TPMS replacement time?
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From: Missouri City, TX
Discount Tire has provided and installed all of the TPMS sensors for all of my GM cars for over 15 years with no issues whatsoever.
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Drifting
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From: Southern California
Thank you all for responding in detail. So in my situation, the car being 6 years and new front tires at 5 years, I will most likely be replacing the rear tires in 6-18 months with new rear TPMS units and then do the front units when I replace the fronts again.
Thanks for all the feedback about your experiences with lifespan and off brand sensors!
Thanks for all the feedback about your experiences with lifespan and off brand sensors!
Drifting
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From: Lake Tapps WA.
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From: Cincinnati
I switch back an forth between summer an all season tires. Summer tires are on original black zo6 rims. So original sensors. I've driven 122 miles and still don't have pressure readings. It's never taken this long to get readings. 2015 ZO6. So 10 yrs. Good thing is I'm getting new summer tires next week and 4 new sensors
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I switch back an forth between summer an all season tires. Summer tires are on original black zo6 rims. So original sensors. I've driven 122 miles and still don't have pressure readings. It's never taken this long to get readings. 2015 ZO6. So 10 yrs. Good thing is I'm getting new summer tires next week and 4 new sensors
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I have 05, and 12 years I started to get failures on my TMPS is when I replaced all 4, has of today still no fault reading.
Melting Slicks
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I have two sets of wheels. My original factory 2015 sensors are still working today a decade out.
My 2nd set ALL FOUR died exactly at 5 years (last summer). Both were supposed to be OEM sensors but
hard to believe given the drastic difference in life.
Bottom line, my summer tires were on their last legs so I just lived with no sensors for a summer rather than
replace them only to need new tires 5 months later.
IMO you kind of need to just line it up with replacing the tires simply due to the headache of replacing them
My 2nd set ALL FOUR died exactly at 5 years (last summer). Both were supposed to be OEM sensors but
hard to believe given the drastic difference in life.
Bottom line, my summer tires were on their last legs so I just lived with no sensors for a summer rather than
replace them only to need new tires 5 months later.
IMO you kind of need to just line it up with replacing the tires simply due to the headache of replacing them
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From: Hartford WI
I have two sets of wheels. My original factory 2015 sensors are still working today a decade out.
My 2nd set ALL FOUR died exactly at 5 years (last summer). Both were supposed to be OEM sensors but
hard to believe given the drastic difference in life.
Bottom line, my summer tires were on their last legs so I just lived with no sensors for a summer rather than
replace them only to need new tires 5 months later.
IMO you kind of need to just line it up with replacing the tires simply due to the headache of replacing them
My 2nd set ALL FOUR died exactly at 5 years (last summer). Both were supposed to be OEM sensors but
hard to believe given the drastic difference in life.
Bottom line, my summer tires were on their last legs so I just lived with no sensors for a summer rather than
replace them only to need new tires 5 months later.
IMO you kind of need to just line it up with replacing the tires simply due to the headache of replacing them