When the light first came on, for the first time ever, it was very intermittent and would flash on and then off after a brief period. I made a car appointment after a few days of this to also have an oil change and get both things taken care of at one time. However, there wasn't a "code" yet in the car's system for the dealer to determine exactly what was wrong with the TPMS system. A week or so later, the system's warning light was on all the time, a "code" was now provided to the dealer's mechanics, and the system's main component had to be changed. Granted, the vehicle did have 120,000 miles on it. It's been a fantastic little car!
Now today, it flashed on AGAIN... 7 months and only 17,000 miles later. Never had an issue with this prior to the last 7 months. If this persists, it's gotta be a defect with the part and unrelated to mileage. Regardless, the last thing I need to worry about on my daily commute is a tire issue on the highway and having a failed system to provide no warning.
Update from Apr 26, 2017: 6 months ago it was a tire battery sensor (not the main component -- I double-checked the receipt).
So, it turns out that it is probably another tire sensor battery is dying/dead. I guess that's all fine and dandy (the car is 6 years old), but my main complaint now is the $170/tire to replace that battery. That's more than the car battery itself. It's just not going to get done anytime soon if at all. It's ridiculous to have a part cost so much that isn't detrimental to the car's operation.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
When the light first came on, for the first time ever, it was very intermittent and would flash on and then off after a brief period. I made a car appointment after a few days of this to also have an oil change and get both things taken care of at one time. However, there wasn't a "code" yet in the car's system for the dealer to determine exactly what was wrong with the TPMS system. A week or so later, the system's warning light was on all the time, a "code" was now provided to the dealer's mechanics, and the system's main component had to be changed. Granted, the vehicle did have 120,000 miles on it. It's been a fantastic little car!
Now today, it flashed on AGAIN... 7 months and only 17,000 miles later. Never had an issue with this prior to the last 7 months. If this persists, it's gotta be a defect with the part and unrelated to mileage. Regardless, the last thing I need to worry about on my daily commute is a tire issue on the highway and having a failed system to provide no warning.
Update from Apr 26, 2017: 6 months ago it was a tire battery sensor (not the main component -- I double-checked the receipt).
So, it turns out that it is probably another tire sensor battery is dying/dead. I guess that's all fine and dandy (the car is 6 years old), but my main complaint now is the $170/tire to replace that battery. That's more than the car battery itself. It's just not going to get done anytime soon if at all. It's ridiculous to have a part cost so much that isn't detrimental to the car's operation.
- J R., Milton, US