NHTSA Complaint #10500056 — 2009 NISSAN VERSA

REPEATED FLAT TIRES DUE TO AIR LEAKS WHICH RESULTED IN FINALLY DISCOVERING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVES ON 3 OF 4 TIRES WERE FAULTY. THESE VALVES WERE $150 EACH WHICH IS MORE THAN THE TIRES COST! WHEN TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS, WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVES ARE MADE OF METAL WHICH IS PRONE TO RUST ESPECIALLY WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE TIRE WELLS. APPEARS TO BE FAULTY ENGINEERING. CLAIM BY REPAIR PERSONNEL THAT A VALVE LESS LIKELY TO RUST WOULD BE BEST BUT NO VALVE AVAILABLE THAT WILL ALSO MEET NISSAN REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE TIRE SENSOR INFORMATION BACK TO THE COMPUTER SIGNAL. WAS TOLD THAT IF THE SENSORS WERE NOT REPLACED COULD HAVE UNEXPECTED FLATS OR BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I DRIVE OVER 60 MILES A DAY FOR WORK SO SAFETY IS A CONCERN. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT NEED FOR RECALL. *TR