Tire Pressure Monitoring System problems of the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the tire pressure monitoring system failed. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.

The tire pressure monitor alerted me to a tire with low pressure. This was the second time in two weeks that the sensor had alerted me to a low pressure situation with this tire. I took the vehicle to my independent mechanic who discovered a leaking tire valve due to corrosion. This is the second valve on this van that I have had a problem with. Chrysler is not willing to do anything as far as warranty or defective part is concerned. Their service writer's opinion was - "well, you do live in the northeast and we do get poor weather". This is a lousy excuse for a know problem to Chrysler. This situation needs to be recalled before someone has a catastrophic valve failure at speed and is involved in a serious collision. I have since replaced the valve and tire monitor (thanks Chrysler for your great design - $100 for a tire valve).

Valve stem cracked leaving tire flat. Had it replaced and the tps has not worked for the tire that deflated. Replaced and still not working.

Valve stem broke while checking and filling the tires.

For the second time, the valve stem on my 2008 town and country broke. This time it resulted in a tire going flat while going about 15 miles an hour. Fortunately we could get off the road and aaa came to put on the spare tire. We replaced the stem but will need an expensive sensor to be replaced. Chrysler will not fix this part as part of the extended warranty. We are concerned that the next two stems could go and cause a very serious accident.

For second time in two years at 30,000 miles I had to replace my front brakes and grind rotors. On 6/29/2011 2008 Chrysler t&c touring 3. 8l went to wolbert auto body in pittsburgh, PA for brake warning squeelers and a tire rotation. Upon paying for front brakes, machining of front rotors and rotating tires my mechanic indicated on my invoice that both front vave stems bad. Took car to micks odge Chrysler in robinson twp. , PA on 7/7/2011 (note this was scheduled and it was made clear to Chrysler that the two valve stems were corroded and cracked). Car picked up from frank stifter where he indicated only one valve stem was bad. I asked that he show me what he saw and shared with frank that our mechanic warned and documented two front stems bad. He insisted only one and showed me. After leaving I went back to wolbert auto who specifically showed me that not only were the front two corroded and cracked (nut and valve) but that the back two were already corroding and could soon crack. Same day 07/07/11 called Chrysler and indicated they may want to replace all four and that it is a safety issue. Later on 07/07/11 took two daughters to movies and tire fails on exit. Patron took me to theater, 911 call made, tow requested, husband notified to resuce us. All in one day. Thank goodness I was on a ramp and not 79 s at a much higher speed. My children were devistated. Note also I told frank that I had concern for safety with three kids and played out a senario over the phone. Within 90 min. Of our converstaion the scenario became a fearful reality. Frank said I needed to contact Chrysler and that it is not the job of micks job to do so. I feel that micks Dodge is at fault for not being prepared to correct the problem for which it was scheduled in their maintenance dept. And Chrysler responsible for the numerous complaints found all over the internet. Something must be done to protect our t&c driving citizens. Lives matter in the case of a very poor design!!!.

Failure of 3 tpms valve stems. (tire pressure monitor sensor) tpms is mounted to the wheel with a aluminum valve stem and aluminum nut. The nuts and stems are corroding and the nut is cracking. The sensor and stem is held in place by air pressure in the tire but it begins leaking air after the nut cracks. Tire leaks 1-2 psi per mile at 65mph. Can not add air to tire because when you push on the valve stem it pushes into the rim. 2008 Chrysler town and country with 30 thousand miles. The tires on the van haven't even been replaced yet. Valve stems on the sensors are bare aluminum with no corrosion protection. Tpms appear to be made by siemens vdo and are not made by Chrysler. Stems need to made from a more corrosion resistent metal or need to be anodized. Chrysler has repaired under warranty so far but valve stems/sensor don't last 3 years.

2008 Chrysler town and country: faulty valve stems. Three of the four valve stems have broken in the past 2 months. They were the originals. I'm expecting the fourth to go anytime now. They all broke when I was unscrewing the cap to check pressure or add air. As soon as I started to twist, the whole thing just came off in my fingers, with the top of the stem still embedded in the plastic cap. Had to replace entire tpms because it's all one part.

I beleive the tire pressure monitoring system components are badly constructed. I have just had my 2nd one bust while trying to put air in the tire. I am lucky that both times they broke I was at a place that could immediately put in a regular valve stem so that I could still use my car. . . . . Both times my tires deflated because the top where the air is put in broke completely off the stem. . . . . Made with aluminum????? why???? now I am worried about the other ones left on my car to break. . . . . . Car is only 3 yrs old (2008 Chrysler town n country) the 1st one that broke was just a few months before the 2nd one which prompted this complaint. . . . . . . These need to be examined for a possible recall. . . . They need to be made to last. I am in the process of tryinh to get Chrysler zone to do something about this. . . . . . I would hate to be driving and for one to break. . . . . I forsee major lawsuits if this happens.

While parked in our heated garage, valve stem snapped off allowing the tire to completely deflate as I washed the tires of my 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. Thankfully I was not driving down the freeway at the time of the valve stem failure. This should never happen and certainly not at 34,000. We contacted the local Chrysler dealer for repair.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that the tire pressure sensor fractured and as a result, the tire continued to go flat. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 56,000.

I own a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country touring van which was purchased in sept of 2008. I have 10,000 miles on the van, and had put on 1300 miles during this trip. While traveling through the rolling hills of wyoming, I stopped at a scenic overlook. The 6 passengers got out of the car and the right front tire deflated in a matter of seconds. After inspecting the tire, we noticed the cap was not on the valve stem. In fact the inner workings of the stem were gone. The repairman confirmed our suspicion and replaced the valve stem. We are in possession of the defective valve stem. Had we been moving at the time of the incident, there could have been a fatal accident. We are concerned that the remaining valve stems may also have a defect.

2008 Chrysler town and country, tps tire sensor faild and broke cousing a front tire to blow out. Vehicle then went into the ditch.