The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. The contact stated he noticed the rear passenger tire was flat and upon further inspection, found that the valve stem was cracked. The valve stems on each tire were cracked and the vehicle was taken to a local tire facility where the valve stems were replaced accordingly. The failure was 35,801 and the current mileage is 65,000 updated 08/11/10. Updated 08/17/10.

- Chicago, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. On numerous occasions, the tires would lose complete air pressure. The failure increased the risk of a crash. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the valve stems were defective and needed to be replaced. The contact has replaced all of the valve stems, except for the rear driver's side. The manufacturer did not assist. The valve stem information was unknown. The failure mileage was 5,000 and current mileage was 12,000.

- Amherst, OH, USA

I am a victim of the chinese valve stem issue with Ford vehicles. Fortunately, I was traveling at a low speed when the tire went down. I put on the spare and drove home. When I got home I noticed the valve stem was cracked. I put in a new stem, and went to inflate the tire, only to find out that there was a hole in the sidewall, so the tire was no good. Today I looked at the rest of the wheels, and inspected the remaining stems, all were cracked. The car is a 2007, and was placed in service on March 2007 in syracuse, NY, and had 30,000 miles on it, with the original tires. I do mostly highway driving.

- Marcellus, NY, USA