Jan 22, 2019

Mileage

171,000 mi

2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN STALLS FOR APPROXIMATELY FIRST 5 MILES AFTER REFUELING. MIL ILLUMINATES (CODES ARE FOR P0455 AND P0456) THEN CLEARS BY ITSELF AFTER A FEW DAYS. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ORVR VALVE MALFUNCTION, THIS IS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON MANY WEBSITES THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET. THIS LEADS TO THE EVAP CANISTER MALFUNCTIONING (HTTP://OPENSIUC.LIB.SIU.EDU/CGI/VIEWCONTENT.CGI?ARTICLE=1006&CONTEXT=AUTO_PRES). THIS IS NOT ONLY A FAILURE OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE VEHICLE STALLS, WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING AFTER FILL-UP. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE ABILITY, I CAN NO LONGER LET MY WIFE OR CHILDREN OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AS IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER RELATED VEHICLES (DODGE DURANGO, RAM 1500, AND OTHERS) SHOULD BE RECALLED AT ONCE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED BEFORE INJURIES OCCUR, IF IN FACT THEY ALREADY HAVEN'T. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE MY VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 2016 BUT HAS LAST HAPPENED IN MARCH 2018 (NOW).

NHTSA ID

11081301

Incident

Mar 17, 2018

Mileage

109,000 mi

WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK UP AND THE GAS PUMP CLICKS, I REMOVE THE GAS HANDLE AND GAS WILL SPILL OUT FROM THE TANK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK UP.

NHTSA ID

10983632

Incident

May 1, 2017

WHEN VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GAS, ENGINE WILL EITHER ACCELERATE, STALL OUT, OR LOSE MOST OF IT POWER. AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE RUN FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS OUT WITH THE POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10978764

Incident

Apr 3, 2017

Mileage

60,500 mi

WHILE DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT JERKED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED LOOSING POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE VEHICLE IN BACK OF ME HAD TO SWERVE IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AND I PROCEED TO WORK. AFTER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, HAD TO BE TOWED 32 MILES. THEN VEHICLE TO TO A CHYSLER DEALERSHIP AFTER I WAS NOTIFIED THE FEUL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACE.

NHTSA ID

10893444

Incident

Jul 31, 2016

Mileage

133,000 mi

IF THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY FUEL WILL GUSH OUT AFTER THE GAS STATION FUEL PUMP STOPS FILLING. THIS OCCURS AT ALL GAS SATIONS.

NHTSA ID

10875828

Incident

Jun 18, 2016

Mileage

88,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

NHTSA ID

10816504

Incident

Dec 2, 2014

Mileage

63,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DETECTOR, VALVE LIN AND THE SEAL VAPOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

NHTSA ID

10750297

Incident

Apr 6, 2015

Mileage

117,000 mi

2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, HER DAUGHTER WAS WAITING IN THE TRUCK AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ASSUMED IT WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THEN SHE STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING, SO SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE AND FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO FLAMMABLE LIQUID, GAS FROM THE ENGINE OR BURNED. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10747378

Incident

Feb 10, 2011

THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF WITH EVERYTIME I PUMP GAS AND FILL THE TANK, AS SOON AS YOU REMOVE THE PUMP THE GAS SPEWS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. SUDDENLY ON APRIL 30, 2015 THE TRUCK DIED AND WOULD NOT START. IT WILL CUT ON AND ATTEMPT TO START BUT WOULD NOT STAY ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS BAD. FUNNY THING YOU CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE FUEL PUMP ALMOST ANYWHERE!!! THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER AND MOPAR PARTS DO NOT HAVE THIS PARTICULAR ONE NEEDED IN STOCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE CHRYSLER ASPEN AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10714564

Incident

Apr 30, 2015

Mileage

135,000 mi

MY 2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK. WHEN FILLING THE TANK, THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AND GAS WILL COME SQUIRTING OUT OF TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY DIFFERENT PUMPS AND DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS TO HAVE GAS SPILLING OUT. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR CHRYSLER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. ANY SERVICE ON GAS TANK WOULD BE CUSTOMERS COST. NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680939

Incident

Feb 3, 2015

THREE TIMES NOW CAR HAS STALLED WHILE STOPPED FOLLOWING FULL REFUELING OF TANK... WE DID RESEARCH ON LINE... IS THIS SIMILAR TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE13016? DEALER "KNEW" WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, FIXED IT AT OUR COST BUT SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE ASPEN LIKE THE 300. *TR

NHTSA ID

10678557

Incident

Jan 21, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHEN I PUT FUEL IN MY VEHICLE IT STALLS WITHIN 5 MINUTES. IT DOES IT ONCE AND THEN DOESN'T DO IT AGAIN UNTIL I FILL UP THE NEXT TIME. IF I FILL IT BEFORE IT GETS BELOW A HALF TANK IT DOESN'T SEEM TO DO IT. THE PROBLEM IS I DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER TO DO THAT AND I AM WORRIED THAT THE NEXT TIME IT STALLS I WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE SEEN WHERE OTHER CHRYSLERS WITH V8 HEMI ENGINES ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT. THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE SAME EXTENDED WARRANTY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10678265

Incident

Nov 14, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE TANK WHEN FILLING UP. IT SPEWS UP TO 1/2 GALLON OF GAS EVERYWHERE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE A DEFECT WITH AIR FLOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10614635

Incident

Jul 17, 2013

I WAS REFILLING THE GAS TANK AT A GAS STATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GAS HOSE "CLICKED OFF" (WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL), A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS GUSHED OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK PAST THE HOSE NOZZLE, BACK-FLOWING FROM THE FUEL TANK. I WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FUEL FILLER OPENING, HOLDING THE HOSE NOZZLE HANDLE, AND WAS SPLASHED WITH GAS. IN MY ESTIMATION THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SPILLED DIRECTLY ON ME WAS AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF A GALLON. THE FRONT OF MY PANTS WERE ENTIRELY SOAKED, MY GLOVES AND THE LOWER THIRD OF MY COAT WERE ALSO SPLASHED. I CHANGED MY CLOTHES AS SOON AS PRACTICAL, FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT INJURED (THOUGH HAVING THE SKIN OF MY LEGS AND RIGHT HAND TEMPORARILY SOAKED WITH GASOLINE, IT'S HARD TO BE CERTAIN). I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT (NUMBER 14-001-12). IN MY OPINION THE DECISION TO ALLOW THIS ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A TSB RATHER THAN A SAFETY RECALL WAS A PROFOUND ERROR IN JUDGMENT. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ

NHTSA ID

10564911

Incident

Feb 13, 2014

Mileage

36,780 mi