2008 Jeep Liberty Tires Problems

“The day, july 10, 2014, started out with my wife, granddaughter and me going to the grocery store in my 2008 Jeep Liberty. We were back by noon, had some lunch and about 1:30pm put granddaughter down for a nap. About 2:00pm wife needed to go into town for an errand. She backed the Jeep out of our driveway and continued down the road going about 15 MPH. The front passenger tire blows (4 tires on the vehicle bought approx. 14 months prior to the incident - goodyear p225/75r16 wrangler st 104s) and the side airbags deployed. Vehicle did not hit anything nor was it hit by anything. …”

“The first tire inflation valve stem and sending unit assembly failed resulting in dashboard alert and inability to inflate or check tire pressure as the unit was broken. At first the dealer refused to replace under warranty but subsequently did replace it under warranty at a later date. The problem once again happened on a second tire this time out of warranty. The dealer service manager explained that the problem is due to the valve assembly being constructed of dissimilar metals causing premature corrosion and stem failure. …”

“I was driving from NY City to Boston, MA when suddenly I hear a big noise thankful to God I didn't lose control on my vehicle, I parked and notice the driver's side tire was completely deflated. I wait for several hours for help. Also one of the rear tires has big bulge on it. I check for any recalls on these tires, but there is none for this size. What can I do? The tires have only 2000-3000 miles on the car. I call Cooper customer service recalls and they were rude and did't help at all. This is a safety issue and I would like my tires to be replaced ASAP. Thank yo”

“The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that TPMS valves were fractured from the front and rear driver side tires, causing the tires to abnormally lose pressure. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that he needed to replace the valves. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 26,000.”

“The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Liberty. While parked, the contact noticed the tire pressure light was illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front passenger side aluminum tire pressure sensor was corroded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician replaced the front passenger side tire pressure sensor with one that was made of rubber. The contact noticed the front and rear driver side and rear passenger side tire pressure sensors were also corroded. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 34,343. …”