NHTSA Complaint #11004153 — 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11004153 |
| Vehicle | 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 167,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | KS |
Consumer Description
LOW TIRE PRESSURE ALARM INITIATED AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEED, ROUGHLY 70MPH STRAIGHT LINE TRAVEL. PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE METAL VALVE STEM HAD CRACKED JUST BELOW THE PLASTIC CAP AND HAD LEAKED ABOUT 6-8PSI OUT OF 36. CONTACT WITH THE TIP CAUSED IT TO CRACK OFF COMPLETELY CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. WOULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IF VEHICLE HAD STILL BEEN MOVING OR IF RESPONSE TO TIRE PRESSURE WARNING WAS DELAYED. HIGH HAZARD FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND VALVE STEM FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT THE FIRST WAS A CORROSION LEAK AROUND THE BASE WHICH WAS MUCH SLOWER.
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