TPMS Blinking After About 20 Minutes of Driving?
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TPMS Blinking After About 20 Minutes of Driving?
Hey guys. Last week, I noticed my TPMS light starts to blink after about 20 minutes of driving, and typically after driving higher speeds (65-75MPH).
I took it in for an oil change and tire rotation/balance and mentioned it, but apparently they didnt see anything obvious. Should I be concerned and get it looked at again?
I took it in for an oil change and tire rotation/balance and mentioned it, but apparently they didnt see anything obvious. Should I be concerned and get it looked at again?
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My guess is it's not getting a reading from one of the sensors. When I had my snow tires mounted the TPMS light would start blinking after 5-10 minutes of driving and it was because there were no TPMS sensors even mounted on the wheels.
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Is your car lowered? Stock or aftermarket wheels/tires? Also, did you check the tire pressure on your tires when you saw the light blinking?
I ask because I seem to have a problem with air pressure building in my rear tires on longer trips. When I bought the car, it already had aftermarket wheels and I believe the offset is not correct causing a wear/excess friction problem.
Hope this helps.
I ask because I seem to have a problem with air pressure building in my rear tires on longer trips. When I bought the car, it already had aftermarket wheels and I believe the offset is not correct causing a wear/excess friction problem.
Hope this helps.
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Hey guys. Last week, I noticed my TPMS light starts to blink after about 20 minutes of driving, and typically after driving higher speeds (65-75MPH).
I took it in for an oil change and tire rotation/balance and mentioned it, but apparently they didnt see anything obvious. Should I be concerned and get it looked at again?
I took it in for an oil change and tire rotation/balance and mentioned it, but apparently they didnt see anything obvious. Should I be concerned and get it looked at again?
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the TPMS light will stay solid and beeeep if it's a tire pressure issue.
if it's flashing after about 10-20 minutes of driving it means it is having trouble communicating with one of the sensors in the wheels.
bottom line: one of your tire pressure sensors in the wheels is broken, get it replaced and you'll be fine.
if it's flashing after about 10-20 minutes of driving it means it is having trouble communicating with one of the sensors in the wheels.
bottom line: one of your tire pressure sensors in the wheels is broken, get it replaced and you'll be fine.
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I had the exact same thing happen on mine for 1 year - then finally a good tech did the diagnosis properly and found two TPMS units defective (lost transmission when warm). The other dealers always claimed "Issue could not be duplicated."
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It is amazing how few good techs there are out there... ones that have solid trouble shooting skills. I am glad you were able to track down the problem.
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