This Problem Across All Years
I HAVE HAD 3 VALVE STEM FAILURES WHERE THE STEM GOES INTO THE RIM IN APPROX 6 WEEKS OF TIME RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. LAST ONE WAS WHILE PARKED BUT WAS RAPID DEFLATION TOLD STEMS FROM THE FACTORY WERE NOT THE CORRECT STEMS. REPLACED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE ALL STEMS. *JB
I HAVE HAD 3 VALVE STEM FAILURES WHERE THE STEM GOES INTO THE RIM IN APPROX 6 WEEKS OF TIME RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. LAST ONE WAS WHILE PARKED BUT WAS RAPID DEFLATION TOLD STEMS FROM THE FACTORY WERE NOT THE CORRECT STEMS. REPLACED BY THE DEALER FOR FREE ALL STEMS. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH FRONT DRIVER/REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. MICHELIN , P275R16. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH FRONT DRIVER/REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. MICHELIN , P275R16. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V600000 CONCERNING TIRE VALVE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SWAYED SEVERELY ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD, AND NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEN, CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS BROTHER IN LAW'S HOME. HE INFLATED THE TIRE WITH AIR, AND NOTICED AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE OTHER THREE TIRES REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *AK
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V600000 CONCERNING TIRE VALVE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SWAYED SEVERELY ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD, AND NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEN, CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS BROTHER IN LAW'S HOME. HE INFLATED THE TIRE WITH AIR, AND NOTICED AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE OTHER THREE TIRES REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *AK
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V600000 CONCERNING TIRE VALVE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SWAYED SEVERELY ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD, AND NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEN, CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS BROTHER IN LAW'S HOME. HE INFLATED THE TIRE WITH AIR, AND NOTICED AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE OTHER THREE TIRES REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *AK
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V600000 CONCERNING TIRE VALVE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SWAYED SEVERELY ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD, AND NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEN, CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS BROTHER IN LAW'S HOME. HE INFLATED THE TIRE WITH AIR, AND NOTICED AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE OTHER THREE TIRES REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *AK
WHILE STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CFONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT TIRE FLAT. AAA WAS CALLED, WHO INDICATED THAT THE VALVE STEM BLEW OUT. THE NEXT DAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VALVE STEM BLEW OUT AGAIN AT ANOTHER ANOTHER TIRE. *AK *TS PE04066_CAT
WHILE STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CFONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT TIRE FLAT. AAA WAS CALLED, WHO INDICATED THAT THE VALVE STEM BLEW OUT. THE NEXT DAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VALVE STEM BLEW OUT AGAIN AT ANOTHER ANOTHER TIRE. *AK *TS PE04066_CAT
I HAVE A 2003 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER VAN, MADE BY MERCEDES, AND WHILE ON A TRIP I NOTICED A LOW TIRE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ADD AIR THE VALVE STEM THREADED BRASS PART SEPARATED FROM THE NEOPRENE. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ON THE TRIP BACK TO FLORIDA, I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING TO FIND ANOTHER DIFFERENT TIRE FLAT WITH THE VALVE STEM DELAMINATED AND I CHANGED IT MYSELF. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CONTACTED DODGE FOR HELP GOT A COLD SHOULDER. I THEN HAD ALL 5 DISMOUNTED AND METAL STEMS INSTALLED. I HAVE THE FAILED STEMS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. I AM A MEMBER OF A CHAT GROUP DEVOTED TO THE SPRINTER AND SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND COULD RESULT IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS RESULTS. *AK PE04066_CAT
