Tire Valve problems of the 2009 Chrysler Town & Country

I was unscrewing the plastic tire valve cap and the tire valve stem broke off in my hand. Air leaked out of the tire until the tire was flat. After changing the tire to the spare took the tire to the dealer and was told it needed a $100+ tpms sensor replacement. This is the 2nd time this has happened on this vehicle. The first was handled under warranty. These valve stems break off easily, and make the car undrivable.

While checking the tire pressure the valve stem broke.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the valve stems on the tires were all fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000.

Tire valve stem broke off while at highway speed on an expressway causing the tire to immediately deflate! I was able to pull off on the shoulder and replaced the tire with a spare. Fortunately, the flat was on the right rear tire. If it was on the front I could have lost control and could have had a fatal accident. The tire had to be placed as well as the tpms sensor. The mechanic informed me that this particular valve stem is made of aluminum and can fatigue do to road salt and corrosion. Surly this is a safety issue and the vehicle should be recalled. Due to the fear that this might happen again, I had the remaining sensors replaced at a significant cost to me. Please address this issue before people are killed.

On 1-20-2012 the dash board indicated that the two rear tires needed air. I filled up the driver rear tire and then as soon as the nozzle was placed on the valve stem of the rear passenger tire, the stem broke and the tire went flat. The spare tire was placed on the rear passenger tire. As I walked around rear of the vehicle,I noticed that the other rear tire which I had just filled was flat. I placed air in the tire and headed out. . I needed to stop another four times to fill that tire before reaching my destination. I contacted golling Chrysler on telegraph road in bloomfield hills, mi. I spoke with the service person, adam, the problem was fixed it in about an hour and a half. My daughter advised me that her father-in-law had a similar problem with the valve stems on his chysler vehicle. I asked adam about the valve stems on the two front tires. He indicated that those stems were checked and there were no problems with them. I asked him if there were others were having similar problems with the valve stems. He indicated that they were having problems with them. I then asked him if chrylser was having problems with the stems why the other two stems had not been replaced. He advised that Chrysler has indicated that good stems should not be replaced. I asked if he would guarantee those two stems and he indicated he would not because of the problems they were having. I am not complaining about the service I received but think that the problem is known and Chrysler does not want to fix the problems with the other stems. I can deal with one flat tire but not two at one time. I believe that Chrysler, if it is having a problem with the valve stems should fix the problem to the satisfacion of the customer.

2009 Chrysler Town & Country. Manager from the alliance for consumer protection sent correspondence on behalf of consumer in regards to blown tire and valve stem while driving 65 mph, the consumer experienced a tire blow out. The vehicle was taken to a tire shop, where the he was informed the valve stem had broke off and a rubber stem had to be installed. The sensor had to be replaced and an alignment was performed. In October 2011, while installing brakes on the vehicle, the consumer noticed another valve stem had broken off at the tip, which he also replaced. In Feb 2012, the consumer was informed that there was a hole in the valve stem again. Upon inspection of the valve stems, it was apparent, the valve stems were deteriorating from corrosion from bad metal and road elements used to treat roads in bad weather, such as salt. The consumer was convinced the valve stems were made from aluminum and the road elements were causing the valves to fail, especially in the northern part of the country.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the valve stems broke off on all four tires when they were replaced. The dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that they were aware of the problem, because the part was on back order. The parts were on back order for three months and the dealer stated that it is not under warranty. The failure and current mileages were 50000.