Total Complaints
11 filings
CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID · model year
2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID
11 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2009CHRYSLERASPEN HYBRID carries 11 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2009 ASPEN HYBRID is electrical system with 4 filings, followed by engine (3) and electronic stability control (esc) (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 88 investigation files overlapping the 2009 ASPEN HYBRID, and 7 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 4 |
| ENGINE | 3 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20180824ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PERSISTENT DEAD 12V BATTERY. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, TRUCK WILL BE DEAD WITHIN 24 HOURS OF NOT BEING DRIVEN. ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND KEYS REMOVED. BATTERY WILL BE DEAD IN A LESS THAN A DAY AFTER RUNNING JUST FINE REQUIRES A 2 SECOND JUMP FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE TO START. .
20170522AIR BAGS
2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID HAS 3 RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL UPDATE WASN'T SUCCESSFULLY DONE AND SUBSEQUENTLY I CANT GET THE OTHER 2, S43 AND S92 RECALLS ADDRESSED. FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO P48 RECALL, MY TRUCK WOULD DROP DEAD WHILE DRIVING AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE WHY THE TRUCK WAS DOING SO. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY. THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD 11/24/2014, DEALERSHIP UPLOADED A SOFTWARE A DAY LATER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX DROP DEAD ISSUE. IT WORKED ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER THE UPDATE. IT DROPPED DEAD AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT SAT UNFIXED FOR 10 MONTHS. THEY THEN SAID THE SOFTWARE UPDATE COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND I REPLIED THEN THE SOFTWARE UP DATE WAS THE FINAL CAUSE FOR THE DEATH OF THE VEHICLE. WHY DID YOU UPLOAD IF IT WASN'T GOING TO FIX. THEY REFUSED TO LOOK FURTHER BECAUSE THE AREA SERVICE MANAGER IN A MEETING WITH MR. LOPERNA STATED THE TRUCK HAD 148,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX FURTHER DUE TO MILEAGE THEN WENT ON TO SAY IT WAS OUT OF WA
Mileage: 8,000
20170522ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID HAS 3 RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL UPDATE WASN'T SUCCESSFULLY DONE AND SUBSEQUENTLY I CANT GET THE OTHER 2, S43 AND S92 RECALLS ADDRESSED. FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO P48 RECALL, MY TRUCK WOULD DROP DEAD WHILE DRIVING AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE WHY THE TRUCK WAS DOING SO. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY. THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD 11/24/2014, DEALERSHIP UPLOADED A SOFTWARE A DAY LATER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX DROP DEAD ISSUE. IT WORKED ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER THE UPDATE. IT DROPPED DEAD AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT SAT UNFIXED FOR 10 MONTHS. THEY THEN SAID THE SOFTWARE UPDATE COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND I REPLIED THEN THE SOFTWARE UP DATE WAS THE FINAL CAUSE FOR THE DEATH OF THE VEHICLE. WHY DID YOU UPLOAD IF IT WASN'T GOING TO FIX. THEY REFUSED TO LOOK FURTHER BECAUSE THE AREA SERVICE MANAGER IN A MEETING WITH MR. LOPERNA STATED THE TRUCK HAD 148,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX FURTHER DUE TO MILEAGE THEN WENT ON TO SAY IT WAS OUT OF WA
Mileage: 8,000
20170522ENGINE
2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID HAS 3 RECALLS. THE FIRST RECALL UPDATE WASN'T SUCCESSFULLY DONE AND SUBSEQUENTLY I CANT GET THE OTHER 2, S43 AND S92 RECALLS ADDRESSED. FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO P48 RECALL, MY TRUCK WOULD DROP DEAD WHILE DRIVING AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE WHY THE TRUCK WAS DOING SO. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY. THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD 11/24/2014, DEALERSHIP UPLOADED A SOFTWARE A DAY LATER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX DROP DEAD ISSUE. IT WORKED ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER THE UPDATE. IT DROPPED DEAD AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT SAT UNFIXED FOR 10 MONTHS. THEY THEN SAID THE SOFTWARE UPDATE COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND I REPLIED THEN THE SOFTWARE UP DATE WAS THE FINAL CAUSE FOR THE DEATH OF THE VEHICLE. WHY DID YOU UPLOAD IF IT WASN'T GOING TO FIX. THEY REFUSED TO LOOK FURTHER BECAUSE THE AREA SERVICE MANAGER IN A MEETING WITH MR. LOPERNA STATED THE TRUCK HAD 148,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX FURTHER DUE TO MILEAGE THEN WENT ON TO SAY IT WAS OUT OF WA
Mileage: 8,000
20160115ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED A 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TIE ROD ENDS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT OR QUICKLY ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PUT ME, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS NOT HE ROAD AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. IT HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AND WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OUT OF PARKING LOTS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT AND TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR. THEIR APPROACH HAS BEEN TO PLACE A DATA RECORDER IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE ME DRIVE IT - AGAIN PUTTING ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK. WHILE THE DATA RECORDER WAS IN THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE 3 FAILURES. UNFORTUNATELY THE DATA RECORDER ALSO FAILED AND DID NOT CAPTURE ANYTHING. I HAVE ATTACHED AS MANY OF THE SERVICE RECORDS AS I COULD. THERE ARE MORE THOUGH. I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF THE FAILURES.
