My 2010 chrysler t&c was parked in my garage. There was a loud bang, like a gunshot. When I went to the garage, the right rear tire was deflated. Upon looking on the ground the aluminum valve stem had sheared off, due to metal fatigue. (it is in my possession) the cap was still attached to the stem. Fortunately, this did not happen on a highway. If this is happening to other owners while the vehicle is moving a highway speed, we might be looking at another ford explorer fiasco. The cost to replace the TPMS sensor ran $169.65. I would like to have chrysler replace these valve stems and sensors with a better metal, such as copper. It would also be nice if chrysler would reimburse me for the cost of replacement. I realize they can't replace my life, or others, but they should be put on notice that these valve stems are unsafe.
2010 Chrysler Town and Country tires complaints
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I have a problem with the tire pressure monitor sensors, (a federal mandated safety devise). My 2010 chrysler town & country only has 13,930 miles and while driving the left front TPMS came apart and released the air out of the tire. I knew the tire was going flat before the dash lights reflected a problem. After calling for road side service, I was informed this is a current problem as the material used is die-cast (pot metal) which is very corrosive to the elements. I contacted the chrysler dealer and was told it would cost me $74.00 for the sensor and $20.00 labor to fix it. Upon further investigation the other 3 on the car are very corroded and split. This would cost approximately $400.00 to replace all of them and they are going to replace them with the same inferior component that just failed in 3 years time and 13,930 miles. I can not believe that they are failing in this short of time and has not had a recall. How can a car manufacture meet such a safety mandate with such a defective part. What about the air bags? Are they just as cheap, are they going to work when you need them? Low pressure on tires can cause "loss of control" and "accidents" as stated by the federal safety agency. I can not even find a certified third party tire repair shop that will fix the flat tire because if they fix it the safe way by using the trusted rubber stem it violates the federal mandated safety devise, which is illegal and they do not want the liability. They even refuse to fix the flat with chryslers inferior part. Do people need to die before anyone understands how dangerous this could be at 55 to 70 mile per hour and have the air rush out within a few seconds? It should be a crime to allow a car manufacture to use a inferior product just to say they met a federal mandated safety devise.
The valve stem broke and is an expensive fix. I have read online that this is habitual with these cheaply made stems. They should cover this under warranty.
This vehicle has 40000 miles on it. Approximately after a month of owning it, the tmps valve stem broke off the tire while refilling with air. The sensor has now broken off three separate tires. I researched whether this was an ongoing issue with these vehicles and found out that is has been. Why is nothing being done about this? What would happen if someone was driving on the road when this happened? These valve stems are aluminum, not rubber and they corrode quickly. Also, they are not cheap to replace approx. $100 ea. Something should be done about this before there are serious injuries or deaths from faulty equipment.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH and coming to a stop sign the vehicle crash into another vehicle parked by the side of the road. As a result, the vehicle axle broke causing the wheel well and the tire to be jammed up into the side. No injuries were reported. The police was notified and a report was available if needed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the axle, the front suspension and tire needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 6,000. . ..updated 11/09/12 *bf updated 11/15/2012
This had happened several times since we bought this from the dealer. I would be driving and have no control over the van , I had to come to a stop and put it in park and then start it up again.very dangerous. My second complaint is a tire went flat less then a year of having the vehicle. I was told by the tire repair mechanic that there was a plug and these are 2008 tires and 2007 rims and that tube where the air goes in was brass and it should not be.he seemed to think they gave us used tire and rims on our vehicle. He said he has seen this where a dealer puts the newer rims and tires on another vechicle to sell it and us unsuspecting customers did not know they had been replaced.
The tire pressure monitor sensors on the 2010 chrysler town and country have valve stems that are built into the sensor - they cannot be separated. The valve stems are aluminum, and they break extremely easily. I bought this vehicle (used) in september, and within less than 3 months all four stems have broken. Fortunately, each time I found one of the broken, the van was in my driveway, and they were not leaking air. In every case, the aluminum was badly corroded - something that shouldn't happen on a vehicle that is less than two years old. The stems should have been made from a material that is less likely to corrode, such as rubber.
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