2008 Chrysler Town and Country tires problems

Filed Jun 14, 2021 · Tires · 123,940 miles · IN

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country equipped with Mastercraft tires, Tire Line: Stratus AS, Tire Size: 225/65/R16, DOT Number: U942F35. The contact state the sidewall separation caused a blowout of the rear driver’s side tire. The contact stated the tow truck driver informed her that the front driver’s side tire also had sidewall separation. The contact towed the vehicle to the tire shop and had to the front and rear driver side tires replaced. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,940.

Filed Sep 26, 2016 · Tires · 41,000 miles · NY

Firestone tires p225/65r17, 4 tires on a 2008 chrysler town and country subn gy [xxx] [xxx] --I have had to tires blow out in 2 months. The tires were fairly new - threads looked good. One blow out was at a low speed, but it was explosive, and the other was in the diamond lane of the lie at about 55 MPH. First time the tire was replaced. The second time that tire and remaining two other firestone tires were replaced. In the vehicle were my husband, (driver) myself (passenger seat) my son 13 y/o and my mother 87 y/o in back seat. Other than a shock at the sound and vibration and then the fear of crossing over to the shoulder from the lie hov lane (across three lanes of traffic). It appears we are all fine. As this was the 2nd time this occurred in 2 months time, a blow out of this tire size and make, and we were extremely lucky not to be injured or injure anyone else as the rubber blew off the tire I - similar to a retreaded truck tire - I am compelled to report it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 1, 2016 · Tires · 115,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the tire pressure monitoring system failed. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Mar 17, 2016 · Tires · 80,000 miles · OH

Tl* 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.

Filed Mar 8, 2016 · Tires · NC

Tl* 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.

Filed Mar 18, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 70,000 miles · OH

All valve stems became corroded and required replacement due to leaking and causing flat tires.

Filed Mar 3, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 98,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town & country. The contact stated that when he touched the rear driver side tire pressure monitoring system valve stem, it disintegrated due to corrosion and caused the tire to become deflated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the tire pressure sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 98,000.

Filed Jan 31, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 104,000 miles · MD

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.

Filed Jan 26, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 68,000 miles · CT

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.

Filed Nov 4, 2013 · Tires, Wheels · 78,000 miles · NE

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.