2009 Dodge Journey Tires Problems

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TPMS WAS CORRODED. UPDATED 09/26/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE CYLINDERS CEASED IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TIRE AIR PRESSURE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,414.

CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, STOPPED AT A TIRE COMPANY(BAYARD TIRE IN BAYARD FLORIDA) AND TECH SAID LEFT REAR TIRE BELTS WERE BROKEN. THIS IS THE FIFTH KUMHO TIRE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAD THE FRONT 2 REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2012 (39000) AND THE REARS REPLACED IN SEPT. OF 2012(40000) NOW THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAS DONE THE SAME THING AT 55000 MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LOCAL GROCERY STORE, REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BECAME FLAT. I WAS ABLE PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN MY HUSBAND ARRIVED TO HELP, HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN SOME "FIX A FLAT" TO GET ME TO THE TIRE STORE LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY AND THE VALVE STEM WENT COMPLETELY INSIDE AND ALL AIR WAS RELEASED FROM TIRE. HE PUT ON THE SPARE AND WE TOOK THE TIRE TO THE TIRE STORE AND HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW VALVE STEM WITH SENSOR IN IT. AGAIN, DODGE IS PUTTING FAULTY EQUIPMENT INTO THEIR CARS AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGING OBVIOUS FLAWS IN THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A SAFETY RECALL THAT DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO PUT IN PLACE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH FROM DETROIT TO OHIO WITH THREE 13 YEAR OLD BOYS IN MY CAR. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SERVICE STATION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, THE VALVE BROKE, RELEASING ALL AIR IN THE TIRE. I CONTACT ROAD SERVICE THROUGH MY INSURANCE AND THEY PUT THE SPARE ON. I THEN TRAVELED TO FIRESTONE IN SANDUSKY, OH, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT HAVE MY TIRE IN STOCK AS IT IS A 19" KUHMO. THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND ONE TIRE 100 MILES FROM WHERE I WAS IN CLEVELAND. SO OFF I WENT TO CLEVELAND, WHERE I SPENT $289 TO REPLACE A TIRE THAT WAS BARELY 10 MONTHS OLD DUE TO THE FAULTY VALVE. TODAY I CONTACTED [XXX] AT SUBURBAN CJD OF TROY AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVES. NOT ACCEPTABLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH THE TREE TEENAGE PASSENGERS THAT I HAD IN MY CAR. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS MOUNTED ON THE VALVE STEMS ON THE WHEELS ARE CRACKING AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR TO THE TIRES THAT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

THE VEHICLE KEEPS OVERHEATING. I'VE ADDED COOLANT. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A LEAKAGE STAIN IN THE GARAGE OR DRIVEWAY. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTER LEAVING THE OFFICE FOR LUNCH. I BARELY MADE IT HOME BEFORE THE JOURNEY COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO COOL OFF, ADDED COOLANT, AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART. I TOOK A DIFFERENT CAR BACK TO WORK AND WAS ABLE TO START THE JOURNEY UPON RETURNING HOME. I LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, UPON DRIVING 15 MINUTES DURING LUNCH TODAY, IT OVERHEATS AGAIN. THE RED WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AND THE DING SOUNDED. THE JOURNEY COASTED INTO MY OFFICE PARKING SPOT WHERE IT WILL STAY UNTIL I LEAVE THIS EVENING. HOPEFULLY, AFTER ADDING MORE COOLANT, I'LL AT LEAST BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. I WILL BE TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN ASAP! PS. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, IRREGARDLESS THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE TIRES. *TR

THE VALVE STEMS ON MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY CRACKED CAUSING THE STEM TO FLY OUT OF THE TIRE. THIS CAUSES THE TIRE TO INSTANTLY GO FLAT, WHICH IN TURN MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN IN ANY OTHER LANE I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE OR IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR. I HAD TO FIX THE OTHER TWO TIRES AS WELL AS THEY WERE ALSO CRACKED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM THAT DEALERS/MECHANICS ARE AWARE OF. DODGE IS ALSO AWARE. THEY HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE WAY THE VALVES WERE MADE. THEY ARE NOW SOME TYPE OF PLASTIC. THE CONSUMER HOWEVER IS NOT AWARE UNTIL SOMETHING GOES WRONG. IN BOTH CASES AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED. AGAIN, I WAS LUCKY. BY DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND IT HAPPENS TO 2009 AND 2010 VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND ALL I GOT WE'RE APOLOGIES. IF I LOST MY LIFE OR MY CHILDREN AN APOLOGY WOULDN'T BRING ANYONE BACK. THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. WHEN THE STEM BLOWS OUT OF THE TIRE THE AIR LOSS IS INSTANTANEOUS. THERE IS NO WARNING JUST LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I TRULY HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN HELP MAKE OTHERS AWARE THAT THIS A PROBLEM. *TR

