View Full Version : TPMS turned on, then turned off....


romycha1
10-11-2006, 09:21 PM
I did a search, but got tired of looking to see if this happened to anyone else after about the 4th page.

I turned on my car this morning and immediatley saw the TPMS light on, so I got out and did a little walk around to make sure I didn't have any flats. Which thank god, I didn't. I didn't have a gauge to see which tire was low, so I decided to just drive to work and check it there. Halfway to work, about 6-7 minutes into the drive, I look down and see the light wasn't on anymore. I got to work and checked each tire, and all were fine.

This is my first car that has TPMS. Is this a characteristic of it? Or has this happened to anyone else?

DOMINION
10-11-2006, 11:45 PM
Yes it is a charateristic of the tpms but just to be on the safe side check your tires. This happen to me and guess what? I had 1 screw and 1 screw with washer in the front driver tire and in the back driver tire. It was time for new wheels and tires.

c41250n
10-12-2006, 12:36 AM
that is because when you first start your car, the tires are cold, and after a couple mins drives, it warmed the tires so the air pressure went up, then the light will turn off!
but i suggest you still check on the tire pressure, cause it happened to me before! and when i checked the tires pressure, one of the tire had only 20psi.

swoope
10-12-2006, 12:54 AM
one tire is low.... when you drive the tires heat up it causes the pressure to increase in the tire... light went out...

you still have a low tire..

beers :beer:

DOMINION
10-12-2006, 07:50 PM
^What he said

Razz1
10-12-2006, 08:04 PM
It's that time of year when cold tmpertures drop the air in your tires.

Eagle64
10-12-2006, 11:56 PM
Buddy of mine who used to work for a dealership said that the TPMS sensor will trip when it drops below 29 PSI and over 40 PSI.

Odds when you tires were cold it was about 27 - 28, after they heated up about 30 - 32. I try to keep a happy medium around 34.