Is there a fuse I can pull to get the TPMS light to go off? Or would removing the actual sensors do the trick?

Thanks,
Andy

 

Just cut wire # 2 going to the garage door opener.

Do a search. There are several posts on how to do it.

 

After awhile, you won't even notice it...both mine are lit up, and now I don't even notice them...

 

The link, here is:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post537700
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Is it legal to sell the car with that disabled?

 

why are they alit?
just buy 4 new ones from the scrapyard.
just my $0.02

 

Because i had no problems until the tire place replaced all 4 tires. Then the light came on. They replaced one sensor that seemed to be giving them trouble. The TPMS is still on. The dealer said they charge 90 bucks to reset them, its just a money sink.

 

Why not? It's just a notification system for lazy people. Not all cars have it so why would it be illegal? It's a luxury item just like the cupholder.

 

Because its apparently federal law now. All new cars have to have tpms. Thats just what i heard.

 

I use tire pressure indicating caps on my valve stems. Buy at AutoZone. preflight. color change tells you tire low. I use them on cars, bikes and tractors. gary

 

My TPMS light cam on but tires are fully inflated. Does this mean one of the sensors is bad and how would I determine which tire the deective one is in?

Thanks

 

Easy fix with a pair of scissors and black electrical tape. Cut off a 1" x 3'4" square of tape and apply over the icon.

Mine has been on for three years and I check the pressure regularly, so it has to be a failed sensor. When I replace the tires I'll have them rebuilt. Otherwise I ignore it.

 

I did some searching and found this

"the federal government has passed legislation that mandates TPMS on every vehicle under 10,000 lbs GVWR starting September 2007. TPMS is the law and if the laws are not followed, the penalties could be severe. Those points alone should be enough to justify the shift in approach, yet there will still be some that refuse to recognize the opportunity and responsibility that TPMS creates."

So I guess it is federal law to have tpms and should not be disabled. I dont think it's breaking the law if the sensor malfunctions or have problems like the battery dieing. If the govnt want to mandate the sensors they should pay for it every 5-7 years when the battery dies or at least make it so the battery is replaceable.

With the method posted above you could always switch it back on when you want to sell the car.

 

I have idiot lights on all the time on the big rig, and when still active on the road in the police car, I had a lot of things lit up...I still think the best thing is to just ignore it, or fix the tpms sensors....they do work...

 

Dash light went out yesterday after I took a 30 min highway trip - maybe the computer just needed time to register the air I put in?

As far as worrying about selling a car with the TPMS disabled in regards to legality/legislation. I would think if the gov't is enforcing TPMS as of Sept. 2007 then it should not affect most crossfires anyways as they were pretty much all built before that date anyways.

My personal 2 cents is I like the TPMS especially on the Low profile tires and especially if you run on Runflats then TPMS are really necessary as you might not even realize when you have a flat with the stiffness of the sidewalls on runflats.

Just my two pennies..

 

This is typical of low batteries. When they heat up from driving or warm weather, they start to work for a while.

The garage door opener turns on the warning light, there is no time to register, it is an on or off switch, nothing to do with the computer.

 

I just replied to another post about an easy way to reset the TPMS. Run a strong magnet around the valve stem and the warning light should go out. I did it when I bought my 04 Crossfire about 3 years ago and the light has never gone on again. Not sure if this messed up the sensors, but I use a tire gauge anyway.

 

That is the way the system works....the light will NOT go out just by putting air in the tires... you have to then drive it a few minutes for the TPMS to send the new pressure data to the computer and the light will be turned off......

 

Not sure if this is linked in another thread about this topic or not, but this is the first thread that came up when I searched for this in Google, so I am adding it here. This guy did a great writeup on this......

https://howtune.com/articles/134-dis...sler-crossfire

I was not entirely sure how the connector came apart, but his pictures helped me know where to pull it apart. The one thing I would add is that you can use a little jewelers screw driver to lift up just a little where the little tab locks onto the hole where the connector comes apart. Otherwise it is really hard to pull apart. You will see the hole on the flat side of the connector and you will see the tiny little tab sticking in there.

 

I have posted this advice before. Put a piece of electrical tape over the light and check you air pressure every 3 weeks or so. Carry the can of tire fix. Belong to AAA or similar--Geico $12 towing add-on is a bargain. .