Tire Valve Problems of Chrysler Town & Country

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Chrysler town and country equipped with bf goodrich advantage ta radial tires, size: 225/65r16 (na). While driving approximately 75 mph, the rear driver's side tire experienced a blowout. The aluminum valve stem detached from the tire and the lug nuts were severely corroded. The contact stated that the remaining three tires were subject to severe cracking on the sidewalls and there were rubber fragments from the rear driver's side tire at the time of the blowout. A highway helper was contacted to replace the tire with the spare located underneath the vehicle. Hastings Chrysler center (2980 highway 61 south, hastings, minnesota 55033, (651) 437-5200) was made aware of the failure and replaced the tire valve sensor. It was determined that severe lug nut corrosion was evident in all of the tires. The contact stated that all four tires were oem equipment purchased on January 4, 2011. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 30,000. The tire failure mileage was 14,000.

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The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the aluminum valve tire pressure sensor illuminated, the contact heard an abnormal noise and the rear passenger tire failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the aluminum stem valve needed to be replaced. In addition, the front and rear passenger side valves failed and were replaced. The failure recurred three times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and provided no solution. The failure mileage was 80,000.

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.

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The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 50 to 55 mph, a warning indicator illuminated and a tire flattened. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the valve stem disintegrated and the sensor fell inside of the tire. The valve stem was replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

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.

2007 Chrysler town and country had low tire pressure message on the console. Removed valve stem cap and went to fill tire with air when part of the valve stem shot at me. Luckily it hit my shoulder and not face or eyes or while driving. Tire then rapidly deflated. Had to replace entire tpms sensor. Tpms sensor valve stem was made of cheap aluminum.

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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.

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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.

The tpms warning light goes off every week telling me one of my tires is low. It is not just one tire. 3 of them seem to be losing air from the valve stem and I have to refill them every week. It seems the stem is made of aluminum and corrodes easily. They become brittle and can break even from washing the car or just checking the air pressure according to t&c owners.

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While checking the tire pressure the valve stem broke.

This vehicle has 40000 miles on it. Approximately after a month of owning it, the tmps valve stem broke off the tire while refilling with air. The sensor has now broken off three separate tires. I researched whether this was an ongoing issue with these vehicles and found out that is has been. Why is nothing being done about this? what would happen if someone was driving on the road when this happened? these valve stems are aluminum, not rubber and they corrode quickly. Also, they are not cheap to replace approx. $100 ea. Something should be done about this before there are serious injuries or deaths from faulty equipment.

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 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.

Discovered that valve stem had broken off. Valve stem is attached to tpms sensor and replacement valve stems are not offered. The breaking of the valve stems seems a common occurrence. Very disconcerting. This happened while driving, even though I did not notice until later and luckily, the tire did not deflate rapidly.

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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.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler town and country. The mechanic could not remove the valve stem when attempting to install new tires. The failure was due to years of the valve core breaking off the valve stem. The vehicle was brought to the dealer and two valve stems were replaced. The newer valve stems, which were made of pot metal, corroded after 40,000 miles. The current mileage is 55,000 and failure mileage was 45,733.

I have two wheels on this vehicle that kept going flat with no aparent reason. Investigation revealed it was corrosion around the valve stem. This was originaly blamed on salt corrosion. This vehicle hasn't been in salt as I am a snow bird and go south for the winter. Further investigation revealed savere corrosion around the safety and sealing bead. In the inner section of the wheel where it is only . 150 inch thick the corrosion is . 110 inch deep. I feel this is a serious defect and have replaced the two defective wheels. One of the wheels when removed contained about 1/2 cup of what appeared to be water.

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Tires were losing air pressure. Dealership examined vehicle for this problem, and replaced tire valve stem. Work performed by dealership did not remedy problem. Dealership then diagnosed that there was a possible chemical reaction with tire repair sealant, which consumer claimed was never used with this vehicle. An employee at a salvage yard informed consumer that problem of continued loss of air pressure in tires could be related to a chemical reaction with the chrome plating of wheel. Please provide any additional information / documentation.

There is a chemical within the tires that causes the rims to corrode, causing the tires to deflate. If the tires are not inflated every couple of days, the vehicle becomes unstable. The valve stem had a leak.

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