I have been having a TPMS issue in the Silverado for the last few years.
I Just wanted to share an experience I had and how it was resolved . Full disclosure this the only Big three product I own and for the most part has been fairly reliable but I am not as familiar with them as I am with the Honda’s and Toyota’s that I tend to gravitate to.
I have had a TPMS sensor light that comes one every time the temperature changes, I took it to the tire shop several times and they said the sensors were bad so they replaced the front sensors, the problem then came back so I took it back to them and they said the sensors are working fine must be a problem with the computer and a dealer would be able to tell me more.
I took it to the dealer they said TPMS sensor is bad that tire shop put on that an OEM sensor would solve the problem, so they put it on and then all is good till the temperature changed from spring to summer and light popped back on. Checked tire pressures all were good but light would not go away.
Took it back to dealer said sometimes they do that, so they reset the light and when fall came the light popped back on again. again tire pressures were all set equally to each other. Talked to the dealer and they said TPMS sensor probably went bad needs to be replaced.
I said forget it as I have spent enough ton TOMS sensors.
So fast forward I was playing around with a prosumer scan tool (which I was impressed with by the way). I picked the make, model etc and there were special function for the silverado one of them was to set the tire pressure and reset the TPMS. so I read what was programmed in the ECU and it said 60 PSI and the tires were set for XL-load(I believe can’t remember). I changed it to the tire that were in there and the pressure I use and voila the code disappeared and has not returned.
It makes my mad that, I spent all this money on TPMS sensors and that was probably all that needed to be done. Why would the dealer not check this? I dont blame the tire shop as it is an ECU imbedded function that a more adavanced scan tool needs to reach.
I am already leary of dealerships(Im sure there are good ones out there) and this just added another data point in my belief and why I have returned to working more and more in my own vehicles. I peace just have not had a good experience dealership experience (Honda, Toyota, GM) all bad experiences.
I Just wanted to share an experience I had and how it was resolved . Full disclosure this the only Big three product I own and for the most part has been fairly reliable but I am not as familiar with them as I am with the Honda’s and Toyota’s that I tend to gravitate to.
I have had a TPMS sensor light that comes one every time the temperature changes, I took it to the tire shop several times and they said the sensors were bad so they replaced the front sensors, the problem then came back so I took it back to them and they said the sensors are working fine must be a problem with the computer and a dealer would be able to tell me more.
I took it to the dealer they said TPMS sensor is bad that tire shop put on that an OEM sensor would solve the problem, so they put it on and then all is good till the temperature changed from spring to summer and light popped back on. Checked tire pressures all were good but light would not go away.
Took it back to dealer said sometimes they do that, so they reset the light and when fall came the light popped back on again. again tire pressures were all set equally to each other. Talked to the dealer and they said TPMS sensor probably went bad needs to be replaced.
I said forget it as I have spent enough ton TOMS sensors.
So fast forward I was playing around with a prosumer scan tool (which I was impressed with by the way). I picked the make, model etc and there were special function for the silverado one of them was to set the tire pressure and reset the TPMS. so I read what was programmed in the ECU and it said 60 PSI and the tires were set for XL-load(I believe can’t remember). I changed it to the tire that were in there and the pressure I use and voila the code disappeared and has not returned.
It makes my mad that, I spent all this money on TPMS sensors and that was probably all that needed to be done. Why would the dealer not check this? I dont blame the tire shop as it is an ECU imbedded function that a more adavanced scan tool needs to reach.
I am already leary of dealerships(Im sure there are good ones out there) and this just added another data point in my belief and why I have returned to working more and more in my own vehicles. I peace just have not had a good experience dealership experience (Honda, Toyota, GM) all bad experiences.