Originally Posted by
Brian P
I give the front tires six to nine months of use, depending on our weather (we’re still in the 90’s & humid). When I called Discount Tires, I said that I wanted to buy new sensors, cloned from the old ones. The guy on the phone paused then said that they have replacement sensors in stock ($60 each). When I picked up the car, I was given the usual “drive around until the system recognizes them or bring it back if it doesn’t work” speech. When it didn’t, another guy showed me his scan tool showing that it needed to be done by a dealer. The nearest dealer service person paused and said that they were willing to look at it... I didn’t get a good feeling from them.
I have a couple of shops that we use that I’m going to call to see if they have the tools to reset the system.
If anyone doing the Dragon run has the tools, I’d rather pay them to do it... just saying.
1st, you need to find out if the front sensors are working (how, no idea). If they are not working you need to replace them with the correct ones (hard to know). When they are confirmed working (front), you have to check the rear ones sold by your guy you paid. If they are working and the right ones, you should be good (after front verified working or replaced). IF the rear ones are not able to communicate to the car TPMS receiver, you have been possibly taken and have to get the correct sensors and confirm they work correctly with the front ones and the receiver. Right now, there is no way to know if the rear ones are working fine IF the front ones are not working right. In no instance, does the new rear sensors have to be 'driven around' to calibrate to the receiver. Once you leave the place you bought them from (rear) they should be working. Now, IF the front one(s) are causing the light to stay on, you have to have them fixed before the receiver can turn off the TPMS light (providing the rear ones are right and calibrated to the receiver).
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