I HAVE A 2003 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER VAN, MADE BY MERCEDES, AND WHILE ON A TRIP I NOTICED A LOW TIRE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ADD AIR THE VALVE STEM THREADED BRASS PART SEPARATED FROM THE NEOPRENE. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ON THE TRIP BACK TO FLORIDA, I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING TO FIND ANOTHER DIFFERENT TIRE FLAT WITH THE VALVE STEM DELAMINATED AND I CHANGED IT MYSELF. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CONTACTED DODGE FOR HELP GOT A COLD SHOULDER. I THEN HAD ALL 5 DISMOUNTED AND METAL STEMS INSTALLED. I HAVE THE FAILED STEMS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. I AM A MEMBER OF A CHAT GROUP DEVOTED TO THE SPRINTER AND SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND COULD RESULT IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS RESULTS. *AK PE04066_CAT
I HAVE A 2003 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER VAN, MADE BY MERCEDES, AND WHILE ON A TRIP I NOTICED A LOW TIRE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ADD AIR THE VALVE STEM THREADED BRASS PART SEPARATED FROM THE NEOPRENE. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ON THE TRIP BACK TO FLORIDA, I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING TO FIND ANOTHER DIFFERENT TIRE FLAT WITH THE VALVE STEM DELAMINATED AND I CHANGED IT MYSELF. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CONTACTED DODGE FOR HELP GOT A COLD SHOULDER. I THEN HAD ALL 5 DISMOUNTED AND METAL STEMS INSTALLED. I HAVE THE FAILED STEMS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. I AM A MEMBER OF A CHAT GROUP DEVOTED TO THE SPRINTER AND SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND COULD RESULT IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS RESULTS. *AK PE04066_CAT
I HAVE A 2003 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER VAN, MADE BY MERCEDES, AND WHILE ON A TRIP I NOTICED A LOW TIRE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ADD AIR THE VALVE STEM THREADED BRASS PART SEPARATED FROM THE NEOPRENE. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ON THE TRIP BACK TO FLORIDA, I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING TO FIND ANOTHER DIFFERENT TIRE FLAT WITH THE VALVE STEM DELAMINATED AND I CHANGED IT MYSELF. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CONTACTED DODGE FOR HELP GOT A COLD SHOULDER. I THEN HAD ALL 5 DISMOUNTED AND METAL STEMS INSTALLED. I HAVE THE FAILED STEMS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. I AM A MEMBER OF A CHAT GROUP DEVOTED TO THE SPRINTER AND SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND COULD RESULT IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS RESULTS. *AK PE04066_CAT
TIRE VALVES SUDDENLY ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE FROM WHEEL, A COLLISION COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. FOUND THAT THE VALVE WAS FAULTY, AND FAILED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERATED BY DISC BRAKES.*AK PE04066_CAT
TIRE VALVES SUDDENLY ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE FROM WHEEL, A COLLISION COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. FOUND THAT THE VALVE WAS FAULTY, AND FAILED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERATED BY DISC BRAKES.*AK PE04066_CAT
TIRE VALVES SUDDENLY ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE FROM WHEEL, A COLLISION COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. FOUND THAT THE VALVE WAS FAULTY, AND FAILED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERATED BY DISC BRAKES.*AK PE04066_CAT
TIRE VALVES SUDDENLY ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE FROM WHEEL, A COLLISION COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. FOUND THAT THE VALVE WAS FAULTY, AND FAILED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERATED BY DISC BRAKES.*AK PE04066_CAT