TIRE IS WORN , WENT FOR OIL CHANGE , TIRE AT ALMOST DANGEROUS LEVEL , THIS IS SECOND TIRE TO WEAR THROUGH IN A YEAR . I WAS TOLD THESE TIRES HAVE TERRIBLE WEAR LIFE. I CAN ONLY GET THEM AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE . IF YOU ARE PUTTING SUCH A HIGH PRICE TAG ON THESE TIRES THEN IMPROVE THEM. I AM ON DISABILITY AND THIS IS A BIG HIT. I LOVE MY JOURNEY BUT AM THINKING ABOUT GETTING SOMETHING ELSE. I JUST PAID 52.00 FOR AN AIR FILTER AND CABIN FILTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE TIRE WENT FLAT. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE VALVE STEM\TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAD CORRODED AND COME LOOSE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY AIR PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE. ON 4-23-13. I WAS TRAVELING A LOCAL HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE VALVE STEM AND PRESSURE SENSOR CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR STOPPED SAFELY AFTER LOOSING CONTROL. AFTER READING A DODGE FORUM ON-LINE. THE GENERAL IDEA IS THAT THIS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY PRESSURE SENSOR IS POORLY DESIGNED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. DODGE CHANGED THE MATERIAL THE SENSOR IS MADE OF IN 2011. *TR

ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED 11/15/2012. ORDERED BRAND NEW KUMHO TIRES, HAD THEM MOUNTED, BALANCED AND SECURED WITH RH WARRANTY. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THEY WERE MORE NOISY THAN THE TIRES THAT WERE ON JOURNEY BEFORE REPLACEMENT 11/15/2012. SLIGHT SHIMMY AND HUMMING NOISE. NOVEMBER 2012 - TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE CENTER THAT MOUNTED TIRES. EXPLAINED ISSUE(S), OWNER TOLD SERVICE CENTER POSSIBLE BAD TIRE(S), REQUESTED TIRE INSPECTION. NO RESULTS FOUND. SERVICE CENTER ASKED OWNER TO DRIVE ON TIRES FOR 2/3 DAYS TO SEE IF SHIMMY IS COMING FROM FRONT OR REAR END. OWNER COMPLETED REQUESTED ACTION BY SERVICE CENTER, REPORTED SHIMMY COMING FROM REAR END AND REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF TIRES. SERVICE CENTER "SAYS" THEY INSPECTED AGAIN AND FOUND NOTHING. DECEMBER -2012 OWNER RETURNED TO SERVICE CENTER FOR THIRD TIME TO REQUEST ROTATE & BALANCED. SERVICE CENTER ONCE AGAIN "SAYS" THEY ROTATED, BALANCED AND CHECKED TIRES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SHIMMY AND HUMMING NOISE NOW COMPLETELY LOCATED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. 04/21/2013 FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER AND PAD NEEDS REPLACED. CALIPER DRAGGING AND SMOKING. WHEN FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE CALIPER TIRE WAS WOBBLY AND WOULD NOT STAND ON ITS OWN OR ROLL ON FLOOR "NORMALLY". NO OTHER TIRES WERE INSPECTED 4/21/2013. OWNER PLANS TO RETURN TO SERVICE CENTER WHERE TIRES WERE PURCHASED/MOUNTED TO REQUEST ANOTHER INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON WEST BOUND M-59 HIGHWAY, IN MICHIGAN, WHEN ALL AIR PRESSURE LOST OUT OF RT. REAR TIRE. MANAGED TO GET CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF A BELLE TIRE STORE. HAD THEM TAKE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST ONE MORE FAILURE, DUE TO ROAD SALT, OF THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM ON A CHRYSLER TPMS AIR PRESSURE SENDING UNIT. THEY ADVISED ME TO REPLACE UNIT ON ALL FOUR WHEELS BECAUSE THEY WOULD SOON BE FAILING. I REPLACED TWO OF THEM AT A COST OF $65 EACH BECAUSE THAT WAS ALL THAT I COULD AFFORD. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOWED ME A BUSHEL OF DEFECTIVE CHRYSLER (SIEMENS) UNITS. SINCE ONLY THE VALVE STEMS ARE BAD, AND EASY TO REPLACE, I LOOKED FOR REPLACEMENTS ON THE INTERNET BUT FOUND NONE. TOO BAD THAT THEY MAKE YOU BUY A $65 PART OVER THE FAILURE OF A $1 PART. BY-THE WAY, THERE ARE UNITS OFFERED WITH RUBBER VALVE STEMS THAT HOLD UP JUST LIKE THE OLD ONES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DURING REGULAR OIL CHANGE THE SERVICE MANAGER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE VALVE STEMS ON THREE WHEELS HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING OFF. ONE TIRE LOST PRESSURE COMPLETELY, REQUIRING ME TO HAVE IT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KHH16 TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/55/19. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. THE DEFECTIVE TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,800. UPDATED 12/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED, THE OWNER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE EXITING THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. DEALER FOUND BOTH FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED BELT SEPERATION. UPDATED 12/17/2012 *JS

OWNER OF A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT AWD WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH16 TIRE 225/55R19 SIZE STOCK TIRES. AFTER EXPERIENCING COMPLETE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A PAVED TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, OWNER INSTALLED THE TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE'S AWD LIGHT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED. OWNER CEASED OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND OBTAINED THE SERVICES OF A TOW COMPANY. APPARENTLY, THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITH THE SPARE TIRE SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS THE AWD! LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SERVICED RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE AWD! LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THERE IS NO CAVEAT STATEMENT REGARDING DRIVING TO A CLOSE LOCATION FOR LIMITED MILEAGE. MOREOVER, THE MANUAL STATES THE PTO UNIT (AKA AWD! UNIT) WILL BE DAMAGED IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN WITH THE AWD! LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DRIVING WITH THE SUPPLIED TEMPORARY SPARE CAUSED THE AWD! LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN WITH THE TEMPORARY SPARE INSTALLED AND THE AWD! LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DAMAGE TO THE PTO OCCURS, IS THIS DAMAGE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? IF THE SPARE IS TOO SMALL, AS IS THE CASE VIA VISUAL INSPECTION, WHY IS THAT SPARE TIRE SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE? SHOULDN'T AN ACCEPTABLE SPARE BE MADE AVAILABLE, OR A CAVEAT STATEMENT REGARDING DRIVING ON THE TEMPORARY SPARE FOR LIMITED MILEAGE BE SUPPLIED, SO THE DRIVER/OWNER IS NOT STRANDED? ADDITIONALLY, CULPABILITY FOR DAMAGE AND THE INCURRED EXPENSES SHOULD BE BORN BY THE MANUFACTURER IN THIS CASE, AND A STATEMENT REGARDING SUCH SHOULD BE EVIDENT AND CLEAR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

I SUSTAINED NONREPAIRABLE TO A TIRE ON MY VEHICLE DURING A HIGHWAY TRIP. WHEN I WENT TO A AUTHORIZED DEALER TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, I FOUND THAT THEY DO NOT STOCK A SINGLE TIRE OF THE TYPE AUTHORIZED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER PER WARRENTY SPECIFICATION. I HAD TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WITH A SKINNY EMERGENCY TIRE INSTALLED FOR OVER 100 MILES. I FELT VERY UNSAFE AND NERVOUS BEING PLACED IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE RIGHT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. VALVE ROTTED, THAT TIRE WAS FIXABLE. WE QUESTIONED THE COLD WEATHER. WE FIGURED IT WAS A FLUKE. ON JULY 15, 2012 REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH - WARM WEATHER - BROUGHT IT TO A TIRE COMPANY AND THEY STATED THE VALVE ROTTED ON THIS TIRE AS WELL AND THAT THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE. BOTH TIMES OUR 3 AND 6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH US- THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON THAT RECENTLY OWNED A DODGE JOURNEY AND HAD A BLOW OUT - THEY ENDED UP ACROSS THE ROAD AND DOWN THE BANK. LUCKILY NO INJURIES. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A COINCIDENCE. THIS COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURY. THE VALVES ON THESE CARS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. TODAY I AM SPENDING $1325 TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AND RIMS SO THAT MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN DO NOT END UP IN A FATALITY. *TR

