Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 44000 | 1 | |
| Please note this car has been difficult since i bought it. between the tires, brakes and rotors there have been issues. approximately 6-12 months ago i stopped to put air in my tire as my sensor informed me the tire was low. when i placed the hose on the valve stem the stem cracked in half. this cost me money to fix. now on 11/24/12 i was once again informed i needed air and once again the stem broke, costing me over $100 to fix plus i had it fixed at pepboys as the spare was a donut and didn't want to use it.this cost me $25 but the stem was not the one for the censor. meanwhile i called the dealer, outten county chrysler, and left a message as they were closed. i setup an appointment and was informed that they have seen this many, many times. to me, personally, i feel this a major issue. i bought a new car to alleviate all the repair headaches yet i am still doing it, plus why would simply putting air in the tire cause the valve to break? according to the person at the desk they noted they have seen this problem many times that the valve stems corrode and break easily. to me this is a rip off to me, the consumer and costly at that. please let me know if you need anything else. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 44000 | ||
| Please note this car has been difficult since i bought it. between the tires, brakes and rotors there have been issues. approximately 6-12 months ago i stopped to put air in my tire as my censor informed me the tire was low. when i placed the hose on the valve stem the stem cracked in half. this cost me money to fix. now on 11/24/12 i was once again informed i needed air and once again the stem broke, costing me over $100 to fix plus i had it fixed at pepboys as the spare was a donut and didn't want to use it.this cost me $25 but the stem was not the one for the censor. meanwhile i called the dealer, outten county chrysler, and left a message as they were closed. i setup an appointment and was informed that they have seen this many, many times. to me, personally, i feel this a major issue. i bought a new car to alleviate all the repair headaches yet i am still doing it, plus why would simply putting air in the tire cause the valve to break? according to the person at the desk they noted they have seen this problem many times that the valve stems corrode and break easily. to me this is a rip off to me, the consumer and costly at that. please let me know if you need anything else. | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 35500 | 1 | |
| Valve stems break and can cause tires to loose air. valve stems often break near the cap so you cannot add air to the tire, and in some cases they break lower so the needle in the valve becomes loose. this happened with two valve stems when the vehicle was at about 35,500 miles, and now with about 39,000 miles, i have a third valve stem that cracked differently at a lower position so it was even harder to detect. tires may loose air so the warning light comes but you may not be able to add air. it may be a slow leak or if the crack is near the needle it could cause a rapid loss of air. these defective stems which have pressure sensors cost almost $100 at the dealer. i understand people are replacing the defective stems with conventional rubber stems and just ignoring the warning light. this is a common well documented problem for may chrysler vehicles. *tr | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 35500 | ||
| Valve stems break and can cause tires to loose air. valve stems often break near the cap so you cannot add air to the tire, and in some cases they break lower so the needle in the valve becomes loose. this happened with two valve stems when the vehicle was at about 35,500 miles, and now with about 39,000 miles, i have a third valve stem that cracked differently at a lower position so it was even harder to detect. tires may loose air so the warning light comes but you may not be able to add air. it may be a slow leak or if the crack is near the needle it could cause a rapid loss of air. these defective stems which have pressure sensors cost almost $100 at the dealer. i understand people are replacing the defective stems with conventional rubber stems and just ignoring the warning light. this is a common well documented problem for may chrysler vehicles. | |||
| 04/20/2011 | 40000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge caliber. the contact stated that she attempted to add air to the front driver's tire and the valve stem detached. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and the tire pressure monitoring system for the front driver's tire was replaced. approximately one year later, the same failure was experienced on the front passenger side. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 40,000. | |||
| 04/20/2011 | 40000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 dodge caliber. the contact stated that she attempted to add air to the front driver's tire and the valve stem detached. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and the tire pressure monitoring system for the front driver's tire was replaced. approximately one year later, the same failure was experienced on the front passenger side. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 40,000. sm. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 55000 | ||
| Excessive inner tire tread wear due to premature wear to lower ball joint, before 50,000 miles. could result in tire failure (blow out) at any speed and especially dangerous at highway speeds. | |||