THIS STUFF IS DANGEROUS. I'VE LOST THREE TIRE VALVES IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND THE LAST WAS SUDDEN AND VIOLENT. HONESTLY, I THOUGHT I'D DONE SOMETHING WRONG, BUT I'VE USED ONLY MR. CLEAN WASH SYSTEM AND A VERY DILUTE DEGREASER ON THE WHEELS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TRY TO REMOVE THE STEMS WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGING THE VALVES AT DISCOUNT BUT WE PERFOMRED A LITTLE EXPERIMENT BEFORE DISSEMBLING THE TIRE. WE RAN THE PSI UP TO 80 OFF THE VEHICLE AND WATCHED WHERE THE AIR ESCAPED THE VALVE. THERE IS A RUBBER COLLER THAT RUNS ABOUT 1/2 UP THE METAL VALVE STEM. THE AIR LEAKS FROM THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SEAL WHERE THE RUBBER ENDS AND METAL BEGINS. HOWEVER, ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE OFF-CENTER RESULTS IN AIRFLOW FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE VALVE AND RIM. FURTHER PRESSURE EMPTIES THE TIRE PRETTY QUICK. THE FIRST TWO LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED HISSING IN PARKING LOTS AFTER A TRIP INTO A STORE. THE LAST, I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY, ALL WELL AND GOT ABOUT 1/16 MILE FROM THE HOUSE. THE VAN STARTED SHUDDERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTOL. I CALLED HOKE AND ASKED MY WIFE TO LOOK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I THOUGHT THAT I'D LOST ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS REALLY FIGHTING. I NURSED THE VAN ALONG FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND TURNED INTO A AUTO PARTS STORE. I GOT OUT, POPPPED THE HOOD AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A LEAK. I WAS ON THE WAY INTO THE STORE BEFORE I NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I LAUGHED.*AK I NOW THINK THAT THE MB TRACTION CONTROL HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH A FLAT AND MASKS THE PROBLEM, CONVERTING IT INTO A BIZARRE TRANNY TYPE PROBLEM. IT SOUND MORONIC TO NOT RELALIZE THAT YOU HAVE A FLAT ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU JUST HAD TWO IN THE FRONT, BUT THE REAR IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THE ONLY EXPLANATION IS THE TRACTION CONTROL. AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE...THIS IS SCARY. HOW MANY HAVE REPLACED THE VALVES? JP PE04066_CAT
THIS STUFF IS DANGEROUS. I'VE LOST THREE TIRE VALVES IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND THE LAST WAS SUDDEN AND VIOLENT. HONESTLY, I THOUGHT I'D DONE SOMETHING WRONG, BUT I'VE USED ONLY MR. CLEAN WASH SYSTEM AND A VERY DILUTE DEGREASER ON THE WHEELS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TRY TO REMOVE THE STEMS WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGING THE VALVES AT DISCOUNT BUT WE PERFOMRED A LITTLE EXPERIMENT BEFORE DISSEMBLING THE TIRE. WE RAN THE PSI UP TO 80 OFF THE VEHICLE AND WATCHED WHERE THE AIR ESCAPED THE VALVE. THERE IS A RUBBER COLLER THAT RUNS ABOUT 1/2 UP THE METAL VALVE STEM. THE AIR LEAKS FROM THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SEAL WHERE THE RUBBER ENDS AND METAL BEGINS. HOWEVER, ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE OFF-CENTER RESULTS IN AIRFLOW FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE VALVE AND RIM. FURTHER PRESSURE EMPTIES THE TIRE PRETTY QUICK. THE FIRST TWO LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED HISSING IN PARKING LOTS AFTER A TRIP INTO A STORE. THE LAST, I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY, ALL WELL AND GOT ABOUT 1/16 MILE FROM THE HOUSE. THE VAN STARTED SHUDDERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTOL. I CALLED HOKE AND ASKED MY WIFE TO LOOK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I THOUGHT THAT I'D LOST ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS REALLY FIGHTING. I NURSED THE VAN ALONG FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND TURNED INTO A AUTO PARTS STORE. I GOT OUT, POPPPED THE HOOD AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A LEAK. I WAS ON THE WAY INTO THE STORE BEFORE I NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I LAUGHED.*AK I NOW THINK THAT THE MB TRACTION CONTROL HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH A FLAT AND MASKS THE PROBLEM, CONVERTING IT INTO A BIZARRE TRANNY TYPE PROBLEM. IT SOUND MORONIC TO NOT RELALIZE THAT YOU HAVE A FLAT ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU JUST HAD TWO IN THE FRONT, BUT THE REAR IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THE ONLY EXPLANATION IS THE TRACTION CONTROL. AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE...THIS IS SCARY. HOW MANY HAVE REPLACED THE VALVES? JP PE04066_CAT
