TPMS - do I need the dealer to save me?

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Prospect62

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Guys,

I recently (last week) had some new tires put on. For the last week, the TPMS sensors have been working fine, all reporting pressures. I know that I had to re-learn them because the wheels were put back on in different places, so my pressures weren't showing for the right wheel.

I have the re-learn tool. I have used it many times before on other trucks, and once before on this truck. I know how to do it and the tool works fine. I went to re-learn this time, got through the left front, right front just fine. When I got to the right rear, I could NOT get the thing to register. I tried numerous times, held the tool at several different places (sidewall, valve stem, rim, inner sidewall) and nothing worked. I can't get past the right rear.

Now, even though my pressures are fine and I presumably have four working TPMS sensors, I have to deal with that stupid little TPMS light which is more annoying than my wife. Am I missing something? Is there a trick to getting this corner to read the re-learn device? Or do I have to waste a day at the stupid dealer getting this fixed?
 

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maybe you went out of order ...try again, passenger front first then passenger rear then driver rear then driver front
 
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I go by the truck. Driver front, passenger front, passenger rearm driver rear. The truck tells you where to go.
 

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if you are doing everything correct like stated above then it may just be a bad sensor, almost any tire/wheel dealer can hook you up with a sensor, you can expect to pay generally 50-65 for a sensor installed (aftermarket) the dealer will get you for probably double that.
 

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Yep they do go bad, sounds like you just have take a dump on ya, as was stated new can had for about $50.00
 

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Be sure the truck isn't near other vehicles when you do it. Might be experiencing interference.
 

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Guys,

I recently (last week) had some new tires put on. For the last week, the TPMS sensors have been working fine, all reporting pressures. I know that I had to re-learn them because the wheels were put back on in different places, so my pressures weren't showing for the right wheel.

I have the re-learn tool. I have used it many times before on other trucks, and once before on this truck. I know how to do it and the tool works fine. I went to re-learn this time, got through the left front, right front just fine. When I got to the right rear, I could NOT get the thing to register. I tried numerous times, held the tool at several different places (sidewall, valve stem, rim, inner sidewall) and nothing worked. I can't get past the right rear.

Now, even though my pressures are fine and I presumably have four working TPMS sensors, I have to deal with that stupid little TPMS light which is more annoying than my wife. Am I missing something? Is there a trick to getting this corner to read the re-learn device? Or do I have to waste a day at the stupid dealer getting this fixed?

Use your MDI with GDS software to check it, see what the computer sees.
 

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