NHTSA Complaint #10790051 — 2009 DODGE RAM 1500

WHILE DRIVING THE RETAINER THAT HOLDS THE VALVE STEM IN PLACE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE TPMS SENSOR TO FALL INTO THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. AFTER CHECKING I FOUND ALL THE OTHER RETAINERS WERE CRACKED AND CORRODED. AFTER CHECKING INTO THE MATTER, I FOUND THAT OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES AROUND THAT YEAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND THAT CHRYSLER STOP USING THOSE PARTICULAR TPMS SENSORS AFTER ONLY A SHORT TIME. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT I NEEDED TO CONTACT CORPORATE. I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IF I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY I MAY HAVE CRASHED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.