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2009 Dodge Grand Caravan Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Latest Oct 28, 2022
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 36 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming tire or wheel

The 25 most recent of 36, in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 28, 2022
1 injury reported

225/65 R 16 100 My van is available for inspection; the left front driver’s-side tire was repaired (under warranty) on 6 August 2022; a plug was installed to repair a ticking sound, which ended up being a nail imbedded in the tire. Once on the road again, I still heard an annoying sound( I realized the mechanic may not have cut the plug flush). I intended to go back to have them cut it off, but forgot due to my recent part-time work activities & starting College at night.(as well as getting Covid on 28 September 2022. I was scheduled to work at Davanni’s on 21 October 2022. I got into work around 12:33. I use an App on my phone to deliver pizza’ & hoagies. I took a large order around 15:30. I was nervous driving, because my van(previously reported on this site)was having the electrical issues, even when I put my vehicle in park. I messaged my customer when I was 2-3 minutes away(I was extra cautious because my signals wouldn’t show drivers behind me that I was turning, so my 1st text would usually be at a semi-fore, then when I park in driveway, I send a text I am there. The customer had a pretty high incline when I parked. After sending the text I proceeded to exit my vehicle. (my phone was in my right hand). I stepped out with my left foot, then the right; I was fully standing when all of a sudden I felt my door pushing on my left side, I braced my left arm, looked down & noticed the van was rolling back. I felt the tire start to hit my toe then instantly brought my right foot up to step on the brake. In doing so I had my right buttocks wedged against my seat base. I slammed my elbow & ribs onto the threshold of the door and my right arm/pit against the seat. I looked up by the steering wheel where the shift stick is, & realized it was down. I reached up with my left arm & pushed up 2- notches, couldn’t reach park. I texted the person that I need help. He came out swiftly, put it in park & help me arise from my wedged position. I went to ER next day

NHTSA ID
11491257
Incident
Oct 21, 2022
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 17, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIRES, SIZE: 225/65R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FLAT TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (12430 AUTO DR, CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029 (301) 596-9990) WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM AND A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE IN THE REAR. ALSO, THE NUT VALVE STINT WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,725.

NHTSA ID
11047044
Incident
Jan 10, 2014
Mileage
81,725 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 22, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR BLINKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR THE TIRE AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A NEW TIRE AND TIRE VALVE WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TPMS WHEEL VALVE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA CONSUMER STATED TPMS TIRE VALVES ARE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE BLOWOUT, VALVES CORRODED VERY EASILY DUE TO ROAD SALT AND HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS. UPDATE 05/21/18*JB

NHTSA ID
10785405
Incident
Oct 10, 2015
Mileage
98,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 11, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO A FAULTY METAL VALVE STEM THAT HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE VALVE STEM TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. LATER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ADDITIONAL THREE METAL VALVE STEMS WERE ALSO CRACKED AND AIR WAS LEAKING FROM EACH TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID
10632453
Incident
Aug 25, 2014
Mileage
80,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Aug 22, 2014

WHILE DRIVING THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AT OUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE WE STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION TO CHECK THE TIRES. I CHECKED AND/OR ADDED AIR TO 3 OF THE TIRES, WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE THE VALVE STEM CAP ON THE 4TH TIRE, THE END OF THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THANKFULLY THE BREAK OCCURRED ON THE OUTER PORTION OF THE STEM SO THE NEEDLE VALVE IS STILL IN PLACE AND THE TIRE STILL HOLDS AIR. HOWEVER I'M NO LONGER ABLE TO CHECK OR ADD AIR TO THIS TIRE. THE METAL ON THE VALVE STEM APPEARED TO BE VERY CORRODED. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ON A VAN THAT IS PARKED IN A GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME AND NOT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AS MUCH AS MOST OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10627437
Incident
Aug 8, 2014
Mileage
77,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 25, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE CORRODING AND AS A RESULT, THEY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ALL FOUR VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID
10606034
Incident
Mar 3, 2014
Mileage
50,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 5, 2014

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECT WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LIKELY POTENTIAL FOR THE SENSORS/VALVE TO BREAK/CORRODE DUE TO COMPOSITION AND CORROSION OF METAL MATERIALS. THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE RAPID DECOMPRESSION OF AIR, AND IT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE, ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10585910
Incident
May 1, 2014
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Mar 21, 2014

WHILE OPERATING OUR 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE'S VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE FAILED (OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS AFTER CONCLUDING HIGHWAY DRIVING). THE NUT HOLDING THE VALVE STEM ON APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN CAUSING THE SENSOR TO FALL INTO THE TIRE AND RESULTED IN THE TIRE DEFLATING IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE THIRD SENSOR FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE FIRST TWO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY - AIRING UP TIRES CAUSED THE STEMS TO BREAK IN HALF. A CALL TO THE GENERAL DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING. A CALL TO MY DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY REPLACE THE TPMS SENSORS "EVERYDAY" DUE TO FAILURES AND THEN PROCEEDED TO QUOTE ME $200+ FOR A SENSOR REPLACEMENT WHICH INCLUDED "PROGRAMMING" THE SENSOR WHICH ISN'T EVEN NECESSARY ON THIS VEHICLE. DODGE DEALERSHIP HAD STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES IN THEIR LINEUP HAVE SWITCHED OVER TO TPMS SENSORS USING RUBBER VALVE STEMS. THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR OUR YEAR GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10573934
Incident
Mar 20, 2014
Mileage
78,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Mar 9, 2014

ON TWO OCCASIONS IN PAST THREE WEEKS. THE TPMS VALVE STEMS SNAPPED OFF, RESULTING IN THE IMMEDIATE DEFLATION OF A TIRE. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MILES/HOUR). *TR

NHTSA ID
10568015
Incident
Feb 25, 2014
Mileage
3,100 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 8, 2014

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE FILLING TIRE WITH AIR, THE STEM OF TIRE SNAPPED IN HALF, LETTING ALL THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRE. HAD TO HAVE A NEW SENSOR INSTALLED ($130+). FOUR MONTHS LATER, LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE TO FIND THAT ANOTHER STEM WAS CRACKED. HAD THAT REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $130. WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED, THEY FOUND ANOTHER STEM LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED IT FOR FREE AND TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE STEMS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE STEMS ARE TREADED ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE, THEY DO NOT HOLD UP TO ROAD SALTS AND WEATHER. DODGE DID CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2011 MODEL VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2009 TIRE STEMS/SENSORS. STILL HAVE THE CAR AND ALL FOUR SENSORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. HORRIBLE ENGINEERING AND DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY DO NOT THINK ANYONE WILL BE KILLED BY THEIR POOR DESIGN. NOT MUCH OF A CHANCE OF BEING SUED FOR THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10559022
Incident
Jan 11, 2011
Mileage
60,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Sep 15, 2013

LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRE WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE IN TIRE THE TPMS SENSOR/VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING ALL OF THE AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10543667
Incident
Sep 14, 2013
Mileage
100,900 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2013

WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE IN A CUSTOMER'S TIRE THE TPMS SENSOR/VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING ALL OF THE AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED FOR $45. *TR

NHTSA ID
10543297
Incident
Sep 10, 2013
Mileage
62,237 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Aug 25, 2013

ON JULY 2, 2013 THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON. I WENT TO PUT AIR IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF RESULTING IN A FLAT TIRE. I HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED AT A COST OF $140.00. ON AUGUST 20, 2013 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO GOOD YEAR. THEY TOLD ME THE TWO VALVE STEMS ON THE PASSENGER WHEELS, FRONT/BACK WERE VERY CORRODED. THEY DID MANAGE TO FILL BOTH TIRES FOR ME. THE LIGHT WENT OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WENT TO FILL THE TIRES AND THE ONE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF, ANOTHER FLAT TIRE! PUT ON THE SPARE, DROVE HOME, CALLED AROUND AND HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO BE FIXED AGAIN. $700 LATER, 4 NEW TIRES, ANOTHER TPMS REPLACED, AND AN ALIGNMENT. TWO VALVE STEM ARE STILL IFFY, BUT THEY SAID THEY SEALED OKAY........ I AM NERVOUS ABOUT ALLOWING MY WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS CAR WITH TWO MORE CORRODED VALVE STEMS. WHO KNOWS IF THEY WILL POP OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M SEEING OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. ~THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID
10537167
Incident
Jul 2, 2013
Mileage
15,500 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jul 16, 2013

VALVE STEM BROKE ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AFTER PARKING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. TIRE WENT FLAT AND HAD TO REPLACE VALVE STEM, 1 MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER FRONT VALVE STEM BROKE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE TIRE TO IMMEDIATELY GO FLAT. RESULTING IN REPLACING TIRE AND VALVE STEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10525260
Incident
Jun 7, 2013
Mileage
75,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 19, 2013

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEM MADE OF ALUMINUM, CORRODED AND CAUSED THE RETAINING NUTS TO SPLIT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SENSORS.

NHTSA ID
10520299
Incident
May 1, 2013
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed May 8, 2013

TPM WAS ON. STOPPED TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. WHEN WENT TO UNSCREW CAP ON REAR PASSENGER TIRE, AIR STARTED SHOOTING OUT AND TIRE WENT FLAT IN SECONDS. VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY HAD CORRODED AND BROKE OFF IN CAP. IF I WERE DRIVING, MY FOUR CHILDREN AND I COULD BE DEAD. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. DODGE IS USING FAULTY VALVE STEMS, ENDANGERING PEOPLE'S LIVES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10511047
Incident
May 7, 2013
Mileage
94,668 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Apr 20, 2013

LEFT REAR TPMS VALVE STEM CORRODED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TIRE QUICKLY DEFLATED. TIRE DEALER REPLACED TIRE, BUT VALVE STEM WAS TOO CORRODED, SO A REGULAR VALVE STEM WAS USED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE RIGHT FRONT VALVE STEM FAILED, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WHILE AT TIRE DEALER, I HAD THEM REPLACE THE OTHER TWO TPMS SENSORS THAT HADN'T FAILED (YET). *TR

