2010 Dodge Journey Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE LOW TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE METAL VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,716. UPDATED *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE NUT CAME OFF AND THE VALVE STEM AND SENSOR WERE SUCKED INSIDE THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. UPDATED 09/08/15*JB

NHTSA ID

10724679

Incident

Jun 8, 2015

Mileage

67,716 mi

ROTTED VALVE STEMS, CAUSING TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE VEHICLE STOPPED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682548

Incident

Feb 8, 2015

Mileage

66,797 mi

2010 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HIT A POTHOLE, AND A SHORT DISTANCE LATER, A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD, READ THE TIRE WAS UNDER INFLATED. WITHIN MINUTES, HE HAD TO PULL OVER, BECAUSE THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED NOT ONLY DID HE HIT A POTHOLE, BUT THERE WAS PIECE OF METAL THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PLUG THE TIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10652261

Incident

Sep 17, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STEMS BLEW OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEMS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10625947

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND HE ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALL FOUR SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SENSORS MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE ON THE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKING CAUSING THE BLOW OUT. UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10598847

Incident

Jun 14, 2014

Mileage

49,000 mi

LOW AIR CAME ON THEN FOUND OUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR NUT WAS CRACKED ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND THE VALVE STEM CRACKED ON LEFT REAR WHEEL. CALLED TWO DODGE DEALERS AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE REPLACE THE ENTIRE SENSOR AT A COST OF $130 EACH, AND THEY ARE REPLACING THEM WITH A NEW SENSOR WITH A RUBBER VALVE FOR THE SAME REASON I'M HAVING. THEY TOLD ME THE ALUMINUM PARTS(STEM AND NUT) ARE CORRODING FAST CAUSING BREAKAGE OR CRACKS. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH JUST OVER 33K MILES BUT MORE THAN 36 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR, ESPECIALLY IF AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND THOSE PARTS FAIL WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE SENSOR TO POSSIBLY COME OFF AND THEN CAUSE A BLOW OUT TO THE POINT THE CAR MAY LOOSE CONTROL. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND IT IS RISKY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. SCHRADER, THE SENSOR MANUFACTURER, DOES HAVE REPLACEMENT SENSORS WITH RUBBER VALVES AT LESS THAN $50 RETAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511632

Incident

May 6, 2013

Mileage

33,234 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO TIRES, SIZE 225/55/R19. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DOT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANNUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10486050

Incident

Oct 27, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND MY TIRE BLEW OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS CORRODED, CRACKED AND SPLIT IN HALF. UPON CHECKING OF ALL MY TIRES, ALL OF THEM ARE CRACKED AND CORRODED. ON THE TIRE THAT BLEW THE STEM WAS TOTALLY SPLIT IN HALF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THEY CHANGED TO PLASTIC IN THE 2011 JOURNEY'S. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 1 1/2 MONTHS AGO AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10469276

Incident

Aug 4, 2012

Mileage

49,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNA PRO TIRES, SIZE 225/70R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDERS AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,850.

NHTSA ID

10456987

Incident

Apr 27, 2012

Mileage

16,850 mi

2010 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING DEFECTIVE TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES, BECAUSE TWO OF THEM WENT FLAT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE INFERIOR (KUMHO TIRES). *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/17/11

NHTSA ID

10381989

Incident

Feb 1, 2011