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Mar 26, 2010 | 08:49 PM

sandhc5

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Help with a flat tire issue

I got up and decided to take the ole vette for a spin. when I started it up a message came across the dic saying that i had a right rear flat. I put some air in the tire and turned the car off to reset the sensor. After checking the air in the tire manually i turned the car back on and it still read that there was 0 pounds of pressure in the tire. The manual gauge read 32 pounds.. Anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it. Thanks

Mar 26, 2010 | 08:50 PM

RedSoxFan

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The pressure won't show on the DIC until you've driven it a mile or two.

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:17 PM

Toms02C5

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Originally Posted by RedSoxFan

The pressure won't show on the DIC until you've driven it a mile or two.

If that doesn't work (which it didn't on my car), you'll have to reset the TPM's (there are several threads on this).

Mar 26, 2010 | 10:32 PM

Aerovette

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Foolishly, I learned this when I tried putting air in my wife's Tahoe and kept checking the display only to find it was not changing...then I learned... it's not that smart, and I guess I wasn't either.

Mar 26, 2010 | 10:40 PM

sandhc5

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flat tire

Thanks for the help guys. Im going to try to reset the sensors in the morning. Hope it works.

Mar 26, 2010 | 11:32 PM

jrose7004

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I had to put air in my right front tire today and it took about 9 miles of my 12 mile commute for it to read right.

Mar 26, 2010 | 11:44 PM

Hammer99

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jrose7004

I had to put air in my right front tire today and it took about 9 miles of my 12 mile commute for it to read right.

It definately takes longer than you would think!

Mar 27, 2010 | 12:14 AM

damilleniumboy

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Originally Posted by jrose7004

I had to put air in my right front tire today and it took about 9 miles of my 12 mile commute for it to read right.

Yup same here. The car started flassing "flat tire, blah blah blah," so I stopped and looked, and my pressure was ok. It takes a couple of miles for the computer to recornize that the tires are up to par.

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Mar 27, 2010 | 03:03 AM

Jistari

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Dont sweat it, if you read the pressure and its proper with a hand guage, just use it, ignore the DIC for a bit (I wouldnt relearn the TPMS yet), see what happens.

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