I AM A LICENSED COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA CERTIFIED STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC. I JUST ENCOUNTERED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A CUSTOMERS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AWD VEHICLE TODAY, JULY 14, 2012. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PROPER AUTHORITY, WITH THE HOPE THAT THIS COULD BE INVESTIGATED IN DETAIL TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FATALITY OR A NUMBER OF THEM.TODAY A REGULAR CUSTOMER OF MINE, ARRIVED AT MY FACILITY WITH A FLAT TIRE, AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION; I NOTICED THE VALVE STEM WAS MISSING ( ON THE 2009 JOURNEY AND MANY NEW VEHICLES THIS IS A " TPMS" - TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR) THE CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 30 MPH AND NOTICED THE LIGHT COME UP ON THE DASH AND WITHIN SECONDS HER TIRE WAS FLAT, NOTHING WAS HIT, NO JOLT, NO WARNING, JUST POOF, THE TIRE WENT FLAT. LUCKILY SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON A RURAL ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXIT TO SAFETY WITH HER CHILDREN. ONCE I DISMOUNTED THE TIRE, I FOUND THE TPMS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE LEAVING JUST A HOLE IN THE RIM, HENCE THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE THREADS ON THE TPMS WERE COVERED WITH OXIDATION AND NO RETAINING NUT WAS FOUND,THE STEM WAS NOT BROKEN, ALTERED OR VANDALIZED, IT JUST CAME UNATTACHED. THE THREADS WERE OXIDIZED SO BADLY THAT ANOTHER RETAINER COULD NOT BE THREADED ON, SO I REPLACED THE TPMS WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER INSTALLING THAT TIRE, I WENT TO TEST THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE OTHER FRONT TIRE, AS I GENTLY PLACED THE PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE TPMS VALVE STEM TO CHECK THE PRESSURE, POOF THAT TPMS WENT RIGHT THRU THE RIM; THE RETAINING NUT SHATTERED AND BROKE INTO PIECES, QUICKLY CAUSING A MASSIVE AND RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE.IT IS MY OPINION THAT, HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN TRAVELING FASTER, A VEHICLE OWNER WOULD BE LEFT IN A VERY BAD SITUATION, PERHAPS CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A POTENTIAL FATALITY. TPMS SENSORS NEED TO BE INSPECTED OR RECALLED TO PREVENT DEATH. *TR

VALVE STEM SENSORS ON THE TWO REAR TIRES ARE CORRODED AND CRACKED. DRIVING DOWN ROAD METAL ON VALVE STEM FELL OFF CAUSING RAPID AIR LOSS IN TIRE. OTHER TIRE WITH CORRODED VALVE STEM BROKE AT CAR WASH. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBABLY, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I AM A DEPUTY SHERIFF AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO OUR SQUAD CARS, WHICH OUR DODGE CHARGERS. AFTER TWO DEPUTIES HAD BLOWOUTS AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED SHERIFF ORDERED ALL SENSORS CHANGED. IF YOU GOOGLE ONLINE THIS PROBLEM IS COMING AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS. THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE SENSORS IN 2011. *TR

ON APRIL 28, 2009 I HAVE A TIRE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AN A WELL MAINTAINED PAVED HIGHWAY. SPECIFICALLY, I HAD A SIDEWALL FAILURE ON MY RIGHT REAR TIRE. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE TIRE I FOUND A "V" SHAPED FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL OF ABOUT ONE HALF INCH. CLOSER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE CHORDS IN THE TIRE WERE FRAYED AS OPPOSED TO BEING CUT CLEANLY. DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL 2011, I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SIDEWALL FAILURE WITH THE SAME "V" SHAPED BREAK WHILE TRAVELING ON A WELL MAINTAINED PAVED HIGHWAY. I DECIDED AT THAT TIME TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH OME TIRES AND I KEPT THE REMAINING THREE GOOD TIRES. IN FEBRUARY, 2012, I EXPERIENCED A THIRD SIDEWALL FAILURE WITH THE SAME "V" SHAPED RUPTURE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. MY MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 40500. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS FROM THE ORIGINAL OME TIRES THAT I HAD KEPT WHEN I REPLACED AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER THAT REPLACEMENT TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE OUTSIDE TREAD AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 12" LONG BY 2" WIDE. I THEN REPLACED ALL FOURS AGAIN WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THE OME TIRES ORIGINALLY ON MY VEHICLE AND THE FIRST SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE: KUMHO 225/55R BW KH16 99T. *TR

