Ford Explorer Valve Problems
- 11
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 4
- Years with records
- 2001–2007
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 11 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- valve stems · 7 records
- valve stem · 6 records
- tire valve · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Valve · Wheels
Tire valve stems failed eventually on all 5 tires. Gradually on each tire over time and sometimes at highway speeds. 1 tire was ruined and had to be replaced with half it's tread life left. I did replaced all valve stems at my expense. Total $140.00 1 new tire 5 stems. I feel ford should have notified me of the defect for the safety of my family and me. I was not notified by ford of the stem valve failure. I…
ODI 10438487
Valve
Tire valve failed causing the tire to lose air.*tr
ODI 10273500
Tires · Valve
I have an 2007 explorer that on three different occassions( fir=st two were not put into computer as being done by ford dealership and big ten tires and they didn't charge me), last tire that has had valve stem needing to be replaced (total of three different tires on my car) ,replaced at big ten tire and i had told the person how strange it was that three of my four tires had to have valve stem replacements. I want…
ODI 10249770
Tires · Valve
While driving tire went suddenly flat and tire shredded (2nd time one of my ford explorers went flat or low pressure). Took tire to a dealer was not notified of any recalls or known valve stem problems. Wanted to charge too much for replacement ,so took tire to 3rd party vendor and had it replaced for $204.50. They also did not inform me any stem issues at the 3rd party...............to date 12/03/08 had another low…
ODI 10250656
Tires · Valve
Within approximately one week in august, i've had two faulty tire valve stems cause low tire pressure and necessitate a trip to the dealer for repairs. These were on the same side of the car (right front and right rear). I park in a carport and the right side of my car is the more exposed side. The mechanic identified the problem by pressing sideways on the tire stem and hearing the air hiss as it escaped. This…
ODI 10242420
Valve
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford explorer. The vehicle has tech international, model tr413 valve stems. After the vehicle had been parked for approximately 20 minutes, the contact noticed that his front passenger side tire was completely flat. A replacement bridgestone dueler ht tire was purchased and the valve stem was replaced in october of 2007. The vehicle was driven to a dealer and they replaced the valve stem…
ODI 10238838
Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Valve
Tire valve stems leaking causing constant low tire pressure. *tr
ODI 10246307
Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Sidewall · Tires · Valve
The valve stems on my tires are causing constant low tire pressure, to the point that one of my tires now has a hole in the side wall. The dealership will not help, and i have under 12k miles on it. I've been there 4 times for this problem and it has not been resolved! *tr
ODI 10246695