2008 Dodge Caravan Tires & wheels Problems

THE AIR CHUCK WAS ATTACHED TO THE TPMS SENSOR/VALVE STEM DURING AN INFLATION SERVICE. THE SENSOR/VALVE STEM BROKE AND ALL AIR ESCAPED FROM THE TIRE.

NHTSA ID

10985438

Incident

Feb 20, 2017

Mileage

116,400 mi

I WENT TO PUT AIR INTO THE TIRE AND THE AIR STEM BROKE OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10693969

Incident

Mar 9, 2015

Mileage

189,000 mi

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTERIZED TIRE PRESSURING MONITORING VALVES WHICH WERE DEFICIENT IN NATURE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS. AFTER THREE YEARS OF USE, WHILE TRYING TO SIMPLY UNSCREW THE VALVE COVER TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE, THE CHEAP PLASTIC END BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND, DUE TO CORROSION. LEAVING HIM WITH A FLAT TIRE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, ANOTHER TIRE MONITOR HOLDING SCREW RELEASED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE HOLDING THREADS, AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT, DESTROYING IT IN THE PROCESS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10485723

Incident

Nov 1, 2012

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR/VALVE STEM 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN...VALVE BROKE OFF TRYING TO UNSCREW CAP. IT IS CORRODED AND ONLY HAS 40000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10443327

Incident

Jan 4, 2012

1. WHILE DRIVING (AT 30MPH) IN OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN, THE RIGHT FRONT TPMS VALVE STEM BROKE OFF AND THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED. 2. VALVE STEM BROKE OFF BELOW THE VALVE CORE DEFLATING THE TIRE, MOVED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. 3. VEHICLE TOWED TO TIRE SHOP WHERE TPMS WAS REPLACED FOR $70.00. STILL HAVE OLD TPMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10383324

Incident

Feb 17, 2011

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH A HALF MOON INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR SENSOR FOR THE LEFT REAR TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR WITH A RUBBER VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR SENSOR WAS ON BACK ORDER AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE AIR SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,900.

NHTSA ID

10379862

Incident

Jan 10, 2011

Mileage

36,600 mi

TIRES WORN OUT AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES AND ROTATED OFTEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379688

Incident

Jan 31, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE TIRE THE VALVE STEM BROKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPENED SINCE THE PART WAS ATTACHED TO THE SENSOR. THE MECHANIC PLACED A VALVE STEM THAT WAS NOT MADE FOR THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY FIX BUT THE SENSOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,595.

NHTSA ID

10377070

Incident

Jan 17, 2011

Mileage

35,595 mi

THE TPMS STEMS HAVE BROKEN OFF THE WHEELS ON MY CAR WHILE DRIVING TIRE WENT FLAT AND I HAPPENED TO BE PARKING AT THE TIME SO THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360811

Incident

Oct 16, 2010

Mileage

33,000 mi

I WAS ABOUT TO ADD AIR TO THE FRONT TIRE AND WAS REMOVING THE CAP WHEN THE VALVE BLEW APART ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE STEM. THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TPM VALVE STEM BUT THEY HAD TO ORDER IT AND IT TOOK A WEEK TO GET THE PART. I ASKED THEM TO CHANGE THE OTHER 3, BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE ONE VALVE AT A TIME AS THEY FAIL. MY WIFE WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR, SO I WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, POSSIBLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE IT HAD BROKEN SO EASILY. SURE ENOUGH, TWO WEEKS LATER A SECOND VALVE STEM FAILED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT VERY FAST. LUCKILY I WAS JUST ON MY WAY BACK TO THE HOSPITAL TO BRING HER A FEW THINGS AND DRIVING SLOWLY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. AGAIN, I'M TOLD THEY WILL JUST ORDER ONE VALVE AND REPLACE THEM AS THEY FAIL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT BUT DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH. HOPEFULLY NO ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM ONE OF THESE FAILING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343753

Incident

Jul 15, 2010

Mileage

27,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGERS EXTERNAL VALVE STEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGERS TIRE TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, THE EXACT FAILURE OCCURRED TO THE FRONT PASSENGERS TIRE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO REPORT THE SECOND FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

NHTSA ID

10334625

Incident

May 10, 2010

Mileage

23,000 mi

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN AND JUST TOUCHED THE TIRE VALVE STEM. THE TOP OF THE CAP CAME OFF AND THE TIRE DEFLATED IN LESS THAN 8 SECONDS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED. I ASKED THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR STEMS ON THE CHRYSLER/DODGE COMMONLY BREAK OFF AND THEY HAVE HAD MANY. IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. ON THE DODGE/CHRYSLER FORUMS THIS HAPPENS MANY TIME. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME 82 AND I HAD TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF. JUST BY BRUSHING THE STEM IT CRACKED OFF IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WITH SNOW, OR SOMETHING ELSE BRUSHING ACROSS THE STEM THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INSTANT TIRE DEFLATION AND LOS OF CONTROL A LETHAL DESIGN!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10303428

Incident

Jan 30, 2010

Mileage

28,300 mi

TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON IN OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WENT TO PUT AIR IN TIRES AND FOUND 2 OF THE 4 VALVES STEMS BROKEN OFF TOWARDS THE END OF THE STEM. THE PIECES WERE STILL THERE BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE CAP. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN JUNE 2009. THESE ARE THE TPMS STEMS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE TYPE OF STEMS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10292978

Incident

Nov 19, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi