TPMS Issue!!!
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Car needs to be in ACC mode.
Turn the car off, get out and shut the door. Open the door back up, press the bottom of the start button to put the car into ACC mode, then with the Fob next to the shifter, press and hold both the lock and unlock buttons on the fob.
This will put the car into TPMS learn mode (car will honk and dash will state in learn mode), then it just a matter of trigger the sensors one a time in the correct order for the car to learn them.
As for the Cub tool, if you are using the 09 Vett setting and the tool is triggering the TPMS, they are the correct sensors. If you had the 2010 to 2013 TPMS's in the tires, then you would have to switch the cub tool to 2009 HHR setting to get it to trigger those sensors (but the car will not pick them up).
Also to point out, if the batteries on the TPMS are going weak, could be the problem at hand. The tool may still pick them up since if close enough, but not a strong enough signal for the car to pick it up instead.
Turn the car off, get out and shut the door. Open the door back up, press the bottom of the start button to put the car into ACC mode, then with the Fob next to the shifter, press and hold both the lock and unlock buttons on the fob.
This will put the car into TPMS learn mode (car will honk and dash will state in learn mode), then it just a matter of trigger the sensors one a time in the correct order for the car to learn them.
As for the Cub tool, if you are using the 09 Vett setting and the tool is triggering the TPMS, they are the correct sensors. If you had the 2010 to 2013 TPMS's in the tires, then you would have to switch the cub tool to 2009 HHR setting to get it to trigger those sensors (but the car will not pick them up).
Also to point out, if the batteries on the TPMS are going weak, could be the problem at hand. The tool may still pick them up since if close enough, but not a strong enough signal for the car to pick it up instead.
Last edited by Dano523; Jun 24, 2014 at 02:09 PM.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 2,131
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From: Sacramento CA
Car needs to be in ACC mode.
Turn the car off, get out and shut the door. Open the door back up, press the bottom of the start button to put the car into ACC mode, then with the Fob next to the shifter, press and hold both the lock and unlock buttons on the fob.
This will put the car into TPMS learn mode (car will honk and dash will state in learn mode), then it just a matter of trigger the sensors one a time in the correct order for the car to learn them.
As for the Cub tool, if you are using the 09 Vett setting and the tool is triggering the TPMS, they are the correct sensors. If you had the 2010 to 2013 TPMS's in the tires, then you would have to switch the cub tool to 2009 HHR setting to get it to trigger those sensors (but the car will not pick them up).
Also to point out, if the batteries on the TPMS are going weak, could be the problem at hand. The tool may still pick them up since if close enough, but not a strong enough signal for the car to pick it up instead.
Turn the car off, get out and shut the door. Open the door back up, press the bottom of the start button to put the car into ACC mode, then with the Fob next to the shifter, press and hold both the lock and unlock buttons on the fob.
This will put the car into TPMS learn mode (car will honk and dash will state in learn mode), then it just a matter of trigger the sensors one a time in the correct order for the car to learn them.
As for the Cub tool, if you are using the 09 Vett setting and the tool is triggering the TPMS, they are the correct sensors. If you had the 2010 to 2013 TPMS's in the tires, then you would have to switch the cub tool to 2009 HHR setting to get it to trigger those sensors (but the car will not pick them up).
Also to point out, if the batteries on the TPMS are going weak, could be the problem at hand. The tool may still pick them up since if close enough, but not a strong enough signal for the car to pick it up instead.
The reading on the cub is definitely picking up the 2006-09 sensors, but I fear the batteries are too weak for the car to pick it up.
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Denton Texas
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Sorry for all the bad luck. I had a cub tool some time ago - it would always perfectly with my original sensors. But it would never reset my track tires....so I gave up on the cub. Currently looking at other brands.
Your case is slightly different. I don't think there is anything wrong with your cub since you get readings on the display. This is strictly between the car and the wheel here.
You have no issues resetting back to your original set of TMPS though, right?
Batteries on sensors do wear out and go bad - but generally speaking they should be good for 10 years or 100,000 miles on average (according to my guy at Discount Tire).
For testing purposes, what happens if you try a rear wheel as the second wheel - does it register with the car? Is only the right front bad?
Your case is slightly different. I don't think there is anything wrong with your cub since you get readings on the display. This is strictly between the car and the wheel here.
You have no issues resetting back to your original set of TMPS though, right?
Batteries on sensors do wear out and go bad - but generally speaking they should be good for 10 years or 100,000 miles on average (according to my guy at Discount Tire).
For testing purposes, what happens if you try a rear wheel as the second wheel - does it register with the car? Is only the right front bad?
