TPMS Issues
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TPMS Issues
Last spring I had a new set of tires installed. I replaced the TPMS sensors at the same time with a set from OEWheelsllc. The car recognized the sensors and all was good. Recently when I display the tire pressures all I see is blank lines- for all five tires. The system is not throwing a fault and once I got the readings back by doing a reset(change tires option), but yesterday that did not work. Any ideas what the issue might be?
Last edited by enGage; Nov 23, 2013 at 04:45 AM.
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Last spring I had a new set of tires installed. I replaced the TPMS sensors at the same time with a set from OEWheelsllc. The car recognized the sensors and all was good. Recently when I display the tire pressures all I see is blank lines- for all five tires. The system is not throwing a fault and once I got the readings back by doing a reset(change tires option), but yesterday that did not work. Any ideas what the issue might be?
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It's not that it isn't reading it; it is getting new values. As mishar said it takes a while of driving. Just ignore it for now and check it in a few days. The car throws a fault when it sees that one is dead or has low air pressure. It is still initializing, give them time.
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It's not that it isn't reading it; it is getting new values. As mishar said it takes a while of driving. Just ignore it for now and check it in a few days. The car throws a fault when it sees that one is dead or has low air pressure. It is still initializing, give them time.
I've don't know much about TPMS systems, but I image that each sensor has a unique ID and when tires are changed it takes awhile for the car to figure out which sensor belongs to which wheel. But, what would cause the car to loose that information without throwing a fault?
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There are 4(5) sensors with their own batteries, 4 antennas, wiring and TPMS Module. Most likely it is one of sensors but only VCDS or VAS can tell.
By the way, no need for Change Tires function when one change tires. System will just pick up new signals and go on.
By the way, no need for Change Tires function when one change tires. System will just pick up new signals and go on.
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No need to check the frequencies, the 5 new sensors worked fine for the first 6 months and work intermittently now. If one or more had a falling battery the others would still read and the ecu would throw a code. This is what happened with the oem sensors and why I replaced them. I'll give it more time and then decide if I bring it to the dealer or love with it.
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That will cost you at least $2000. They will replace all 5 sensors with OEM's, $150 each, plus few other components until they find what's wrong. It is cheaper to find what's wrong yourself. It's more fun too.