FiberGlassKid

I had a service manager at a dealership tell me that is against federal law to remove the TPMS from a vehicle. Is that true? thanks...

RicK T

I don't know for sure, it may be against the law for "a dealer" to remove the TPMS.

It's your car, you can remove it. It is a Federally Mandated Safety item that required vehicle manufacturers to phase-in in 2005 with all cars in the 2008 model year required to have it. That is the only requirement I know of, "vehicle manufacturers" are required to equip all new cars sold.

That said, why would you want to remove it? Just curious.

FiberGlassKid

The sensors are an unnecessay expense especially when they are old and you can expect them to go bad 1 at a time and it also costs for the labor and tool to put them in. When you could check them with a tire guage occasionally for free. The ones I'm referring to are in my 2007 F150 that has 120,000 miles.

Seadawg

I really think I would be discussing your issue on the F150 truck forum then, its programmed a little differently than the vette, as far as impact to the computer systems if you remove them from the vehicle.....

cclive

The TPMS system is tightly integrated into any car these days. The D.O.T. rules require it to be difficult to disable, so this can't be done by something simple like removing a fuse. I think you will always have to live with a warning light and any consequences thereof, if you do away with the sensors. While the federal government probably won't have a problem with your doing away with the system, if you live in a state that has a safety inspection program, you may not pass without a functioning TPMS system.

John Harry

The issue, I believe, is that with run flat tires it is difficult to see or feel a flat tire. Thus the need for sensors.

cclive

Yup this is why Corvettes have had sensors for a long time now. The federal requirement for all production cars started in '07 or '08.

DDSLT5

Most quality automobiles (German) allow you to go into a menu and disable the monitoring. You get a quick alert at start up that the system is disabled, nothing more. Now, in a domestic, YMMV.

leadfoot4

I just bought a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Not only do the TPMS warn you of low tire pressure, with a light, you can also scroll through the "menu" on the dash, and they'll tell you the air pressure in each tire.

cclive

Doesn't your C6 do the same thing?

leadfoot4

Thanks for reminding me! I store the car during the winter, and when I bring it out in the spring, which took FOREVER this year, I sometimes forget all the little details of the car.....

cclive

I wasn't sure if they changed something. We are lucky to have a good system on the C6. We can program sensors with an inexpensive tool and each tire is shown separately. On a friend's Subaru, sensors must be programmed by a dealer and there is one light that comes on to tell that a tire or tires have low pressure. It is then up to the owner to figure out what that low pressure is, and what tire is low. What a pain.

dgoff

Hello, I have a 1999 FRC I use to Autocross. I'm about to change tires and wheels. What happens if there are no TPS? Does anyone know what happens and can I overcome it?
Thanks