bigtsr Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 They changed the valve stems in late 2010 to a better material because they were failing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcaliber81 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ive owned 4 chrysler products and ive yet to have a game breaking problem and one of my Chrysler products is a 94 grand cherokee with close to 499000 kms on original engine trans tcase and axles. rolly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Official Dodge Support DodgeCACares Posted January 14, 2015 Official Dodge Support Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I have an 09 Journey and the power steering hose blew on my last week. I'm in Canmore Alberta and the temp had dropped to -17, hardly extreme weather here. Today my TPMS gave out on me, one minute I'm driving 125km/hour, then I get a chime and not 20 seconds later my tire blows and the car ends up in an uncontrollable spin. I took it to have the tire replaced and the guy tells me this is common for the Journeys!? The TPMS corrodes and falls into the tire and causes it to rapidly deflate and shred. I understand the car is not new, but I've only had it for 34 days a am terrified to drive it now knowing I have three other sensors that could "fall" into my tire. Have there been any Canadian recalls on the power steering and TPMS yet? Ducky, Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new to you Journey! There are no recalls regarding power steering hoses or tire pressure monitor sensors for your Journey. With regards to the pressure sensors in the tires, they are subject to corrosion over the years from road salt and other road debris and should be replaced as needed. I recommend inspecting each remaining sensor to determine their current integrity and replace accordingly. For the power steering hose, Mopar cold weather hose kits are available by region (temperature based). Check with your parts department and they'll be certain to get the right components for you. All the best ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I would disagree with replacing the TPMS with each tire change. It's unnecessary unless one of them stops working or starts to leak. They aren't going to cause you to have a blowout or anything dangerous. Plus I think it was about $100 extra to change TPMS last time I had tires replaced. Which is costly compare to $5-$10 valve stems. I'm almost at 80k miles and still on the original TPMS. I'll be getting new (3rd set) tires soon and don't plan to change TPMS. If there's a problem in the future, I'll replace the one corner that had the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I would disagree with replacing the TPMS with each tire change. It's unnecessary unless one of them stops working or starts to leak. They aren't going to cause you to have a blowout or anything dangerous. Plus I think it was about $100 extra to change TPMS last time I had tires replaced. Which is costly compare to $5-$10 valve stems. I'm almost at 80k miles and still on the original TPMS. I'll be getting new (3rd set) tires soon and don't plan to change TPMS. If there's a problem in the future, I'll replace the one corner that had the problem. According to Ducky's post, a blowout and spin out was EXACTLY what happened. That would be more than enough motivation for me to spend $100 on new sensors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 According to Ducky's post, a blowout and spin out was EXACTLY what happened. That would be more than enough motivation for me to spend $100 on new sensors... Oh somehow I missed that. I still don't understand how that could occur. I guess I'll still take my chances. Seemings how my vehicle never sees snow, rust, or corrosion being in California. I never understood how people get into spins and accidents due to a tire blowout. I've had a couple blowouts on past vehicles (super old tires, both literally exploded and shredded to pieces). No big deal, the tire pops and you pull over to the shoulder. Both happened at highway speeds, one in the front one in the rear at different times. The vehicle was still easily controllable in both cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Oh somehow I missed that. I still don't understand how that could occur. I guess I'll still take my chances. Seemings how my vehicle never sees snow, rust, or corrosion being in California. I never understood how people get into spins and accidents due to a tire blowout. I've had a couple blowouts on past vehicles (super old tires, both literally exploded and shredded to pieces). No big deal, the tire pops and you pull over to the shoulder. Both happened at highway speeds, one in the front one in the rear at different times. The vehicle was still easily controllable in both cases. Sounds like from his post that the sensor broke and fell into the wheel, at least that is what I gathered... Also, he is in Canada and the road conditions there are quite different from California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 It was 10C/50F at my house yesterday and lost about 25% of the snow cover so it won't be long before it's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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