Toyota Tire Pressure Monitor Systems: Toyota TPMS Updates
The direct TPMS system for Toyota vehicles uses a button labeled “SET” below the steering column or in the glove box to reset the system. When you press the button, the system is looking for the sensor IDs that are already stored in the memory.
Tech Feature: GM Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
GM TPMS systems on Buick, Pontiac, Chevy (Chevrolet), GMC Cadillac and Hummer models are some of the easiest to service if you have the right tools and knowledge. Starting in 2007, most vehicles use a Schrader- or VDO-manufactured system that shares the same relearn procedures and behaviors. There are exceptions, like the Pontiac Vibe.
TPMS: The Proper Tools to Service Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
While law makers and tire makers are quick to sing the praises of TPMS, as a technician or shop owner, you know that this amazing technology comes with its fair share of headaches and problems relative to diagnosis, repair and maintenance of these systems.
TPMS Q&A: Common Questions and Answers about Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
What is one of the leading causes of sensor failure? Corrosion, sensors or sensor stems can be damaged by corrosion from road salts, moisture, missing valve caps or galvanic corrosion. The use of dissimilar metals or use of non-TPMS components can result in galvanic corrosion, which may affect the sensor’s ability to read or transmit data.
TPMS Update: Chrysler Tire Pressure Monitor Systems
Chrysler uses a Schrader Electronics or VDO systems on just about every late-model vehicle. Chrysler never used a band sensor in any of its platforms. On some 2004 and 2005 models, Chrysler may have used two different TPMS systems on a vehicle platform depending on if the vehicle was equipped with AWD or if the system was optional or standard.
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems: A Profit Center for the Shop and a Tire Man’s Curse
With the vehicle on a lift, the tire man invested an hour in a futile attempt to perform a TPM sensor re-learn, following the installation of four new tires. He followed the correct procedure, but the system would default and set diagnostic codes. The vehicle was moved to the parking lot and a dealership technician friend was summoned. This technician performed the exact same sensor learn procedure and the system worked perfectly. Read on, for the ultimate solution.
CARB to Enact Tire Pressure Regulation
The Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association (AMRA) reports that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed an effective date of September 1, 2010, for the adoption of Section 95550 in Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Schrader International for Inventive Tire Pressure Sensors
Based on its recent analysis of the automotive vehicle pressure sensors market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Schrader International with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year. The company’s product line of tire pressure monitoring sensors (TPMS) and value-added services offers customers the advantages of quality, efficiency,
Indirect Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems: The TPMS System That Knows The Road.
Indirect Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) are ones that do not have air pressure sensors inside the tires. Rather, they detect a low tire by comparing relative wheel speeds via the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) wheel speed sensors. When a tire loses air, its diameter decreases slightly.
TPMS: Tire Pressure Monitoring Service for All Shops
Recently, an owner of a 2008 Lincoln Navigator brought their vehicle in for a tire rotation. The tires were rotated front to rear. The customer drove away not knowing he was in great peril. A few days later, the right rear picked up a small leak. The TPMS system turned on the dashlight and indicated