Mileage: 50,000
20160115ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TIE ROD ENDS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT OR QUICKLY ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PUT ME, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS NOT HE ROAD AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. IT HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AND WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OUT OF PARKING LOTS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT AND TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR. THEIR APPROACH HAS BEEN TO PLACE A DATA RECORDER IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE ME DRIVE IT - AGAIN PUTTING ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK. WHILE THE DATA RECORDER WAS IN THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE 3 FAILURES. UNFORTUNATELY THE DATA RECORDER ALSO FAILED AND DID NOT CAPTURE ANYTHING. I HAVE ATTACHED AS MANY OF THE SERVICE RECORDS AS I COULD. THERE ARE MORE THOUGH. I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF THE FAILURES.
Mileage: 50,000
20160115STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TIE ROD ENDS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT OR QUICKLY ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PUT ME, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS NOT HE ROAD AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. IT HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AND WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OUT OF PARKING LOTS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT AND TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR. THEIR APPROACH HAS BEEN TO PLACE A DATA RECORDER IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE ME DRIVE IT - AGAIN PUTTING ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK. WHILE THE DATA RECORDER WAS IN THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE 3 FAILURES. UNFORTUNATELY THE DATA RECORDER ALSO FAILED AND DID NOT CAPTURE ANYTHING. I HAVE ATTACHED AS MANY OF THE SERVICE RECORDS AS I COULD. THERE ARE MORE THOUGH. I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF THE FAILURES.
Mileage: 50,000
20151130ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE, THE THROTTLE CONTROL, AND THE TRACTION SENSOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNKNOWN PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Mileage: 68,000
20150920ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN THAT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE END OF FEBRUARY WHEN THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD FOR THE LAST TIME. AROUND SIX MONTHS INTO MY OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE STARTED DROPPING DEAD AT AROUND 65 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BUMP AND STOP AND DROP DEAD ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECALL OCTOBER OF 2014 THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF. I LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL 11/26/2014 FROM THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THE TRUCK WAS THERE FOR SERVICE AFTER DROPPING DEAD 11/24/2014. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP LOGGED INTO THE SYSTEM THAT A RECALL WAS SATISFIED, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER A WEEK LATER. THE DEALERSHIP UPLOADED A SOFTWARE AS PER THE RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER DROP DEAD ISSUES AND TO KEEP THE HYBRID BATTERY FROM GOING DEAD. THAT RECALL IS 5 YEARS LATE BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAS HAD THOSE SYMPTOMS SINCE I PURCHASED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPLOADED 11/26/2014, THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD AGAIN THE END OF FEBRUARY AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOT FIXED SINCE
Mileage: 148,000
20150920ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN THAT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE END OF FEBRUARY WHEN THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD FOR THE LAST TIME. AROUND SIX MONTHS INTO MY OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE STARTED DROPPING DEAD AT AROUND 65 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BUMP AND STOP AND DROP DEAD ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECALL OCTOBER OF 2014 THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF. I LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL 11/26/2014 FROM THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THE TRUCK WAS THERE FOR SERVICE AFTER DROPPING DEAD 11/24/2014. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP LOGGED INTO THE SYSTEM THAT A RECALL WAS SATISFIED, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER A WEEK LATER. THE DEALERSHIP UPLOADED A SOFTWARE AS PER THE RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER DROP DEAD ISSUES AND TO KEEP THE HYBRID BATTERY FROM GOING DEAD. THAT RECALL IS 5 YEARS LATE BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAS HAD THOSE SYMPTOMS SINCE I PURCHASED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPLOADED 11/26/2014, THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD AGAIN THE END OF FEBRUARY AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOT FIXED SINCE
Mileage: 148,000
20150920ENGINE
I HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN THAT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE END OF FEBRUARY WHEN THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD FOR THE LAST TIME. AROUND SIX MONTHS INTO MY OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE STARTED DROPPING DEAD AT AROUND 65 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BUMP AND STOP AND DROP DEAD ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECALL OCTOBER OF 2014 THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF. I LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL 11/26/2014 FROM THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THE TRUCK WAS THERE FOR SERVICE AFTER DROPPING DEAD 11/24/2014. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP LOGGED INTO THE SYSTEM THAT A RECALL WAS SATISFIED, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER A WEEK LATER. THE DEALERSHIP UPLOADED A SOFTWARE AS PER THE RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER DROP DEAD ISSUES AND TO KEEP THE HYBRID BATTERY FROM GOING DEAD. THAT RECALL IS 5 YEARS LATE BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAS HAD THOSE SYMPTOMS SINCE I PURCHASED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPLOADED 11/26/2014, THE TRUCK DROPPED DEAD AGAIN THE END OF FEBRUARY AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOT FIXED SINCE
Mileage: 148,000
Compare 2009CHRYSLERASPEN HYBRID to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 7 Open
RQ25005Recall QueryOpen
Recall 23V-413 Post Remedy Failures
PE25009Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Intermittent Loss of Electric Power Steering
RQ25002Recall QueryClosed
Recall 19V-293 Post Remedy Failures
PE24018Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Engine Stall With Intermittent Restart
RQ24004Recall QueryOpen
Loss of motive power due to an internal wiring connector short.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID have?▼
The 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID has 11 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID?▼
The most-complained component for the 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM with 4 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE and ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC).
Is the 2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN HYBRID safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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