TPMS help

[Stresst]

The light is on for my TPMS system and the passenger front is blank. So my question is do I need to bring this to the dealer or can I buy the sensor online 30-40 bucks and have it installed?

 

[yates ™]

As long as it is for your year range of truck then you can buy one online and have a tire shop install it.

 

[Stresst]

As long as it is for your year range of truck then you can buy one online and have a tire shop install it.

Thats what I thought but the used car dealer told me I have to bring to the dealer.....IDK

I stopped at a local used tire shop and he wants 125 bucks! When I started to walk away he told me 110! I told him I can buy the sensor online for 30-40 dollars he went on to tell me it has to be programmed. I know this thing has a "relearning mode" on the dash but not certain as to if it applies with new sensors??

 

[yates ™]

Thats what I thought but the used car dealer told me I have to bring to the dealer.....IDK

They like to tell you a lot of things

 

[VTburban]

before you spend a dime, take it to a dealer and ask them to relearn all the tires. they should do it at no cost (my local scam-artist-in-the-making dealership did). I noticed that sometimes they go out on their own and it might not be completely dead. if that doesn't work, then yeah get it cheap and have a tire shop put em in.

 

[Stresst]

They like to tell you a lot of things

There paying for it the only thing is brining it to the dealer is a time consuming process, who knows maybe have to leave it!

Just trying to get the facts......

 

[VTburban]

if the dealer is hard to get to, take it to a tire shop you've done business with before and ask them to relearn the sensors. maybe they will, maybe they won't, but free and easy is a good place to start.

 

[JochenWoern]

The light is on for my TPMS system and the passenger front is blank. So my question is do I need to bring this to the dealer or can I buy the sensor online 30-40 bucks and have it installed?

I bought 4 Sensors off eBay which were installed on my friends 2004 YUKON, NO PROBLEMS at all.

 

[Stresst]

Thanks

 

[GrandAdmiral]

I hate to bring up an old topic, but thought it might be better than starting a new one. I recently bought a new sensor and had it installed with the new tire I bought. I went through the re-learning process and all the tires re-adjusted except for the new one. It only reads 0. I've tried the process several times with both adding air and removing it.

Any idea what it could be?

 

[yates ™]

It may be the incorrect one for you truck or a bad sensor.

 

[tx01tahoe]

If you replaced the sensor, you need to have it programmed somewhere like a tire shop or the dealer. It won't just automatically learn. If you haven't changed any of them out, it is probably just a dead sensor. I work at discount tire and see this happen all the time.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

If you replaced the sensor, you need to have it programmed somewhere like a tire shop or the dealer. It won't just automatically learn. If you haven't changed any of them out, it is probably just a dead sensor. I work at discount tire and see this happen all the time.

Ok. Never heard of this. I went through the re-learning instructions. Guess I will have to give a tire shop a call.

 

[Stresst]

Ok. Never heard of this. I went through the re-learning instructions. Guess I will have to give a tire shop a call.

Just go to a Mavis or Sears Car Center and they will "zap it". I had a dead sensor, bought a new one but then the shop hooked up a small machine and got it working in about 30 seconds. Didnt even charge me but I through him 10 bucks.......

 

[Danzigman]

How does this relearning/programming process work? I have a new set of SS wheels that I plan on installing soon. I would like to be informed so i don't get a screw job. Local shops seem to want around $100 per sensor so I want to buy a set on eBay. Any tips on what to buy?

 

[nicegy31]

Hey make sure you bought the right sensor. I was having the same issue i bought 4 sensors and had a tire shop install them. After 2 tries I was able to do the relearning process and now I am happy the sign on my dash is off..