Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 1 | ||
| The tire pressure monitors and valve stems in the jeeps need to be looked at. we have had two literally blow out of our tire in less than 2 months. the last time my husband and son were traveling on the highway and lucky they weren't hurt or killed as after it blew out the tire shredded and they ended up on his rim. i called chrysler/jeep and they have me a case #. our local jeep dealer and a local tire store apparently told me this is a common problem that the valve stems/monitor rust and the seal isn't good on the tire anymore so they blow out...we could replace for $80 if we wanted...however there is no guarantee it won't happen again. only way to fix it is to replace all monitors with rubber valve stems. i wasn't willing to wait on the case and have my family's safety at risk so i had them replaced on our jeep. of course chrysler says there is nothing else they can do now b/c we handled it ourselves. we weren't asking for money or for them to pay -- all we want is to make sure this doesn't happen to someone else. they are aware of the problem and won't do anything about it. someone is going to get killed. these can blow out at any time or place. my husband and son are just lucky. please help get this problem taken care of before someone gets injured or dies!!! *tr | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 12/19/2011 | 24000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep wrangler. while parked, the contact noticed that the tire pressure light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technician stated the rear passenger side tire pressure sensor would have to be replaced. after the repair, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the mechanic stated that the spare tire and the rear driver and passenger tire pressure sensors were fractured. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 24,000. | |||
| 05/07/2012 | 46000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep wrangler. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the plastic tire pressure monitoring sensor on the front passenger tire detached and the tire blew out. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and the contact was informed that the tire pressure monitoring sensor on the rear driver's side was also detached. the contact was not informed why the failure occurred. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 46,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||