NHTSA Complaint #10435678 — 2008 DODGE RAM 1500

2008 DODGE RAM TRUCK 1500 SERIES , 25,000 KM PROBLEM : ALUMINUM SCHRADER ELECTRONIC VALVE STEM WITH THE RUSTED OFF STEEL LOCKING NUTS THAT RUSTS OFF AND THEN FALLS INSIDE THE TIRE CAUSING A FLAT TIRE AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED TOO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN DATE: JUNE 7 / 2011 SERIAL # [XXX] ON JUNE 7 / 2011 AT ABOUT 7:00 PM GOING WEST BOUND ON HI WAY 118 TOWARDS BRACEBRIDGE ONTARIO I HAD MY FIRST FLAT TIRE.WHILE DRIVING AT 90 KM THE TRUCKS LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND DROPPED ON THE RIM AND I COULD HERE THE FLAT TIRE STARTED SLAPPING THE STEEL RIM. ON JUNE 9/2011 I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE BRACEBRIDGE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. I TALKED THE SERVICE DEPT.,REP AND TOLD HER ALL ABOUT THE MISSING VALVE STEM AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HAVE TIRE INSPECTED AT GOODYEAR DEALER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. THE TECH TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THE STEEL NUTS FALLING OFF ON THE ALUMINUM SCHRADER VALVES THAT ARE MOUNTED TO THE RIM.TIRE WAS DAMAGED INSIDE FROM THE STEEL WHEEL RIM WHEN IT WENT FLAT. UPDATED SCHRADER VALVES SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN , HE MENTIONED THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR A NEW TIRE BUT THE VALVE STEMS WOULD BE REPLACED. WITH A 2008 RAM TRUCK WITH 25.000 KM ON IT THIS IS NOT MY PROBLEM NOR GOODYEAR BUT CHRYSLER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ON HOW YOU ARE GOING TO PER CEDE. UPDATE : ON JULY 6/2011 I HAD A NEW TRUCK TIRE INSTALLED AT THE ABOVE DEALER AT NO CHARGE ( GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE ) UPDATE I CALLED THE CHRYSLER 1-800 HOT LINE WHAT A WAIST OF TIME YOU MIGHT AS WELL TALK TO THE WALL . [XXX] PLEASE NOTE : I HAVE 4 NEW AIR SCHARDER VALVE STEMS INSTALLED BUT THEY ARE THE SAME ONES THAT RUSTED OFF .I WAS TOLD AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A DIFFERENT STYLE FOR THAT 2008 TRUCK SO THEY HAD TO PUT THE SAME PROBLEM VALES BACK ON. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR