2007 Chrysler Aspen 4X4

1. I PURCHASED A NEW CHRYSLER ASPEN IN 2007. 2. I TRIED TO INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW RIGHT WINDOW SEAT. DURING MY EFFORT TO SAFELY TIGHTEN THE SEAT A PLASTIC PORTION ON THE BUCKLE CRACKED. THE CRACKED PORTION OF THE SEATBELT IS WHAT PREVENTS THE BELT FROM GIVING SLACK WHEN A CHILD SEAT IS INSTALLED. THERE NOW WAS NOTHING FROM PREVENTING THE CHILD SEAT FROM MOVING PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THE REPLACEMENT PART CRACKED AGAIN NOT AWARE OF HOW IT OCCURRED. THE BELT WAS NOW BEING UTILIZED AS A BOOSTER AND DID NOT HAVE TO BE MANUALLY TIGHTENED. NOW A FEW DAYS AGO AFTER THE BIRTH OF A NEW CHILD MY REAR RIGHT SEATBELT ALSO BROKE. THE SAME PLASTIC PART FAILED DURING INSTALLATION OF ANOTHER CAR SEAT UNDER MY PULLING TIGHTENING PRESSURE WHICH WOULD BE FAR LESS THAN STRESS FROM THE INERTIA OF AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD TWO NEW SEATBELTS ORDERED. AFTER A FEW HOURS I REALIZED THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY PART DESIGN AND POOR MATERIAL CHOICE AS OPPOSED TO A FAULTY PART. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT ABLE TO TAKE ALL MY KIDS WITH ME IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE EVEN THE BELTS THAT HAVE NOT BROKEN YET ARE NOT SAFE. I ASKED CHRYSLER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK DUE TO THESE DANGERS BUT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT REFUSES BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THREE FAILURES I ONLY GENERATED TWO REPORTS. IT'S DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW BECAUSE I WAITED FOR TWO BELTS TO BREAK BEFORE TAKING IT IN. CHRYSLER IS ALSO REFUSING TO LOOK IN TO THE MATTER OF THIS PART BEING UNSAFE ON ALL THEIR 2007 CHRYSLER MODELS. THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE TO DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE THAT THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN AND OTHER CHILDREN COULD BE IN JEOPARDY. NOW I AM STUCK BECAUSE IT DOES NO GOOD TO REPLACED BELTS WITH MORE FAULTY BELTS. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD, A 19 MONTH OLD AND A 1 WEEK OLD BABY THAT I CAN'T EVEN TAKE TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY TRUCK FOR A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION DEFAULTS TO NEUTRAL AND THE BOX AROUND THE "R" WOULD DISAPPEAR. THE OTHER DAY I WAS PUTTING MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE, I LOOKED BACK AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BEING THAT MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A SLOPE MY TRUCK STARTED COASTING DOWN THE HILL FAST. I TURNED AROUND TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND JUST IN TIME FROM HITTING MY HUSBAND. MY HEART FELL TO MY STOMACH. I ASKED HIM TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD SO HE COULD SEE THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN REVERSE. THE BOX THAT OUTLINES THE LETTERS TO SHOW WHICH GEAR YOU'RE IN WAS AROUND THE LETTER "R" FOR REVERSE THIS TIME. *TR

MY 2007 ASPEN 4X4 NOW HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH PANEL HAS COME ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 10 MILES DISTANCE. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS IS REPEATABLE EVERYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED. ALSO, SINCE THIS CONDITION BEGAN, THE BRAKE HAS 1. REFUSED TO DISENGAGE AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE (ONE TIME OCCURRENCE); 2. SUDDENLY BECOME EXTREMELY RESISTIVE WHEN BREAKING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION THAT HAS HAPPENED NOW 3 TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THE PEDAL DOES NOT INCREMENTALLY DEPRESS BUT BARELY MOVES DOWNWARDS AT ALL. BECAUSE THIS CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT THERE IS LITTLE TIME TO REACT AND PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDAL SUFFICIENTLY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BEFORE REACHING A STOPLIGHT OR OTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT. (I HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT TODAY WHILE RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP A SECOND TIME FOR REPAIR.) THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY AREA FIRST INSPECTED MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER JUST NEEDED TO BE TOPPED OFF. THE DEALER HAS JUST CALLED ME BACK (THE CAR IS THERE NOW) TO SAY THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I'VE TOLD THEM THAT I CANNOT EXCEPT THAT ANSWER AND THEY REPLIED THAT THEY WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURERS REP FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE... *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT W/ MY 2007 CHYRSLER ASPEN MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLES SIDE. I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF POWER STEERING FLUID FROM THE POINT OF STEERING LOSS TO THE POINT OF IMPACT OF OTHER VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS BOTH WHEELS WERE POINTED INWARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN ASPENS W/ THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT MINE. I AM SEEKING PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES DONE TO MY VEHICLE. MY DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE STEERING TO BE FIXED BUT NOT DAMAGES. THANK YOU JOE.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE BENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND WERE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT HE IS AWARE OF THE MAJOR LAWSUIT THAT WAS PLACED ON THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE RIMS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A RESULT OF A USER ERROR AND THAT THE CONTACT MUST HAVE STRUCK A POTHOLE OR DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DENIES THOSE ACCUSATIONS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE RIMS ARE MORE FOR SHOW THAN FOR ACTUAL USE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE ALERT SENSOR ONLY ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN INCHES AWAY FROM AN OBJECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR PARK ASSIST SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY BY ALERTING THE CONTACT AT SIXTEEN INCHES AWAY. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT THE ALARM WILL NOT ALERT HER IN TIME AND, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS HIGHER FROM THE GROUND. SHE MAY NOT SEE PEOPLE OR OBJECTS IN TIME WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,300, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3.*AK UPDATED 05/23/07 *TR