Tire Pressure Sensor
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Most cars after the C5 used the different programming method and most cars did not have TPMS before 2007. Technology improved pretty quickly. Not to mention most sensors were still working so they weren't replaced.
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At least GM vehicles have what I would call a "proper" TPMS system, with actual pressure readouts being available. many (most?) do not, merely sounding an alarm if any tire is out of limits. The approach from those manufacturers seems to have been, how do we meet this requirement at the minimum cost? Even a friend's current model 5 series is this way.
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I am done here.
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Read my earlier post - no room to get a magnet next to the valve on my wheels. Wiggled it against the inside of the wheel from behind the wheel. Worked perfectly. You just have to be close enough - no exact placement needed.
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Guys, this thread is very fitting as it will keep me from having to start a brand new one.
The back story: I discovered that I had several punctures in my left rear tire that couldn't be repaired. As it happened, I already had two good tires I could use as replacements. I had a local tire shop switch out the tires and all seemed well. It was a couple days after I had the tires replaced when I got on the freeway and all of a sudden a "traction/active handling" warning came across the DIC. After some experimentation I discovered that this happened as soon as I hit 60mph. I can defeat the problem just by pressing the traction control button but I would rather have things working correctly instead of masking problems. I also discovered that when the tire store mounted the tires, they had put the left tire on the right wheel and right tire/left wheel.
I thought that was the source of this mysterious traction warning. I also thought that if I retrained the sensors, my problem should go away. I followed the above video and got a horn honk on all four tires but the car does still go into traction/active handling as soon as I hit 60mph. Any thoughts on what I can do to solve this once and for all?
The back story: I discovered that I had several punctures in my left rear tire that couldn't be repaired. As it happened, I already had two good tires I could use as replacements. I had a local tire shop switch out the tires and all seemed well. It was a couple days after I had the tires replaced when I got on the freeway and all of a sudden a "traction/active handling" warning came across the DIC. After some experimentation I discovered that this happened as soon as I hit 60mph. I can defeat the problem just by pressing the traction control button but I would rather have things working correctly instead of masking problems. I also discovered that when the tire store mounted the tires, they had put the left tire on the right wheel and right tire/left wheel.
I thought that was the source of this mysterious traction warning. I also thought that if I retrained the sensors, my problem should go away. I followed the above video and got a horn honk on all four tires but the car does still go into traction/active handling as soon as I hit 60mph. Any thoughts on what I can do to solve this once and for all?
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Guys, this thread is very fitting as it will keep me from having to start a brand new one.
The back story: I discovered that I had several punctures in my left rear tire that couldn't be repaired. As it happened, I already had two good tires I could use as replacements. I had a local tire shop switch out the tires and all seemed well. It was a couple days after I had the tires replaced when I got on the freeway and all of a sudden a "traction/active handling" warning came across the DIC. After some experimentation I discovered that this happened as soon as I hit 60mph. I can defeat the problem just by pressing the traction control button but I would rather have things working correctly instead of masking problems. I also discovered that when the tire store mounted the tires, they had put the left tire on the right wheel and right tire/left wheel.
I thought that was the source of this mysterious traction warning. I also thought that if I retrained the sensors, my problem should go away. I followed the above video and got a horn honk on all four tires but the car does still go into traction/active handling as soon as I hit 60mph. Any thoughts on what I can do to solve this once and for all?
The back story: I discovered that I had several punctures in my left rear tire that couldn't be repaired. As it happened, I already had two good tires I could use as replacements. I had a local tire shop switch out the tires and all seemed well. It was a couple days after I had the tires replaced when I got on the freeway and all of a sudden a "traction/active handling" warning came across the DIC. After some experimentation I discovered that this happened as soon as I hit 60mph. I can defeat the problem just by pressing the traction control button but I would rather have things working correctly instead of masking problems. I also discovered that when the tire store mounted the tires, they had put the left tire on the right wheel and right tire/left wheel.
I thought that was the source of this mysterious traction warning. I also thought that if I retrained the sensors, my problem should go away. I followed the above video and got a horn honk on all four tires but the car does still go into traction/active handling as soon as I hit 60mph. Any thoughts on what I can do to solve this once and for all?
Melting Slicks
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From: West Virginia
Guys, this thread is very fitting as it will keep me from having to start a brand new one.
The back story: I discovered that I had several punctures in my left rear tire that couldn't be repaired. As it happened, I already had two good tires I could use as replacements. I had a local tire shop switch out the tires and all seemed well. It was a couple days after I had the tires replaced when I got on the freeway and all of a sudden a "traction/active handling" warning came across the DIC. After some experimentation I discovered that this happened as soon as I hit 60mph. I can defeat the problem just by pressing the traction control button but I would rather have things working correctly instead of masking problems. I also discovered that when the tire store mounted the tires, they had put the left tire on the right wheel and right tire/left wheel.
I thought that was the source of this mysterious traction warning. I also thought that if I retrained the sensors, my problem should go away. I followed the above video and got a horn honk on all four tires but the car does still go into traction/active handling as soon as I hit 60mph. Any thoughts on what I can do to solve this once and for all?
The back story: I discovered that I had several punctures in my left rear tire that couldn't be repaired. As it happened, I already had two good tires I could use as replacements. I had a local tire shop switch out the tires and all seemed well. It was a couple days after I had the tires replaced when I got on the freeway and all of a sudden a "traction/active handling" warning came across the DIC. After some experimentation I discovered that this happened as soon as I hit 60mph. I can defeat the problem just by pressing the traction control button but I would rather have things working correctly instead of masking problems. I also discovered that when the tire store mounted the tires, they had put the left tire on the right wheel and right tire/left wheel.
I thought that was the source of this mysterious traction warning. I also thought that if I retrained the sensors, my problem should go away. I followed the above video and got a horn honk on all four tires but the car does still go into traction/active handling as soon as I hit 60mph. Any thoughts on what I can do to solve this once and for all?
Melting Slicks
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Got mine from Lowes in a pack of 3 - pretty cheap as I recall. Any hardware type store should sell magnets.
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Yes. Both rears read 33 pounds.
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Need to know both front and rear tire sizes, exactly, no guessing. As 8VETTE7 mentioned you need a difference in overall diameter between the two. If all tires are the same size (or very close to it), then that's your problem. 