Tire Pressure Monitoring System problems of the 2010 Chrysler Town & Country

2010 Chrysler town and country. At 75,000 miles right rear tire monitor alarmed and within 5 minutes all air had leaked out. Accident almost occurred but was able to pull off road. Removed tire and took to repair shop. They showed me the fault was a corroded tpms device. They removed and replaced with non tpms stem. Very concerned the other 3 will let go in similar fashion. Way too many problems with this noted on various internet sites. Replacement cost is also very high but is forced on people if they want to be safe.

Driving on highway, left rear tire pressure alarmed and went immediately flat, pulled over to the side, took to a service station who said that the metal/aluminum component to the tire pressure sensor valve stem had corroded,when that came off the pressure sensor was sucked into the tire and that was what caused the implosion. They said they see this commonly with these tire pressure sensor guages that chrystler uses. I will now have to pay to replace all 4. I have called the dealer twice now, each time I left a message but they said parts department was not in, and would have to call me back. This could have caused a very serious crash as there was very little time for us to get over to the side of the road, but we were luckily in the right hand land and not going full speed. We did not report to police as the state trooper arrived on scene.

I have a problem with the tire pressure monitor sensors, (a federal mandated safety devise). My 2010 Chrysler Town & Country only has 13,930 miles and while driving the left front tpms came apart and released the air out of the tire. I knew the tire was going flat before the dash lights reflected a problem. After calling for road side service, I was informed this is a current problem as the material used is die-cast (pot metal) which is very corrosive to the elements. I contacted the Chrysler dealer and was told it would cost me $74. 00 for the sensor and $20. 00 labor to fix it. Upon further investigation the other 3 on the car are very corroded and split. This would cost approximately $400. 00 to replace all of them and they are going to replace them with the same inferior component that just failed in 3 years time and 13,930 miles. I can not believe that they are failing in this short of time and has not had a recall. How can a car manufacture meet such a safety mandate with such a defective part. What about the air bags? are they just as cheap, are they going to work when you need them? low pressure on tires can cause "loss of control" and "accidents" as stated by the national highway traffic safety administration. I can not even find a certified third party tire repair shop that will fix the flat tire because if they fix it the safe way by using the trusted rubber stem it violates the federal mandated safety devise, which is illegal and they do not want the liability. They even refuse to fix the flat with Chryslers inferior part. Do people need to die before anyone understands how dangerous this could be at 55 to 70 mile per hour and have the air rush out within a few seconds? it should be a crime to allow a car manufacture to use a inferior product just to say they met a federal mandated safety devise.

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, he heard a loud noise as the tire pressure monitoring system warning light illuminated. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where he noticed that the front passenger's side tire had exploded. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the tire pressure senor had malfunctioned. The tire and sensor were replaced. The failure also occurred with the front driver's side tire pressure sensor. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 3/5/cn.

I have had both back tire aluminum inflation valve stems crack. The first one I noticed that the tire continually deflated and had it replaced before my tire lost all of its pressure. The most recent failure resulted in the valve stem cracking and separating completely causing a flat tire. Is the metal used in the stem too brittle or weak? I am fortunate that I have not had this failure occur while the vehicle was moving. I know several other people have had the same issue. As a result I had to have the stems replaced with rubber ones so that I do not have the same problem again. I am no longer able to view the tire pressure for the back tires, and that is a bummer because I paid extra to have this system in my car. I am very worried for the safety of my family. . . What if the valuve was to break while I was driving? the air does not slowly come out, it releases all of the air out of the tire at one time. I do have the old parts, still.