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Originally Posted by insightfulone
I have had the TPMS go off due to low pressure. When the tire was reinflated it went off in a minute or so with no other intervention. The manual says it does not monitor the spare and the TPMS warning will go on if you mount the spare after a flat,so the problem is not the spare. It also distinquishes between a "Check TPMS System" warning that will go on when it is not receiving a signal and the "Low Pressure Warning" (looks like a cross section of a tire) that happens when it is getting a reading but it is low. I suspect the tire installers have damaged one of the sensors.
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Please read my post #1. I described the scenario in detail. Yes. I have both lights on.
Don't know if Discount Tire damaged one of the original sensors, but they replaced the sensor that wasn't responding to their hand held device.
If you read the link in my second post, eventually you'll come to a post by someone who apparently works as a Honda technician. He seems to know what he's talking about and says that once a new sensor is installed, the computer needs to be programmed to recognize the new sensor ID.
That makes sense, since if the computer were to just pickup any sensor signal in the vicinity, it would pick up the signals from a car next to you in a stop and go traffic situation, throwing off the TPMS.
So, net net, we need to pay Honda each and every time we service the tires at a non-dealer facility?
One of my pet peeves is the amount of gimmicky gadgets manufacturers have inserted in cars over the years, all in the name of safety. But this TPMS thing is just pathetic. One thing is to force us to drive in day time with headlight on, another is to force me to service my tires at the stealership, paying them inflated fees.
I can monitor my own tire pressures, thank you very much!
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