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2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

1 injured · 828720 · 2010-12-02

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Miles at failure
76,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE VALVE STEM ON A JEEP 2006 TIRE SENSOR VALVESTEM BROKE OFF CAUSING THE TIRE TO PREMATURELY LOSE AIR THAT CAN CAUSE SIMILAR PROBLEM LIKE WITH FORD EXPLORER TIRES BLOWING OUT. IT CAN CAUSE INJURY IF PERSON IS IN FRONT OF IT TO ADD AIR INTO TIRE. DEALER STATED NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE PIECE CORRODING AT THE CAP AREA. DEALER STATED HAVING PROBLEM WITH RECENT YEAR VEHICLES AS WELL. NO RECALL BUT DEALER STATED OVER 10,000 UNITS BACKORDERED DUE TO SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2006, VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10368630
Machine
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