TPM failure?
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Instructor
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TPM failure?
Hey Guys,
I have had my Vette on the road since last friday. The day I got it from the Dealership they included a set of factory C6 18/19 wheels with TPMS and GY RFTs.
No issues what so ever with TPMS.
I was driving last nite and all of the sudden I get the tire message "check pressure sys." or something like that. I checked through the controls to see if maybe one tire is getting low but all it shows is:
LF: XXX RF:XXX
LR: XXX RR:XXX
Im going to take the car to the shop on Monday to have my guys scan it. I was wondering if their is any fault with these units?
I have had my Vette on the road since last friday. The day I got it from the Dealership they included a set of factory C6 18/19 wheels with TPMS and GY RFTs.
No issues what so ever with TPMS.
I was driving last nite and all of the sudden I get the tire message "check pressure sys." or something like that. I checked through the controls to see if maybe one tire is getting low but all it shows is:
LF: XXX RF:XXX
LR: XXX RR:XXX
Im going to take the car to the shop on Monday to have my guys scan it. I was wondering if their is any fault with these units?
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Does your key fob still work? If not check fuse 27 in the passenger wheelwell fuse box. If that's not it pull your codes.
It's possible you have the wrong year TPM's installed on the wheels (C6's).
It's possible you have the wrong year TPM's installed on the wheels (C6's).
Last edited by Mark C5; Aug 8, 2009 at 09:34 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
A couple weeks ago there was a thread posted by a member who installed C6 sensors on his C5 and claimed they worked, no error messages and read pressure. A week later he posted he was mistaken, they had stopped working. Your problem sounds very similar.
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Melting Slicks
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Both sets have sensors.
But today as I was driving, out of no where the sensors started functioning again. Except that it is showing a 4 psi difference in the fronts. This I find a little hard to belive because the whole week I was running 29 all around. As I would drive, the left rear would jump up by 8 PSI and kick off the light. So I put nitrogen and it solved that problem.
I know for sure that the nitro did not leak out 4 PSI over night. And the sensors were reading correct tire pressure before the error.
I guess Ill keep an eye and see what happens. Worst sense one night at the shop Ill mess around and swap the sensors. Just not looking forward to r/r 8 RFTs
Rod
But today as I was driving, out of no where the sensors started functioning again. Except that it is showing a 4 psi difference in the fronts. This I find a little hard to belive because the whole week I was running 29 all around. As I would drive, the left rear would jump up by 8 PSI and kick off the light. So I put nitrogen and it solved that problem.
I know for sure that the nitro did not leak out 4 PSI over night. And the sensors were reading correct tire pressure before the error.
I guess Ill keep an eye and see what happens. Worst sense one night at the shop Ill mess around and swap the sensors. Just not looking forward to r/r 8 RFTs
Rod
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Drifting
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I think you should go through the TPS training process. It only takes a couple of minutes and it might solve your problem. That way you will know the RF is the RF and so on. Hope it keeps working for you.
Melting Slicks
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Both sets have sensors.
But today as I was driving, out of no where the sensors started functioning again. Except that it is showing a 4 psi difference in the fronts. This I find a little hard to belive because the whole week I was running 29 all around. As I would drive, the left rear would jump up by 8 PSI and kick off the light. So I put nitrogen and it solved that problem.
I know for sure that the nitro did not leak out 4 PSI over night. And the sensors were reading correct tire pressure before the error.
I guess Ill keep an eye and see what happens. Worst sense one night at the shop Ill mess around and swap the sensors. Just not looking forward to r/r 8 RFTs
Rod
But today as I was driving, out of no where the sensors started functioning again. Except that it is showing a 4 psi difference in the fronts. This I find a little hard to belive because the whole week I was running 29 all around. As I would drive, the left rear would jump up by 8 PSI and kick off the light. So I put nitrogen and it solved that problem.
I know for sure that the nitro did not leak out 4 PSI over night. And the sensors were reading correct tire pressure before the error.
I guess Ill keep an eye and see what happens. Worst sense one night at the shop Ill mess around and swap the sensors. Just not looking forward to r/r 8 RFTs
Rod
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The car is no where near the original wheels, nor was it beside another c5.
The sensors picked back in when I got in my car after work. So far everything is working and reading fine.
I guess I'll keep an eye on it and post what happens.
Rod