NHTSA ID
10508937
Incident
Apr 18, 2013
Mileage
84,624 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 2, 2013

LOW TIRE PRESSURE CAME ON. CHECK TIRE FOR AIR PRESSURE AND THE VALVE STEM BROKE AND FLEW OFF 20 FEET. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT DRIVING AS THIS WOULD OF CAUSED A CRASH INDEED ESPECIALLY AS I WAS GOING TO BE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 75 MPH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS MAIMED OR KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10501012
Incident
Feb 21, 2013
Mileage
43,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 13, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE CONTINUOUSLY DEFLATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/27/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM LOCKING NUT CORRODED, CRACKED AND DISENTAGRATED. THE VALVE BLEW OUT CAUSEING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE WHEN DRIVING. UPDATED 1/14/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID
10475338
Incident
Sep 7, 2011
Mileage
30,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Sep 10, 2012

ALMOST TO WORK IN MY 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY A ONE HOUR DRIVE AND LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON IN CAR. ONCE GOT TO WORK NOTICED REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AIR LOW. AT LUNCH TRIED TO FILL WITH AIR BUT COULD NOT BECAUSE THE WAS VALVE GOING INTO THE TIRE. TOOK TO TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT TIRE SENSOR CAP WAS MISSING. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY OR HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE SENSOR AT A COST OF $130. THEN 3 DAYS LATER TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LOW. LOOKED AT TIRE SENSOR CAP AND NOTICE IT WAS CRACKED, CORRODED AND PIECE MISSING FROM CAP. LOOKED AT OTHER TWO CAPS AND THEY ARE BOTH CRACKED AND CORRODED. SO THAT EXPLAINS WHY FIRST CAP WAS MISSING - IT CORRODED AND FELL OFF. SO NOW REMAINING 3 SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK TO DEALER BUT WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. SEEMS TO ME IF ALL 4 SENSOR CAPS ARE CRACKED, CORRODED AND FALLING OFF THERE IS A DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE THE AIR LEAK QUICKLY FROM THE TIRE NOR DID IT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT EASILY COULD HAVE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10474539
Incident
Sep 6, 2012
Mileage
64,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jul 9, 2012

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS ON. TIRE PRESSURE WAS FINE. ONE TIRE STARTED A SLOW LEAK, BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC. VALUES HAVE CORRODED, ONE FELL IN THE TIRE. ALL THE SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10464702
Incident
Jul 1, 2011
Mileage
50,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 18, 2012

A CORRODED VALVE STEM LET GO JUST AFTER THE LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WE MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE BERM AND CALLED AAA. THE MAN CAME OUT AND PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND WE ABLE TO GET HOME. I CHECKED OUT THE OTHER VALVE STEMS AND THEY ARE CORRODED ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID
10452130
Incident
Mar 17, 2012
Mileage
33,329 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 16, 2011

VALVE SYSTEM FAILURE: WHILE TRAVELING 2000 MILES FROM HOME, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE CHECKED ALL TIRE PRESSURE AND FILLED ONE LOW TIRE, BUT LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO NOTED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED, AND COULD HAVE COME DISLODGED AT ANY MOMENT, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. REPLACED TPMS SENSOR AT A COST OF $153. *TT

NHTSA ID
10413129
Incident
May 24, 2011
Mileage
40,778 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 11, 2011

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VALVE STEM FAILURE. IN NOV WE WENT OUT FOR THANKSGIVING SUPPER COME OUT AND FOUND FRONT LEFT TIRE FLAT, VALVE STEM WAS BROKEN OFF AND COULD NOT FIND CAP OR VALVE. VAN HAD ABOUT 38,000 ON IT. THIS SUNDAY PULLED BACK INTO DRIVE AND IN MATTER OF SECONDS REAR RIGHT WENT FLAT. FOUND SAME PROBLEM. WENT OVER TO CHECK LEFT REAR AND FOUND CRACK IN STEM WITHIN 1/32" BELOW CAP, I CALLED FOR NEW STEMS DEALER IS OUT OF STOCK SO THE VAN MUST SIT. I WILL HAVE TO PUT RUBBER STEMS IN AND DEAL WITH THE LIGHT SO I CAN USE THE VAN. NOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY WIFE OR MYSELF WITH KIDS AND GRANDKIDS ARE ON A TRIP BUSY ROADS,LOTS OF TRAFFIC AND THIS WOULD HAPPEN. WHEN THESE BLOW TIRES ARE FLAT IN SECONDS. ITS MAKES ME AFRAID TO DRIVE NOING THIS COULD HAPPEN. $74.25 EACH PER STEM NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THIS IS NOT FAIR OR SHOULD NOT BE ALOAD ON VEHICLES. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THE VAN NOW HAS 40,449. *TT

NHTSA ID
10411902
Incident
Jul 10, 2011
Mileage
38,750 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 20, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THREE VALVE STEMS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA ID
10407493
Incident
Jun 18, 2010
Mileage
38,000 mi

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