2008 Chrysler Aspen Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 12%of 74 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 121,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the engine of the 2008 Chrysler Aspen, 12% of the 74 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 121,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When driving, my check engine light randomly comes on. When I get gas it goes off for awhile and then will pop back on. Also more recently when driving my blinker light and sound did not appear when turning my blinker on, as well as my radio has ceased up it won't allow me to change the station or do anything with it. It is a touch screen radio.”
NHTSA complaint #10639723, filed 2014-09, 104,255 miles“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #11316117, filed 2020-03, 105,000 miles“On may 9th 2019 the vehicles computer was giving strange alerts about tire pressure changing among all 4 tires. Also change oil alert on & off. Low gas alert on & off. When I arrived at work around 9 am & I parked the vehicle, brought my personal things into the office. I decided to use our compressed air to check all 4 wheels tire pressure. I put the car in reverse to back out of the parking space with my right foot on the brake pedal. As I was backing up the RPM's increased suddenly sending me speeding in reverse towards my work building. …”
NHTSA complaint #11259127, filed 2019-09, 130,000 miles“The lift gate in the back that is commonly known as the trunk; the power immediately shut the door on my head and the impact did not cause the truck to go back up, I had to get from under the life gate I bumped my head in several places and was nauseated all day on sunday with a headache I did not go to the doctor, I have moved 1000 miles away from home and felt I could not drive myself to the hospital . If it were my grand child it would be fatal but I have moved to georgia. …”
NHTSA complaint #10744381, filed 2015-07, 146,000 miles“After filling the fuel tank, the motor shuts off while driving down the road. It used to only happen when you go past the first click of the gas pump. Today it did it by just filling the tank to first shut off. This leaves you with no steering, no brakes and no power while going down the road. This is dangerous on several levels. This happened while the vehicle was moving down a four lane road in moderate traffic with five passengers-two infants, two children and one adult.”
NHTSA complaint #10926778, filed 2016-11, 126,000 milesEngine: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Chrysler Aspen
27 complaintsFuel system
20 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Chrysler Aspen
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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