I HAVE HAD OUR DODGE JOURNEY AWD SINCE FEB 2009; TO DATE WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ROTATERS AND BRAKES THREE TIMES ALONG WITH TWO SETS OF TIRES. I AM GETTING READY TO BE FORCED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN (4TH TIME) AS WELL AS THE TIRES. I BOUGHT THE DODGE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD SAFE/LOW MAINTENANCE CAR. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE IF I SURVIVE THIS ONE! DODGE DOESN'T CARE AND ADVISES THAT IT IS "NORMAL" WEAR! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE IS HURT! *JS

TIRE VALVE STEMS - TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON AS WEATHER GOT COLDER, WHEN I TRIED TO REMOVE THE VALVE CAPS THE STEMS BROKE OFF AND THE TIRES DEFLATED. THE STEM WAS CORRODED INTO THE PLASTIC CAP AND WHEN TWISTED, STEM BROKE OFF. THANK GOD THAT THEY DIDN'T BREAK OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AS WOULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER ON THIS VEHICLE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *KB

VALVE STEM DAMGED WHILE CHECKING AND INFLATING TIRES. *KB

VALVE STEM DAMAGED WHILE CHECKING AND FILLING TIRES.

BOUGHT 2009 DODGE SXT AWD OFF SHOWROOM FLOOR, CAR CURRENTLY HAS 25,600 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD IT IN SHOP 12-15 TIMES WITH RECALLS AND MECHANICAL ISSUES. TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR CONTINUALLY COMES ON EVERY 2-3 WEEKS HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON THIS NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE TOLD THERES NOTHING WRONG. BRAKES REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES AND NOW NEED A NEW SET YET AGIAN IN FRONT AND BACK WITH LESS THEN 7000 MILES ON THESE ONES. NOW TIRES HAVE ALL SEPERATED ON THE INNER WALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES WITH THE ONE I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SHOWING MEDAL TREAD AND TOLD TIRES CANT BE REPLACED BECUASE KUMHO NO LONGER MAKES THOSE AND I WILL NED TO PAY OVER $240 A TIRE TO REPLACE WITH A BACK ORDER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR ALL REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENCE (OIL CHANGES& TIRE ROTATIONS) AND THE ISSUE OF THE SEPERATION HAS NEVER BEEN MENTIONED EVEN THROUGH BRAKE CHANGES. THE CAR IS FALLING APART PIECE BY PIECE AND IM ALMOST AFRAID TO HAVE MY FAMILY DRIVE DOWN THE STREET ANY LONGER IN IT BUT HAVE NO WHERE TO TURN. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD ON A SAFE RELAIBLE CAR. THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUE WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF OWNING IT. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT AVENUE OF RECOURSE WE HAVE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GAUGE HAD BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE STEMS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD ALSO BROKEN. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IS WHY THE 2011 WAS CHANGED TO A BRASS STEM FROM CAST ALUMINUM. THE FAILURE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I OWN A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE AND THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS ONCE. THE LAST REPLACEMENT FOR THE FRONT BRAKES WAS ON JULY 26TH 2010 AND I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT THEY NEED REPLACED AGAIN, AFTER ONLY 11,000 MILES. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR LIKE THE PAINT PEELING OFF, THE TIRES WARNING BADLY AND NOW THEY ALL 4 NEED REPLACED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THEM BALANCED AND ROTATED REGULARLY. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST MY PROBLEM, BUT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO KUSOLSK816 TIRES, SIZE 225/55/R19 DOT 27PJYA5M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVERS TIRE WAS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TREAD ON TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES WAS ALSO SEPARATING. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO TIRES AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD MAKE ONE TIRE AVAILABLE FOR HER.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,200.

