Eight problems related to tire valve have been reported for the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country based on all problems reported for the 2008 Town & Country.
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the rear driver side tire pressure valve stem detached from the wheel, which caused the tire to deflate without warning. After the failure occurred, the tire pressure warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed; however, the tire was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.
I was putting air in rear passenger side tire, when valve broke in half. Stem was corroded upon inspection. I also noticed that another stem had been replaced already (I bought the car used) and there was still two original stems that were also corroded and probably needed replacement ASAP. Mechanic said it was pretty common with town and country vans.
Went to add air to a tire, the tpms valve stem snapped off, tire lost all air very quickly. The tpms valve stems are all corroded and all are about to fail. If one fails while driving, a very serious accident could result. Decided to purchase a different style of tpms (schrader with a rubber stem, instead of the dangerous originals with their corroding pot metal stems) for all 4 wheels at considerable expense to ensure the safety of my family. From reading forums at e. G. Allpar, this is a common problem. Chrysler surely knows about these dangerous tpms's and should be proactive and at least warn users to check for corrosion, and preferably fix their problem.
The valve stem broke off after we went to the dealership to have the tires tests. Tpms was set off by the first stem replacement we had two months earlier. We now have two replacement valves on our Town & Country. I don't even know if the replacement are from the same faulty supplier in china. But the stem are made of the same metal rather than brass. Please get a recall of these items. The manufacturer will do nothing until someone gets hurt and it does me no good to replace them if they continue to use the same faulty parts.
Valve stems on tpms systems are not made of brass as on the past they are of a pot metal and they corrode under the cap when you try to inflate the tie the snap off causing an instant flat. I f this was to occur at speed it would have catastrophic results. There needs to be a recall before someone gets hurt or killed.
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that he touched the tire pressure monitoring system valve stem and the stem disintegrated due to corrosion, causing the tire to become deflated. The contact mentioned that three of the four tires were affected by the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician verified the failure and stated that the sensor and valve needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. Updated 05/08/lj.
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that the valve stem on the rear passenger side wheel cracked in may 2010 while he was driving at approximately 50 mph which he noticed because it seemed as the tire blew out. The failure occurred again September 2010 on the front driver side wheel. Both stems were replaced at the dealership. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint; the manufacturer offered no assistance. The current mileage is approximately 10,800. The failure mileage was approximately 8,800 updated 01/12/lj updated 04/13/11.
The valve stem on tires has broken 4 times in since vehicle purchased in 2008, causing the tires to immediately and suddenly deflate. Twice when inflating tires with air, once shortly after going through a car wash and once inexplicably while the vehicle was in motion. The local Chrysler service rep at my dealer continually tells me that replacing should prevent the problem from happening again, yet it happened 4 times. Fortunately none of the incidents resulted in a crash or damage, but if the vehicle were moving at higher speeds this could be awful. I cannot believe there has been no recall on these defective parts. This is dangerous and unacceptable, and I feel my family is at risk when we are driving.