Tire Valve Problems of Dodge Caravan

2010 Dodge Caravan. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle tire deflated suddenly while driving and without warning. The mechanic was unable to find any punctures, gashes or other reasons why the tire would have deflated suddenly. He concluded that the nut on the valve stem had corroded, cracked off and the seal between the stem and the tire became un-seated causing the massive loss in air pressure. Upon further inspection, it appeared that the other tires had cracked or were missing nuts on their valve stems and were in danged of the same catastrophic failure.

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The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the tire pressure warning light suddenly illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front passenger's side tire was losing air rapidly. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the valve stem was severally corroded. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

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I was checking the tire pressure and the valve stem broke off in my hand and all the air ran out in 10 seconds. I removed the flat tire and took it to a local dealer and they charged me 100. 00. Apparently this is a common problem for these valve stems with the internal pressure sensors and I'm worried about the other wheels doing similar possibly while driving.

2008 Dodge Caravan. Consumer writes in regards to tire pressure monitoring valves. The consumer stated the vehicle was equipped with computerized tire pressuring monitoring valves which were deficient in nature due to the poor quality of the materials. After three years of use, while trying to simply unscrew the valve cover to check the air pressure, the cheap plastic end broke off in his hand, due to corrosion. Leaving him with a flat tire. On a separate occasion, while driving at high speed, another tire monitor holding screw released due to corrosion of the holding threads, and the tire went flat, destroying it in the process.

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1st time: tire light illuminated. When checking the air pressure, the valve stem broke off mid way up the stem exposing the valve itself. When all was said and done it cost approximately $150. 00 to replace and program. 2nd time: checking air pressure before leaving for a long trip. I could visually see a tire was low on pressure (tire squatting), later removing the cap on the valve stem I could see a distinct what I call wear ring near where the cap, when installed, would end on the stem. As this is the area the previous stem broke, I sprayed the stem with soapy water and confirmed a slow leak from this wear ring. Had this stem replaced with a standard safe valve stem. This is a very unsafe component and should be recalled! the first occurrence took the tire about 20 seconds to go completely flat. If this were to happen at highway speeds while loaded down with a family going on vacation, this could end up with a lot of serious injuries if not fatalities. I'm having all stems replaced with the traditional style until the manufacturer recalls and provides an environmentally tested replacement. I can't believe this type of safety testing is not all ready required.

Valve stem broke off two time [2] on separate occasions, caused tires to lose air quickly, and resulted in tire failure and a loss-of-control, car crashed into curb, no damage to car or person.

This car is a 2010 Dodge Caravan. I have had 2 valve stems fail explosively. It occurs around where the valve core is screwed down. It appears the threaded valve stem just cracks off about the level of the bottom of the valve stem . Both times I was sitting still when it happened. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while replacing the tire the valve stem broke. The contact stated that this should not happened since the part was attached to the sensor. The mechanic placed a valve stem that was not made for the vehicle as a temporary fix but the sensor light on the dashboard illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 35,595.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the rear passengers external valve stem failed and caused the rear passengers tire to collapse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the valve stem had failed due to excessive corrosion and would need to be replaced. The repair was done at no cost to the contact. Within three weeks, the exact failure occurred to the front passengers tire. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted to report the second failure. The failure mileage was 23,000 and the current mileage was 24,000.