I OWN A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IN 2 YEARS I HAVE GONE THROUGH MULTIPLE BRAKE PADS AND THE CAR HAS ALMOST NO MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES, SIZE 225/55/R19, DOT NUMBER: 27PJYA5M . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THERE WAS A NOISE EXHIBITED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BELT OF THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE TIRE WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS FOR REPLACEMENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I HAVE A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AND THE TIRE (WHILE NOT IN MOTION) TIRE WENT FLAT. FOUND OUT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR PRESSURE IS THE ISSUE. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS TO EVERY OWNER. WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPEN W/ OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY MY BABY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALL W/ SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVE MEASURES FOR THE SENSORS. I UNDERSTAND ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SENSORS AND THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE VEHICLE HAD KUMHO TIRES, LINE SOLUS, TIRE SIZE 225/55/R19 ON THE VEHICLE. THE DOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THEY ADVISED HER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE TIRES WERE ON BACK-ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2009 DODGE JOURNEY WITH 20 MILES ON IT, WITHIN THE FIRST 25,000 MILES 2 OF THE TIRES BEGAN LOSING AIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACE, KUMHO TIRES STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS. AT 45,000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE ACTUALLY POPPED, LUCKILY AT THE TIME WE WERE STOPPED IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT. AGAIN, KUMHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. AT 47000 MILES THE BRAKES FELL COMPLETELY OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND ON TO THE ROAD, AGAIN LUCKILY WE WERE DOING APPROX. 3 MILES AN HOUR AND NO ONE WAS HURT, WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE SERVICE TECH SAID 'WELL IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED NEW BRAKES TO ME' SO I CALLED DODGE, AGAIN THEY SAID I WAS OUT OF MY 3 YR/36000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEY WERE 'SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO' I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT SAID THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER LOCKED AND DIDN'T RELEASE CAUSING TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF NOT ONLY MY BRAKES, BUT MY ROTORS. IS 'SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE' WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE SAID HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN KILLED IN THEIR SAD, VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE? *TR

MY WIFE TRIED TO TAKE THE CAP OFF ONE OF HER TIRES TO PUT AIR IN HER TIRE. AS SHE WAS TRYING TO TWIST THE CAP OFF, IT BLEW OFF OF THE TIRE AND HIT HER IN THE FACE. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE WHEEL SENSOR THAT THE TIP CORRODED OFF. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR ON THAT TIRE AND THEN WENT TO CHECK THE PRESSURE ON THE OTHER TIRES. WHEN THEY TRIED TO TAKE THE CAP OFF OF ANOTHER TIRE, THE END OF THAT TIRE SENSOR ALSO SNAPPED OFF. MY WIFE'S VEHICLE IS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID THAT THE SENSOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY WHEN IT BREAKS OFF AT THE TIP LIKE THAT. *TR

A WEEK AGO MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT LIT. FOUND THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS VERY LOW. ADDED AIR AND THE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON. CHECKED THE OTHER THREE TIRES FIRST AND ALL WERE OK. WENT TO CHECK THE PASSENGER REAR AND THE CAP WAS SEIZED. TRIED GIVING IT A GOOD TWIST AND THE STEM BROKE OFF. DEALERSHIP WON'T COVER THE COSTLY PART UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT THE STEM ITSELF WAS BROKEN OFF. I'VE HEARD OF MANY PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS AND THEY WERE COVERED. I THINK MY DEALERSHIP, DANBURY DODGE OF CONNECTICUT, JUST SUCKS! I'LL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WAS TROUBLE WHEN THE SALES MANAGER SHOOK HANDS ON A DEAL AND THEN HAD THE NERVE TO COME BACK AND RAISE THE PRICE DUE TO AN "ADDITION" ERROR. IT ALL ADDS UP TO BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE! *TR

I OWN A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, WITHIN THE LAST MONTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOWOUTS. THE PROBLEM COMES FROM THE VALVE OF THE TIRE SNAPPING OFF AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE WINTER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED UP. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT 12/12/2010, I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO PUT A RUBBER VALVE ON TILL I COULD VEHICLE INTO DEALER. THE SECOND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE 1/13/2011. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER TOLD HIM ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VALVES REPLACED, WHEN I ASKED IF THEY WOULD REPLACE OTHER TWO VALVES I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT TALK TO DODGE. DODGE SAID IT WOULD PAY FOR DAMAGE TO TIRE THIS SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL WHEN YOUR DEALING WITH SAFETY. *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2009 DODGE JOURNEY WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT. THE LOW TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH THE DEALER ASSURED US WAS DUE TO COLD WINTER AIR. 10 DAYS LATER A TIRE WENT FLAT SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. I CHANGED THE TIRE TO THE DONUT SPARE, TOOK IT TO A TIRE STORE, AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE TPMS DEVICE HAD BROKEN, WHICH HAD ALLOWED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THEY CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES AND 3 OF THE 4 TIRES HAD BROKEN TPMS DEVICES. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THEY SAW SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH LOTS OF DODGE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER. THE TIRE STORE DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS THEY NEEDED TO FIX IT RIGHT THEN, SO A REGULAR VALVE STEM WAS PLACED IN THOSE THREE TIRES AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE TPMS DEVICES IN THE OTHER TWO TIRES WERE SO BROKEN THAT ANY SUDDEN DISTURBANCE, SUCH AS A POTHOLE, COULD HAVE CAUSED THEM TO LOSE PRESSURE VERY QUICKLY, AND THAT THIS WAS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR VALVE HAD FRACTURED ON EACH TIRE EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE, THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR REPAIR WERE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPADTED 03/03/11

