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2007 Chrysler Aspen Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 129 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chrysler Aspen, most often about the fuel system (36% of complaints, typically around 62,000 miles). It is the most complained-about Aspen model year since 2000 and has 3 recalls.
⚠ Safety advisory2 recalls for this car came with a do-not-drive warning. See below and check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most common 2007 Chrysler Aspen problems
Fuel system
46 complaints · 36%Half of these problems showed up before 62,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage.
The car has been gushing gas out out of the filler tube every time it is filled for several months. Then the fuel pump completely failed and had to be replaced on 02/13/12 at a cost of $1137.34. Then on 02/28 the engine light came on requiring an new evaporative emissions sytem ecim switch had to be replaced at a cost…
Upon filling fuel tank, after the nozzle clicks off, fuel purges back through the fill neck covering everything in the surrounding area, causing a very serious and dangerous condition. It doesn't take much of an imagination to figure out what would happen if an ignition source was nearby. Gas stations are inherently…
Air bags
35 complaints · 27%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Aspen. While driving at 10 MPH in a parking lot, another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the check engine light illuminated. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer…
Chrysler 2007 Aspen with hemi engine. Water intrusion causing the airbags to get wet. Due to a problem with the design of the vehicle, water does not drain properly and is soaking the side airbag panel and also the electrical panel in the truck causing the control warning panel to completely light up. This is causing…
Electrical
11 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 131,000 miles.
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.
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.…
Other or unspecified
9 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 85,000 miles.
Takata recall - just received recall - 3-2016. Was in accident 02-2015 involving head-on collision - air bags did not deploy - vehicle was impounded - pd as well as impound lot personnel and autobody shop adjacent all questioned why airbags had not deployed. Vehicle had to be inspected prior to my being able to remove…
We bought the Chrysler Aspen with the hemi engine new in 2007. The following year the problem began to rear its ugly head. Constant electrical problems due to water intrusion from the sun roof due to poor drainage. Truck was serviced numerous times by Chrysler with no positive results. Truck is hazardous to drive…
Steering
8 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles. Parts named most often: linkages.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Aspen. While driving 25 MPH, the contact stated that he drove over two sets of railroad tracks and within a few minutes he lost control of the vehicle. The contact was able to drive onto the emergency lane and notice that the tie rod on the left driver side of the vehicle had cracked in…
Everytime driving on freeway and going 50mph or more, there is no control in steering column and a feeling of fear while having no control on road.
Suspension
7 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 84,500 miles. Parts named most often: front.
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…
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…
Engine
6 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 38,500 miles.
My 2007 Chrysler Aspen was in "park" at a gasoline station. The car shifted into reverse while I was filling the tank. I tried to jump in the car as it was rolling and was drug along the cement.the car was eventually stopped when the door hit a cement pole. This resulted in approximately $2200 in damages to the door…
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Aspen. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning. After restarting the engine, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact indicated that the failure would frequently occur when making a sharp turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an…
Transmission
6 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 91,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Aspen. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the gear shifter was stuck in one position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.
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…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Chrysler Aspen recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the chrysler, dodge, jeep and ram owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on march 27, 2017. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is s43. Note: this recall supersedes recall 14v-7700.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 ram 2500 trucks produced at the st. Louis north assembly plant. With this change, chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 ram 3500, 2007-2010 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008-2010 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2009 dodge durango, 2007-2009 chrysler aspen, 2007-2012 jeep wrangler, 2008-2012 dodge challenger, 2005-2008 dodge magnum, 2005-2012 chrysler 300, 2006-2012 dodge charger, 2005-2011 dodge dakota, and 2006-2009 mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in al, ca, fl, ga, hi, la, ms, sc, tx, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 r
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected chrysler and dodge owners and mitsubishi will notify the affected raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for chrylser on june 8, 2015. The recall for mitsubishi started on june 24, 2015. Chrysler and dodge owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is r25. Note: this recall supersedes recall 14v817 in its entirety.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 dodge ram 2500, 2004-2008 dodge ram 1500 and durango, 2006-2009 dodge ram 3500, 2008-2010 dodge ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 chrysler aspen, 2005-2010 chrysler 300, 300c, 300s, and srt8, 2006-2010 dodge charger, 2005-2008 magnum, 2005-2011 dodge dakota, and 2006-2009 mitsubishi raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Steering
Risk: This could cause a loss of steering control and result in a crash without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the recalled vehicles to identify the defective parts and replace if they are within that lot. The recall began on november 8, 2006. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
On certain vehicles, the right front steering knuckle may have been improperly manufactured. Because of a broken cooling line, parts cast in tool cavity #63 on july 18 and july 19, 2006, may have a cold shut condition and could fracture.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe14-016 in june 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.all six vehicles were operated in florida or puerto rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.during the course of pe14-016, odi determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.nonetheless, at odi's in
Air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe14-016 in june 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.all six vehicles were operated in florida or puerto rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.during the course of pe14-016, odi determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.nonetheless, at odi's in
Questions about the 2007 Chrysler Aspen
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Chrysler Aspen?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (46 complaints, typically around 62,000 miles); air bags (35 complaints, typically around 80,000 miles); electrical (11 complaints, typically around 131,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Chrysler Aspen have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 24, 2016 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Chrysler Aspen?
- It is the most complained-about Aspen model year since 2000, with 129 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.