Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town & country. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side tire pressure valve sensors were cracked as a result of corrosion. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician verified the failure and stated that it needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 112,000.
2008 Chrysler Town and Country wheels complaints
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Our van makes a grinding or rubbing noise coming from the front end/axles. It is especially noticeable when we are turning. It sounds like a fluttering/grinding of metal or some part that is revolving with the wheels as we drive. We had the brake rotors replaced and pads replaced. That helped with the shimmy we felt while braking, but the rubbing/grinding sounds persist. We are being told it might be wheel bearings. Others have reported similar problem to the federal safety agency for this model/year t&c mini van. There is a service notification k19 for this exact problem on some 2008 models. I think our van VIN# should be added to that list of "some 2008 models."
All valve stems became corroded and required replacement due to leaking and causing flat tires.
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.
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.
All 4 wheel stems corroded. 2 failed.
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.
This is the second occurrence. Tire was low - front right - pulled in to put air in and when unscrewing the valve cap, the stem broke off into my hand. The left rear wheel did the same thing 3 months ago. Luckily the stem did not fall apart while driving as the tire went immediately flat. Each time the cost was over 85 plus the call to aaa to assist. I saw that others were having the same issue. With only 60000 miles on the vehicle, the tire pressure monitor should not be failing. Was told this was not covered under warranty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the rear passenger tire deflated and the stem disintegrated due to corrosion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the valve stem needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving, the rear driver's side TPMS sensor fractured in two. The tire was unable to maintain tire pressure. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was common but he would need to purchase a replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 43,000.
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 tire pressure monitor alerted me to a tire with low pressure. This was the second time in two weeks that the sensor had alerted me to a low pressure situation with this tire. I took the vehicle to my independent mechanic who discovered a leaking tire valve due to corrosion. This is the second valve on this van that I have had a problem with. Chrysler is not willing to do anything as far as warranty or defective part is concerned. Their service writer's opinion was - "well, you do live in the northeast and we do get poor weather". This is a lousy excuse for a know problem to chrysler. This situation needs to be recalled before someone has a catastrophic valve failure at speed and is involved in a serious collision. I have since replaced the valve and tire monitor (thanks chrysler for your great design - $100 for a tire valve).
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.
Howling noises from rear wheels when moving. Touching brake pedal stops noise. Right and left calipers, rotors, and pads replaced with new. At 50,469 miles on 2/27/12, grinding noise recurred. Front wheel bearings replaced under extended warranty. At 50,484 miles on 2/28/12, noise from rear wheel recurred; left rear rotor warped, pads stuck. Replaced left rotor, freed up pads. Noise not cured. At 50560 on 3/7/12, noise verified by chrysler mechanic, replaced right rear rotor and rear brake pads. Total cost to owner to date for these repairs: $413.73 and many visits to dealer. Far too much wear and tear for vehicle used only for personal transportation. Took delivery october 1, 2008. Averaged 1,231 per month since purchase. All repairs completed at chrysler dealer.
The valve stem became corroded and broke off under the cap. The tire lost pressure while driving due to the defective valve stem, and valve stem had to be replaced to refill the tire with air.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while inflating the tires, he noticed that the front passenger side valve stem was fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that the valve stem would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer for unrelated maintenance and the contact was informed that both passenger side valve stems were fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
One TPMS valve stem broke when I tried to add some air. Tire got flat instantly.
2008 chrysler town & country... 5 recalls... Brakes brakes brakes...I have had the brakes replaced 4 times now with 96,000 miles on it. Also the rear driver side caliper froze up and I had to replace the pads,rotor,caliper @ a cost of 250.00. The noise from the front hubs drove me crazy!! Paid 550.00 to fix them and got bad parts off the shelf.. Then I got a notice in the mail 3 months after I fixed them about bad bearings in the front and that I can be refunded the money spent to fix them. Now im trying to fill out the paper work need for the refund.
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