Tire Valve Problems of Toyota 4Runner

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota 4-runner. The contact noticed a metal cap attached to the valve stems was frozen, preventing him from removing them. As a result, he was unable to add air to the tires. The contact expressed concern over possibly losing control of the vehicle and crashing due to the tires being under inflated. An authorized dealer refused to remove the frozen caps and informed the contact the tire sensors would fracture if they did so, and he would be responsible for the repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and was going to contact the dealer on the contact's behalf. The failure and current mileages were 47,241.

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Tire stem valve caps are unable to be removed due to a defect in manufacturing (all 4 tires plus the spare). I am unable to add or remove air from the tires causing a safety hazard. The manufacturer acknowledges the problem but refuses to repair or replace at no charge. The only option offered by the manufacturer is they have offered to break the part off and charge us to replace it (>$500 repair). No accident has yet been caused.

6/9/08 after leaving the car parked at a store for 20 minutes, the front right tire was totally flat. Had car towed to north shore firestone and tires inc . . They said the valve failed. On the tire. . . I had the shop replace the valve and rebalance the tire. . . . . . . . . 7/16/2008 I was about to go to work and found the front left tire. Missing half of the air. . . I took out my cordless air pump ,,attached it to the valve and felt air coming out of the valve, at the stem. . . Had it towed to my mechanic ,huntington diagnostic in huntington and had the front and back 2 valves replaced . . I also had the service station keep the 3 valves for me to pick up when the work was completed. . . . . . . . . The tires were originally replaced along with the 4 valves August /2006 the car had 55k from nys discount tire 1765 NY Ave huntington station NY 11746 631-423-8473 ronnie/owner at the time of the 2 flats I had 75k and 77k on the car. . . . . Ningbo yinzhou haixin tire valve CO ltd----makes the valves.

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