NHTSA Complaint #10548093 — 2007 BUICK LACROSSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE RIM ON THE TIRES, THE TIRE STEM BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE TIRES WERE CONTINUOUSLY LOOSING AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.