[Zero Six LE]

I love the TPMS when it is working properly. I hate it when it is not. My truck likes to illuminate the light when I use the the 12v plugs for charging my cell phone and other devices. This is very annoying.

RFI is what causes that. I never had that problem when charging my phone.

 

[robj80]

RFI is what causes that. I never had that problem when charging my phone.

Most don't have this issue. But a specific charger I was using caused it every time. The company even sent me another one and same thing. I can get the light to come on and off with plugging and unplugging my phone into the charger. I have a different brand charger and the same thing happens but it is delayed.

I also have a remote start installed so for all I know that is assisting in my issue. This might be why most do not have my issue. Either way it is annoying but I can live with it since I know the cause.

 

[tbenedict]

Today I tried turning my light off after found this tread but it didn't work for me.
Frontier Se 2007
Actually I was able to place the tpms in learning mode as it was flashing slowly and went for a ride...after 10 min light didn't go off but instead I heard a load beep for 3 or 4 sec uninterrupted and when it ended the light stopped flashing and stayed on...
Put back the tire to their normal pressure and kept driving but no luck...light stayed on
Actually what changed is that before I tried shutting it off the light would first flash for some secs and the remained on... Now it doesn't flash anymore it just stays on from the moment I start the truck...
Any thoughts or help?
:frown:

I just had this beep myself and then a steady light. Ever figure this out?

I'll fine tune the pressure and such when cooler and keep trying.

Edit: I figured out the long beep is not a good sign. I went through the steps again except (with engine running) grounding that connection enough times to see the light change from steady(now) to slowly blinking and then drove it. This time the light went silently out. Problem solved for now, and with new sensors.

I used 36FL 33FR 27RL 30RR

Another supporting article:

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/711291/tpms-nissan-pathfinder-2004-2012

 

[RNZL3R]

I just had this beep myself and then a steady light. Ever figure this out?

I'll fine tune the pressure and such when cooler and keep trying.

Edit: I figured out the long beep is not a good sign. I went through the steps again except (with engine running) grounding that connection enough times to see the light change from steady(now) to slowly blinking and then drove it. This time the light went silently out. Problem solved for now, and with new sensors.

I used 36FL 33FR 27RL 30RR

Another supporting article:

TPMS: Nissan Pathfinder 2004-2012 - Service - Modern Tire Dealer

I had to do the process twice. I guess in the time I got tire pressures down and did the reset, temperatures had fluctuated. Start from step one and go again.

 

[cherubrock74]

I just had this beep myself and then a steady light. Ever figure this out?

I'll fine tune the pressure and such when cooler and keep trying.

Edit: I figured out the long beep is not a good sign. I went through the steps again except (with engine running) grounding that connection enough times to see the light change from steady(now) to slowly blinking and then drove it. This time the light went silently out. Problem solved for now, and with new sensors.

I used 36FL 33FR 27RL 30RR

Another supporting article:

TPMS: Nissan Pathfinder 2004-2012 - Service - Modern Tire Dealer

Same as you...needed a new sensor that solved them problem...I think most of the time it is the sensor that needs to be replaced. But the reset may works for others.

 

[nismo0606]

Just noticed this thread so decided to read it since my light has been on for 6 years ….. I figured I've driven safely for 50 years without tire sensors … why start now??? Sounds like I've avoided a lot of cost and headache by living with a nice warm glow on my dashboard !! LOL :lol:

 

[vegasjerry]

Mine have also been on for that long. I do my own service on my truck, so I keep the tire pressure just right. Jerry.

 

[40112]

Just noticed this thread so decided to read it since my light has been on for 6 years ….. I figured I've driven safely for 50 years without tire sensors … why start now??? Sounds like I've avoided a lot of cost and headache by living with a nice warm glow on my dashboard !! LOL :lol:

Lol, mine has been on and off for 3 years now. Check engine has been on for 4 years for evap can BS.


