Tire pressure sensor faulty , still safe to drive ?

[MetalSlug]

I knew the cold weather will make my tire pressure go down , I was gonna add more air to it . Well the tire pressure sensor faulty light came on . I check all tire pressure and add little more air . All good . I try did the reset for the TPS . By press the emergency switch 3 time and heard the horn . Then try to train my left front tires all the way around , when loose air out my left front tires , I don’t heard the horn , that made me think my left front tire pressure sensor battery is dead , tires still good and pressure is fine , can I still drive like this for few week until I get it fix .The light on the dash still on .

 

[Jetronic]

What did you do in the days before TPMS?

 

[billt460]

Buy a tire pressure gauge from Wal-Mart for $3.00 and use it. You don't need anything else to maintain safe tire pressure.

 

[MetalSlug]

What did you do in the days before TPMS?

Nothing . I check tires pressure every 2 week rountin anyway , lately it getting colder and colder , and I check that morning . It was down 2-3 psi all around . I mean to add more air later after work . Then the light came on that day

 

[MetalSlug]

Buy a tire pressure gauge from Wal-Mart for $3.00 and use it. You don't need anything else to maintain safe tire pressure.

What bother me is the light on the dash and the beep beep sound when you start the truck . I try replace all 4 Innext few week .

 

[Owen Lucas]

Yes you are fine, the TPMS light being on won't affect anything if it's just indicating a bad battery and you verified the tire pressures are safe.

 

[tblt44]

I've been driving for years with a service tpms on my Tahoe. But I can clear the mesage after starting the truck

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

What did you do in the days before TPMS?

Winter temps in Atlanta can be really crazy where we can have 20 degree changes in the high every couple of weeks so about 1x or 2x during this time of year the TPMS system fires off on my wifes vehicle. She always gets pissed at me when she calls and I tell her to keeping driving home if the pressure is steady. "You don't care". yadda yadda yadda.

 

[charbaby]

Yes, drive the vehicle as normal...the way we used to drive before these TPMS sensors. Faulty TPMS sensors don't even cause the vehicle to fail state motor vehicle safety inspections that I am aware of. At least not in my state(NYS).

Even though TPMS sensors have been around since before they became federal regulation, the are there by law for new vehicle assembly since 2008 to let the driver know if the tire pressure is dropping to the point of danger. But once we own the vehicle, we don't have to have'm. I have a 2nd set of wheels & tires for winter that DO NOT have TPMS. A light is ON in the dash to let me know but, I just ignore it. Keep an eye on your tires as normal.

 

[JeffKeryk]

The idiot light on our GS has been off and on for 2 years. The air pressures are hyphenated...
Where's my ball peen when I need it?

 

[ARCOgraphite]

When my TPMS went out on my Honda Fit , I couldn't get up a hill in the winter. TCS went in to emergency mode and would not allow ANY wheel spin. Start up hill and it would pull all the throttle.
That will put you into a good mood fast.

 

[64bawagon]

Shop around if youre planning on replacing the sensors. I have bought Shrader brand on the last 2 vehicles (2010 wrangler and 2014 Cruze) and been very happy with both. Shrader makes sensors for a lot of OEM's. If the tire store supplies them you will pay a lot more.

 

[Tdbo]

The idiot light on our GS has been off and on for 2 years. The air pressures are hyphenated...
Where's my ball peen when I need it?

Electrical tape is cheaper and less destructive.

 

[Tdbo]

Winter temps in Atlanta can be really crazy where we can have 20 degree changes in the high every couple of weeks so about 1x or 2x during this time of year the TPMS system fires off on my wifes vehicle. She always gets pissed at me when she calls and I tell her to keeping driving home if the pressure is steady. "You don't care". yadda yadda yadda.

My Accord did that all the time until I added +3 PSI over the recommended pressure in each tire.
It took care of the issue.

 

[atikovi]

, can I still drive like this for few week until I get it fix .The light on the dash still on .

You can, but unsafe. What if you get a nail in the tire on a drive and don't know about it until you enter a curve in the road and roll over because the tire only has 10 psi?

 

[Spyderman24_7]

Yes, drive the vehicle as normal...the way we used to drive before these TPMS sensors. Faulty TPMS sensors don't even cause the vehicle to fail state motor vehicle safety inspections that I am aware of. At least not in my state(NYS).

Even though TPMS sensors have been around since before they became federal regulation, the are there by law for new vehicle assembly since 2008 to let the driver know if the tire pressure is dropping to the point of danger. But once we own the vehicle, we don't have to have'm. I have a 2nd set of wheels & tires for winter that DO NOT have TPMS. A light is ON in the dash to let me know but, I just ignore it. Keep an eye on your tires as normal.

I know a few people that rely on the TPMS warning as a true idiot light... as in they don't bother checking psi (or fluids) until a warning indicates there's an issue. Kinda like those that think a car is all good if it starts and gets them around as needed.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Here's your new TPMS

You can get one for $1 or even less

 

[Duffyjr]

I knew the cold weather will make my tire pressure go down , I was gonna add more air to it . Well the tire pressure sensor faulty light came on . I check all tire pressure and add little more air . All good . I try did the reset for the TPS . By press the emergency switch 3 time and heard the horn . Then try to train my left front tires all the way around , when loose air out my left front tires , I don’t heard the horn , that made me think my left front tire pressure sensor battery is dead , tires still good and pressure is fine , can I still drive like this for few week until I get it fix .The light on the dash still on .

That would indicate that sensor is bad. I would check the rest of them to make sure it's just that one and that you are doing in correctly. Start over but instead of going to the front left go to the front right, after you hear the horn continue on, if no horn go to the right rear and so on. That way you will know which ones are bad. You will have to do the relearn after the new sensor/s are installed anyway.

Check out Wally, last one I had replaced in my Lucerne was around $25 for the sensor and labor.

Not sure what vehicle you have but for my Lucerne I purchased a relearn tool for $15 that makes short work of resetting them.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B072BK693N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[tcp71]

I have winter wheels without sensors for my 2016. I turn off the TPMS every fall using Forscan to program the body control module. I turn it back on in the spring for now until the batteries in the sensors start failing, then it will be off permanently. TPMS isn’t mandated in Canada, but we end up with it due to its requirement in the USA. No sensors for the first 20 years of my driving. TPMS was mandated due to the explorer/Firestone debacle a number of years ago.

 

[billt460]

I'm surprised they don't put a sensor in the spare. I get neglectful about checking spares, like I'm sure many people do. With moving into the new house, along with doing countless projects since, this thread made me think of it.

The spare on my truck was almost flat. I pumped 55 PSI into it. I had not checked the spare in my Toyota EVER. (We bought it in March of 2018). It has 18 PSI in it. I pumped it up to 50 PSI. The stupid spare in my Jeep is installed so you have to take it out to check it. (Valve faces downward). It's never been checked either.

I didn't feel like struggling with it, so I'll do it some other time. If they had sensors, you would get a reminder, so you're not driving around with a flat, or underinflated spare. But that would cost an extra $30.00, and we sure as hell can't have that on a $50K vehicle!