This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and country. The contact noticed that the valve cover cap on the front driver side tire was missing. In addition, the valve stem fractured from the tire and caused the air to remove from the tire rapidly. The contact had to place the spare tire on the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the valve assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate 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.
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.
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 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 05/08/13
While driving the rear right tire valve broke off and the tire immediately deflated, had my speed been greater or had other cars been near an accident would most likely have happened. While inspecting the valves on the other three tires one more fell off in my hand. We didn't internet search and this problem has happened to many other people. This issue needs to be addressed before somebody gets killed.
While starting to fill the front passenger tire with air, the valve stem portion of the tire monitoring system broke at a point where the tire deflated. Luckily we were parked. The valve stem appears corroded. All Chrysler vehicles with this type of valve stem should be recalled and a replacement (more durable) valve stem installed before the stem breaks off while driving resulting in a severe accident.
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- Mansfield, OH, USA