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[smj999smj]

TPMS is a safety feature, not a necessity. 99% of the time you likely won't need it, so having the system not working is not an issue. Checking your tire pressures is always a good idea. TPMS is not designed for that 99% of the time, but rather that one time when you may be cruising down the highway and have something puncture your tire to which you may be not aware and create a leak to the point where it could create a dangerous driving scenario. It's not for the person that religiously checks the condition of his/her tires before every trip, but for person that doesn't that may drive your vehicle....maybe your kids, wife, girlfriend, for example? For that reason, alone, it's a good system to have working properly, whether one thinks it's beneficial or not. It's that 1% of the time that prevents ruining a tire or even preventing a potentially fatal accident that makes it worth maintaining. Keep in mind all of those people that were hurt or killed in those Ford Explorers with the Firestone tires years ago and it's a shame they didn't have a TPMS system to alert them just before their tires failed!

 

[Zero Six LE]

TPMS is a safety feature, not a necessity. 99% of the time you likely won't need it, so having the system not working is not an issue. Checking your tire pressures is always a good idea. TPMS is not designed for that 99% of the time, but rather that one time when you may be cruising down the highway and have something puncture your tire to which you may be not aware and create a leak to the point where it could create a dangerous driving scenario. It's not for the person that religiously checks the condition of his/her tires before every trip, but for person that doesn't that may drive your vehicle....maybe your kids, wife, girlfriend, for example? For that reason, alone, it's a good system to have working properly, whether one thinks it's beneficial or not. It's that 1% of the time that prevents ruining a tire or even preventing a potentially fatal accident that makes it worth maintaining. Keep in mind all of those people that were hurt or killed in those Ford Explorers with the Firestone tires years ago and it's a shame they didn't have a TPMS system to alert them just before their tires failed!

I totally concur. People don't realize that it could happen minutes after they checked their tire pressure. I personally like the TPMS on both of my vehicles. I like the Toyota system better because it monitors all 5 wheels.

 

[smj999smj]

I've had it alert me to nails in my tires on two different occasions and, having driven tractor trailers for a couple of years besides being a mechanic, I am one of those that does check his tire pressures and even walks around the vehicle to take a look at the tires fairly routinely. I'd rather find out about a leak when the tire still has 26 psi of air still in it than when it has dropped a lot lower and started ruining the sidewalls! People were driving vehicles without seat belts, air bags and ABS systems for many years before they became available and 99% of the time, those are not needed, as well. But, for that one in a million time when they do help you from getting into an accident or prevent serious injury or death when you are involved in an accident, you're glad you have them!

 

[nismo0606]

TPMS is a safety feature, it's a good system to have working properly

I totally concur. People don't realize that it could happen minutes after they checked their tire pressure. I personally like the TPMS on both of my vehicles.

Oh, I agree it would be a great safety feature, IF they would make a better system, I'm just not sold on the reliability. (and I rarely leave the city limits in my old truck). Luckily, the new cars that I rent for vacation/highway/high speed driving are maintained by the rental company, so I do take advantage of the newer technology when I travel. I don't travel often, and have found it is more cost efficient to keep my old truck for day-to-day use, and always have a brand new rental car when I travel.

 

[smj999smj]

The system is actually very reliable. The only problem really seen from them is when the batteries start to fail. If they could design the TPMS sensor to where you could replace the inexpensive watch batter rather than the more expensive, complete sensor, that would be a big improvement! Most batteries seem to last for around 5-7 years, which isn't too bad, but longer lasting batteries would be another improvement.

 

[nismo0606]

The system is actually very reliable. The only problem really seen from them is when the batteries start to fail. If they could design the TPMS sensor to where you could replace the inexpensive watch batter rather than the more expensive, complete sensor, that would be a big improvement! Most batteries seem to last for around 5-7 years, which isn't too bad, but longer lasting batteries would be another improvement.

