TPMS reprogramming tip

[kbuskill]

First sentence of your post says it all..... trying to save some money......sorry

I just find it hard to believe that all 4 are defective. I could see maybe getting a bad one but four seems highly unlikely.

 

[PG01]

I just find it hard to believe that all 4 are defective. I could see maybe getting a bad one but four seems highly unlikely.

I know what your saying but maybe just a bad batch. I wasn't being a dick either...im all for saving money but for some reason having to take the truck somewhere to dismount/mount tires a few times to replace those stupid sensors because we, as a whole, are too lazy to use a damn tire pressure gauge, would just annoy me and waste my time, which is at a premium now adays, for me anyway, so ill pay for better(?) ones or oem whatever to know (think? Lol) they are gonna work the first time because unlike a wheel bearing or alternator which are just examples, not saying im gonna cheap out on those parts, which are easy to remove/replace, tire pressure sensors are not so easy to get to for us commonfolk who have no easy access to a tire machine... i dont know...my 2 cents may not help you but thats the way i see it.

 

[sk1dm4rk]

Did you try the pressure change method? I'm not familiar with the ones you got, so I apologize if this info is not applicable.

As an FYI, I bought these for $55 (at the time. $2 cheaper now)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-GM-4-TIRE-PRESSURE-MONITOR-SENSORS-13586335-TPMS-/172451310963

I, also, got this to activate them and it worked great when I rotated the tires.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New...32794560116.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.3gndJM

Good luck.

 

[kbuskill]

Did you try the pressure change method? I'm not familiar with the ones you got, so I apologize if this info is not applicable.

As an FYI, I bought these for $55 (at the time. $2 cheaper now)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-GM-4-TIRE-PRESSURE-MONITOR-SENSORS-13586335-TPMS-/172451310963
, got this to activate them and it worked great when I rotated the tires.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New...32794560116.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.3gndJM

Good luck.

Yes... Tire Kingdom quoted me $250 to install
MY SENSORS and program them... I verified
that they knew I had my own sensors and he said yes that was to install and program.... I said how much to just install and he said $62.... So I had them install them and drove to the house and tried the deflate/inflate method and never could get it to register the first one... it would go into active learning mode but wouldn't pick up the sensors.

 

[PG01]

Wait, what year?not sure when but doesnt work on my 13.... after a certain year you need the tool, inflate/deflate doesnt work....

 

[kbuskill]

Wait, what year?not sure when but doesnt work on my 13.... after a certain year you need the tool, inflate/deflate doesnt work....

2012 and later won't work for inflate/deflate method.

Mine is 2008.

I am going to TK in the morning to have new Echlin (napa) brand sensors installed. TK's price from Napa is $33 a piece and then he is charging me $17 a piece to install so $50 a piece for a total of $200.

I got a response from the seller on EBay and they are accepting my return.

 

[sk1dm4rk]

Let us know how it went.

 

[PG01]

Maybe you dont want to spend the money but i bought this because I couldn't do inflate/deflate on my 13.... cheap and easy

 

[kbuskill]

Maybe you dont want to spend the money but i bought this because I couldn't do inflate/deflate on my 13.... cheap and easyView attachment 83321

It's not about the money.... not even Chevy could get them to activate. I even played with the Bartec scan tool at TK and although I did get the ebay sensors to identify themselves to the scan tool as Schrader 315MHZ they would never link up with the truck.

As an update...

I had the new Echlin sensors installed and they linked right up without issue. I came home got loaded up and left for my trip. It is about 25-30 miles to the interstate from my house and the sensors were working fine. I got up on the Interstate and after a short time the TPMS light came on and the 2 front sensors were just showing dash marks on the DIC. I looked at that damn light the whole trip. I would periodically scroll through from front wheels to rear wheels and sometimes the fronts would read and the backs wouldn't or sometimes it was 1 front and 1 rear not working, sometimes it was 3 of the 4 not working.

At this point I don't know what the problem is, any experience, help or advice is appreciated.

 

[PG01]

I know its not about money , just saying.

Sucks about sensors, isnt there a module on the truck that picks up the signal, if sensors are new, maybe

Wait a minute, didnt you have a problem with your remote for your locks?