Those seem to be the usual symptoms of a dying TPS.
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Yea ,I think one of mine is going bad,the other night we were traveling on I-20 and got a low tire pressure warning ,I pulled into a gas station and had no gauge on the air pump so I put in about 10 pounds.Drove it again and the DIC said even less air than before.Found a gauge and it said 19 pounds 
stopped again at another station and with a gauge put in 35 pounds.The DIC confirmed this. That was what was in the tire when I checked this morning.
stopped again at another station and with a gauge put in 35 pounds.The DIC confirmed this. That was what was in the tire when I checked this morning.
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Yea ,I think one of mine is going bad,the other night we were traveling on I-20 and got a low tire pressure warning ,I pulled into a gas station and had no gauge on the air pump so I put in about 10 pounds.Drove it again and the DIC said even less air than before.Found a gauge and it said 19 pounds stopped again at another station and with a gauge put in 35 pounds.The DIC confirmed this. That was what was in the tire when I checked this morning.
stopped again at another station and with a gauge put in 35 pounds.The DIC confirmed this. That was what was in the tire when I checked this morning.XXX is the final warning that the battery has died
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My '02 just this winter started giving me intermittient "service TPMS" messages and loosing one or both front readings for a short period, then all is good. It seems to happen more at the beginning of a trip and not on every trip. I have bought new sensors, but will wait 'till warmer weather to install them. I have noticed the same thing DeeGee mentioned about the update timeframe being longer with age also. Nothing lasts forever.
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Is changing the battery easy?
Or, is the battery integrated and you must replace the entire sensor?
Do you need to break the bead of the tire to replace the sensor or can it be done with tire mounted?
I'm assuming the sensor is part of the air pressure valve/stem. Right?
..rickko..
Or, is the battery integrated and you must replace the entire sensor?
Do you need to break the bead of the tire to replace the sensor or can it be done with tire mounted?
I'm assuming the sensor is part of the air pressure valve/stem. Right?
..rickko..
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Is changing the battery easy?
Or, is the battery integrated and you must replace the entire sensor?
Do you need to break the bead of the tire to replace the sensor or can it be done with tire mounted?
I'm assuming the sensor is part of the air pressure valve/stem. Right?
..rickko..
Or, is the battery integrated and you must replace the entire sensor?
Do you need to break the bead of the tire to replace the sensor or can it be done with tire mounted?
I'm assuming the sensor is part of the air pressure valve/stem. Right?
..rickko..
But at less than $40 each for '01-'04s and a bit more than that for the earlier system sensors, I feel the better repair is to buy new units from one of the Forum Vendors and be done with it. Nothing more irritating than to spend time and $$ and still have the same problem opposed to spending a bit more and getting it right the 1st time, saving $$ in the process.
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