I OWN A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY WITH 78,000 MILES THE CAR HAS BEEN GREAT. AT 60K MILES I NEEDED TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES, THE CAR HAS KUHMO 205 55 R19 TIRES, KUHMO IS THE ONLY MAKER OF THIS SIZE TIRE, AND THE TIRES ARE ON BACK ORDER INDEFINITELY!!! I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT THEY WERE SORRY BUT THEY COULD GIVE ME A YEARS WORTH OF OIL CHANGES FOR FREE? GREAT FREE OIL CHANGES FOR A CAR I CANT DRIVE? *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY TIRES AND TIRE CENSORS BOISE,ID LARRY MILLER DODGE. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH TIRES AIR PRESSURE AND CENSOR EVERY MONTH SINCE BUYING 2009 DODGE JOURNEY IN 2008. I HAVE ONLY TAKEN MY JOURNEY TO THE DEALER SHIP FOR ALL REPAIRS ON MY JOURNEY EVERY TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE I TELL THEM I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY TIRES. THEY DEFLATE OFTEN AND THE CENSOR TURNS ON AFTER I LEAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 48HRS UP TO 2 WEEKS. LIKE I SAID THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE SINCE I DROVE MY CAR OFF THE LOT IN 2008 AND STILL HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I SHOULD JUST BUY NEW TIRES. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR NEW TIRES BUT I FEEL THAT CENSOR AND DEFLATION IN MY TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED A LONG TIME AGO. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I HAVE SPENT MANY HRS IN THE REPAIR WAITING FOR THEM TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE 3-5 HRS EACH TIME.BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. DODGE HAS GIVEN ME A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH MY FIRST CAR. I WISH THAT I HAD WENT WITH THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE THAT I WANTED TO PURCHASE A SUBARU OUTBACK. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. VALVE STEMS HAVE METAL THREADS AT END THAT WERE BROKEN PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. DEALER WORKING TO REPLACE, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER (APPROX. 20,000 ON BACK ORDER) AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES. I CURRENTLY HAVE THREE TIRES THAT I CAN CHECK AIR AND ADD AIR AS NECESSARY, BUT DIFFICULT WITH BROKEN VALVE STEMS. ON THE FOURTH TIRE, THE THREADS ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN AND MISSING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK AIR PRESSURE OR ADD AIR. THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM CONTINUALLY WARNS OF LOW AIR PRESSURE - DEALER SAYS IT IS A MALFUNCTION AND TO IGNORE. PARTS AVAILABILITY IS AN UNKNOWN. SAFETY OF VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS IS QUESTIONABLE WITH DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY AT ROYSTON DODGE IN MORRISTOWN TN. MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WENT OFF. I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS LOW AND WHEN I STARTED TO INFLATE IT THE VALVE STEM POPPED OFF IN MY HAND. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEFINITE FATALITY. *TR

2009 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TIRES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, HE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, HE DISCOVERED TWO MORE VALVE STEMS HAD FALLEN OFF. THE VALVE STEMS HAD FALLEN OFF DUE TO CORROSION. *JB

2009 DODGE JOURNEY. CONSUMER REQUESTS TIRES TO BE REPLACED ON VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO AN SAFETY ISSUE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH THE PROPER TIRES FOR THE SNOW. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH 19 WHEELS, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED 17 INCH RIMS WITH ALL WEATHER TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

WAS DRIVING TO ARIZONA WITH APPROXIMATELY 8000MILES ON THE CAR AND TIRES. STOPPED FOR A BREAK AND NOTICED THE THE REAR TIRES GOING FLAT. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES. THE INSIDE WALL ON THE REAR TIRES WERE GONE WITH ONLY 8000MILES ON THEM . DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. PURCHASING DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HONOR REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT LIKE THERE IS NO ISSUE. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE VEHICLE HAS KUMHO 20550R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 70-75 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION, WHICH THEN BEGAN TO WORSEN. WHEN HE STOPPED FOR GAS, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BULGE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. HE PAID TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE HIS WIFE FEARED THAT THE OTHER THREE WOULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,439. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/22/08.