THIS STUFF IS DANGEROUS. I'VE LOST THREE TIRE VALVES IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND THE LAST WAS SUDDEN AND VIOLENT. HONESTLY, I THOUGHT I'D DONE SOMETHING WRONG, BUT I'VE USED ONLY MR. CLEAN WASH SYSTEM AND A VERY DILUTE DEGREASER ON THE WHEELS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TRY TO REMOVE THE STEMS WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGING THE VALVES AT DISCOUNT BUT WE PERFOMRED A LITTLE EXPERIMENT BEFORE DISSEMBLING THE TIRE. WE RAN THE PSI UP TO 80 OFF THE VEHICLE AND WATCHED WHERE THE AIR ESCAPED THE VALVE. THERE IS A RUBBER COLLER THAT RUNS ABOUT 1/2 UP THE METAL VALVE STEM. THE AIR LEAKS FROM THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SEAL WHERE THE RUBBER ENDS AND METAL BEGINS. HOWEVER, ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE OFF-CENTER RESULTS IN AIRFLOW FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE VALVE AND RIM. FURTHER PRESSURE EMPTIES THE TIRE PRETTY QUICK. THE FIRST TWO LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED HISSING IN PARKING LOTS AFTER A TRIP INTO A STORE. THE LAST, I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY, ALL WELL AND GOT ABOUT 1/16 MILE FROM THE HOUSE. THE VAN STARTED SHUDDERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTOL. I CALLED HOKE AND ASKED MY WIFE TO LOOK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I THOUGHT THAT I'D LOST ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS REALLY FIGHTING. I NURSED THE VAN ALONG FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND TURNED INTO A AUTO PARTS STORE. I GOT OUT, POPPPED THE HOOD AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A LEAK. I WAS ON THE WAY INTO THE STORE BEFORE I NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I LAUGHED.*AK I NOW THINK THAT THE MB TRACTION CONTROL HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH A FLAT AND MASKS THE PROBLEM, CONVERTING IT INTO A BIZARRE TRANNY TYPE PROBLEM. IT SOUND MORONIC TO NOT RELALIZE THAT YOU HAVE A FLAT ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU JUST HAD TWO IN THE FRONT, BUT THE REAR IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THE ONLY EXPLANATION IS THE TRACTION CONTROL. AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE...THIS IS SCARY. HOW MANY HAVE REPLACED THE VALVES? JP PE04066_CAT
THIS STUFF IS DANGEROUS. I'VE LOST THREE TIRE VALVES IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND THE LAST WAS SUDDEN AND VIOLENT. HONESTLY, I THOUGHT I'D DONE SOMETHING WRONG, BUT I'VE USED ONLY MR. CLEAN WASH SYSTEM AND A VERY DILUTE DEGREASER ON THE WHEELS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TRY TO REMOVE THE STEMS WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGING THE VALVES AT DISCOUNT BUT WE PERFOMRED A LITTLE EXPERIMENT BEFORE DISSEMBLING THE TIRE. WE RAN THE PSI UP TO 80 OFF THE VEHICLE AND WATCHED WHERE THE AIR ESCAPED THE VALVE. THERE IS A RUBBER COLLER THAT RUNS ABOUT 1/2 UP THE METAL VALVE STEM. THE AIR LEAKS FROM THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SEAL WHERE THE RUBBER ENDS AND METAL BEGINS. HOWEVER, ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE OFF-CENTER RESULTS IN AIRFLOW FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE VALVE AND RIM. FURTHER PRESSURE EMPTIES THE TIRE PRETTY QUICK. THE FIRST TWO LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED HISSING IN PARKING LOTS AFTER A TRIP INTO A STORE. THE LAST, I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY, ALL WELL AND GOT ABOUT 1/16 MILE FROM THE HOUSE. THE VAN STARTED SHUDDERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTOL. I CALLED HOKE AND ASKED MY WIFE TO LOOK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I THOUGHT THAT I'D LOST ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS REALLY FIGHTING. I NURSED THE VAN ALONG FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND TURNED INTO A AUTO PARTS STORE. I GOT OUT, POPPPED THE HOOD AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A LEAK. I WAS ON THE WAY INTO THE STORE BEFORE I NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I LAUGHED.*AK I NOW THINK THAT THE MB TRACTION CONTROL HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH A FLAT AND MASKS THE PROBLEM, CONVERTING IT INTO A BIZARRE TRANNY TYPE PROBLEM. IT SOUND MORONIC TO NOT RELALIZE THAT YOU HAVE A FLAT ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU JUST HAD TWO IN THE FRONT, BUT THE REAR IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THE ONLY EXPLANATION IS THE TRACTION CONTROL. AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE...THIS IS SCARY. HOW MANY HAVE REPLACED THE VALVES? JP PE04066_CAT