Rotted valve stems, causing tire blowout while vehicle stopped.

- Royal Oak, MI, USA

2010 Dodge Journey. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle tire issues. The consumer stated he hit a pothole, and a short distance later, a message on the dashboard, read the tire was under inflated. Within minutes, he had to pull over, because the passenger rear tire was flat. The consumer discovered not only did he hit a pothole, but there was piece of metal that made it impossible to plug the tire.

- Reidsville, NC, USA

Low air came on then found out the tire pressure monitoring system sensor nut was cracked on right rear wheel and the valve stem cracked on left rear wheel. Called two Dodge dealers and I was told I would have replace the entire sensor at a cost of $130 each, and they are replacing them with a new sensor with a rubber valve for the same reason I'm having. They told me the aluminum parts(stem and nut) are corroding fast causing breakage or cracks. My vehicle is out of warranty with just over 33K miles but more than 36 months. The car was driven at a low speed when the light came on and I think it would be very dangerous to drive the car, especially if at highway speed, and those parts fail which would cause the sensor to possibly come off and then cause a blow out to the point the car may loose control. This is a family car and it is risky to have this problem. This problem should be a recall. Schrader, the sensor manufacturer, does have replacement sensors with rubber valves at less than $50 retail.

- Manteno, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Journey equipped with kumho tires, size 225/55/R19. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would veered to the right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that it was a wear and tear issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The dot was unavailable. The mannufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The tire failure mileage was 40,000. The vehicle failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Alexandria, AL, USA

I was driving and my tire blew out, I was told that it was because the tire pressure monitoring system was corroded, cracked and split in half. Upon checking of all my tires, all of them are cracked and corroded. On the tire that blew the stem was totally split in half. This is a huge safety issue, they changed to plastic in the 2011 Journey's. we bought the car 1 1/2 months ago as a certified used car.

- Milford, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Journey equipped with hankook dyna pro tires, size 225/70R16. The contact was driving 70 mph when the rear driver side tire blew. The contact merged onto the shoulders and changed the tire. The weather was clear and there was no damage to the vehicle or the tire. The manufacturer was notified who stated that the failure was likely caused by a road hazard and provided no assistance. The tire and vehicle failure mileage was 16,850.

- Miami, FL, USA

2010 Dodge Journey. Consumer writes regarding defective tires and request reimbursement the consumer stated his daughter and son-in-law had to purchase four new tires, because two of them went flat. The consumer stated the tires were inferior (kumho tires). The consumer stated the entire rear end had to be replaced, because oil was leaking from the vehicle. Updated 05/17/11

- Seattle, WA, USA