Complaint 800060
2005 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS • incident Jul 17, 2010
- Complaint ID
- 800060
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- SPRINTER 2500
- Model Year
- 2005
- Incident Date
- Jul 17, 2010
- Date Received
- Jul 17, 2010
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Owner Narrative
I HAVE OWNED THIS 2005 DODGE SPRINTER FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE HAD 4 FLAT TIRES DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURES (IT IS SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW WITH A FLAT FRONT DRIVERS TIRE) THE VALVE STEM BULGES AND SPITS OUT AIR AS SOON AS I FILL IT. I CAN FEEL THE LEAK AND SEE THE STEM BULGE WHEN TRY TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE . I HAVE SEEN OTHER SPRINTERS WITH THIS PROBLEM MERCEDES RECALLED 2004 SPRINTER FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MORE VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THEY WERE TO FAIL ON A LOADED VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
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