Being on the retired-poor end of things, they should just employ a valve-stem cap system, so that it's easy/inexpensive to replace. The fact that I have to go to a dealer to diagnose, break down tires/wheels, pay high costs, keeps me in the mind-set that I've lived 60+ years without them, not really a concern to me now …. and I was a commercial driver all my life with 6 million safe driving miles …. so it's hard to convince me otherwise. It's a great idea, just needs a better, simpler, more economic system.

 

[smj999smj]

Well, one thing about a tractor trailer (which I've driven, as well) is that with the exception of the front axle, you have two tires on the end of each axle in most cases. So, if one tire gets a leak, you still have at least one other tire to support the axle. The tire cap sensor is a good idea, but it would also make them easy to steal, for starters, and easy to lose. The Nissan system in the 2005 and later Frontiers does not need any special equipment or trips to the dealer to diagnose in many cases (although a $25 TPMS trigger tool comes in handy). Using the TPMS diagnostic connector (near the OBD II diagnostic connector), a paper clip can be used to put the system in diagnostic mode (to read trouble codes) or program mode.

 

[Dave Polaski]

Alert went off after the tire installer did a reset of some sort (he left his jumper in so I figure he did something). Why he had to do anything is beyond me because he did not change the location of the rims.

Anyway the

Front LH 240 (2.4, 34)
Front RH 220 (2.2, 31)
Rear RH 200 (2.0, 29)
Rear LH 180 (1.8, 26)

settings did not work, but the

Front left: 36psi
Front right: 33psi
Rear right: 30psi
Rear left: 27psi


did. Unless my tire gauge is a little off.

 

[Chumley]

Batteries in mine died BEFORE truck battery !! Dealer wanted $75 a wheel to replace plus labor. Waited and replaced at COSTCO with new tires no charge labor and only $40 each

 

[silver bullet1!]

tmps sensor reset

the batteries went bad on three of my sensor and i had them fixed at les schwabs with aftermarket sensors that lasted a week, took the truck back to les schwab and they told me they had problems with aftermarket sensers so they changed them to oem for free which was good because i paid 750 dollars for the aftermarket. and they let me keep my old oem sensors, now after 6 months the light came back on again but it is 50 miles to les schwabs so i will try it myself. how can i tell if there has been a bypass on my radiator? the dealer says it is out of warrenty.

 

[tumbleweed]

After having both systems in more than one vehicle each I think I prefer the wheel speed system as used by Honda and my older BMW. There are no sensors so you can put on winter tires without problems, there are no batteries, and basically nothing much to go wrong. If a wheel speed sensor fails you would need to fix that anyway and the receiver unit under the dash seems pretty bullet proof. Of course you can't have a system that displays the actual pressure in each tire but that's not a problem because if you get a TPMS light the first thing you are going to do, if you are like me, is get out your gauge and check all four anyway.

 

[smj999smj]

the batteries went bad on three of my sensor and i had them fixed at les schwabs with aftermarket sensors that lasted a week, took the truck back to les schwab and they told me they had problems with aftermarket sensers so they changed them to oem for free which was good because i paid 750 dollars for the aftermarket. and they let me keep my old oem sensors, now after 6 months the light came back on again but it is 50 miles to les schwabs so i will try it myself. how can i tell if there has been a bypass on my radiator? the dealer says it is out of warrenty.

If you paid $750 to have three aftermarket TPMS sensors installed, then you were taken to the cleaners! I wouldn't expect it to cost more that $450 and that's on the high side. I've used Dorman direct-fit TPMS sensors from Rockauto.com, which have a lifetime warranty and cost around $40/each. I purchase them and take them to a shop to have them installed, which usually costs around $35/wheel and that includes balancing the wheel.
To determine if your radiator has been bypassed, drop the skid plate and look to see if the transmission cooler hoses are connected to the fittings on the lower radiator tank. If the fittings are capped and/or there are no hoses attached to them, the bypass was performed.