Chrysler ASPEN transmission problems
13 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
229 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
80,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 147 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
13 of 229 complaints match this topic (5.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10179531 · 2007-01-23 (January 23, 2007)
I OWN A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN WITH 1500 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY ON TO A SECONDARY ROAD, WHEN THEN ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED THE ENGINE SHUTTERED BRIEFLY THEN ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED ON IT'S OWN. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN VERY HARD AND IT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE,I HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND SWITCH THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AT THE SCHOOL YARD WERE I HAD JUST PICKED MY CHILD UP. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO PICK MY CAR UP AND CARRY TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I WAS TOO SCARED TO…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,540 miles reported. Look up ODI 10179531 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10396331 · 2011-04-12 (April 12, 2011)
THE ASPEN LURCHED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUST AFTER BEING PUT INTO REVERSE. IT WAS STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A GARAGE AND A TOYOTA PRIUS. THE PRIUS WAS TOTALED, THE ASPEN SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE GARAGE DOORS WERE YANKED OUT OF THE CEILING AND SHATTERED, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE GARAGE WERE DAMAGED. ANYONE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED. FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE REVERS…
Owner-reported narrative. 72,653 miles reported. Look up ODI 10396331 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10515487 · 2013-06-06 (June 6, 2013)
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 OF THE VEHICLE AND QUITE A FEW CUTS, SCRAPES AND BRUISES ON MY BODY. THE CAR HAD SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE (USUALLY WHILE I WAS IN REVERSE) AND HAD BEEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER, BUT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR …
Owner-reported narrative. 38,540 miles reported. Look up ODI 10515487 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10881316 · 2016-06-28 (June 28, 2016)
MY VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN GEAR AND COULDNT SHIFT IT BACK INTO PARK .HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT CAUSE I TURNED IT OFF WITH THE KEY AND IT STILL WOULD SHIFT INTO PARK.I HAD TO WAIT TILL MONDAY THE 27 OF JUNE TO CALLTHE MECHANIC AND HE TOWED IT TO HIS SHOP.HE CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID IT WAS THE GEAR SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION THAT WERE NO GOOD OR MESSED UP.THIS HAPPEND ON SATURDAY JUNE 25 AND I WAS PULLING OUT OF SOME OFFICES THAT I CLEAN IN ROUND ROCK TEXAS 1970 RAWHIDE.THE FIREFIGHTERS ACRSS THE STREET HAD TO HELP MY HUSBAND PUSH IT TO THE SIDE…
Owner-reported narrative. 130,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10881316 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11024219 · 2017-09-19 (September 19, 2017)
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 …
Owner-reported narrative. 164,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11024219 at NHTSA ↗