NHTSA Complaint #10553813 — 2009 JEEP LIBERTY

APPROXIMATELY JUNE 30, 2013, I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I MANAGED TO CROSS 2 LANES AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO DISCOVER MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS A BROKEN VALVE STEM. THESE ARE THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS USED IN THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. I HAD IT REPLACED. ON NOVEMBER 22, 2013, ONLY 5 MONTHS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AGAIN, 65 MPH, ANOTHER OF THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS BROKE. I DID KEEP SOME OF THE PIECES THAT I FOUND. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE ON THE TIRE THAT QUICKLY WENT FLAT. THERE ARE ONLY 52,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL VALVE STEMS THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE. *TR