5.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $0
- Average Mileage:
- 16,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 6 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
- see comment in item 3 above (1 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
The Tire Pressure Icon comes on when all tires are fine. The very first time this happened about 3 months ago we did have a low tire with a nail in it.. So now when it comes on we get really stressed. When we get it to the local Big O tire shop, the tire pressure is fine. This is now the third time this has happened in the last month.
- Tom E., Danville, CA, US
Have had this car since last year brand new. A couple weeks into it the problem started. Honda rep saw it when I went to get my other key and fixed it. Not a month later it happened again. Went to tire shop numerous times to be told tires are fine. There are no nails, pressure is fine as well. I love Hondas, I have a pilot that when this happens, it may be a nail or low tire pressure and fix and move on. I just want to turn this light off forever. It is truly useless and only scare my wife.
- delbrune, Linden, US
The light comes on when I start the car and remains on until I turn off the ignition. I have checked all 4 tires with two tire pressure gauges, and all the tires are 1lb below recommended pressure, which is precisely where they were when I drove the car off the lot 3 1/2 months ago.
It hardly seems worthwhile to make an appointment at a dealership and then wait 2 or 3 hours for either a software fix or removal of the system. Damned irritating.
Update from Oct 6, 2016: I spoke with the lead mechanic at my Honda dealership, who tells me that what trips the light is the inside diameter of the tire: when there is less pressure in the tire the diameter is smaller. So, a fix is to inflate a pound or two above recommended pressure. We also noted that my cheapo gauges read about 1 1/2 lbs lower than his shop gauge. If additional incidents occur, I will post again; however, in the meantime I'm happy, particularly because I think the tire life will be longer at 35lb rather than 33.
- Jeff B., Los Angeles, CA, US
TPMS light came on today, all tires are at factory spec pressure and light will not turn off
- rjrhino, Lenexa, KS, US
The TPMS light just came on - again! this time it says it's a failure. I added air to those tires less than a week ago. It shouldn't say failure. It shouldn't come on at all, especially since i'm 1 psi above the max recommended.
- Joshua D., Philadelphia, PA, US
My low tire pressure warning light comes on every few weeks. When I first got my Accord in 2016, I took car to dealer several times. Only one time was one tire low in pressure. Every other time dealer did some magic, reset I think, and sent me on my way. After a while, with the help of the internet, I learned how to reset it myself. It listed as calibrate under vehicle settings.
The most scary time it happened was going down a major highway at 70 mph and not knowing if there was a real problem. Not until our trip was interrupted by a panic search for a gas station did we determine it was another false alarm.
I wish there was a way to turn this useless thing off! I know the intention is good; but, I'm tired of resetting. it obviously it doesn't work and Now I ignore it completely, so what use is it?
Signed: Wiley -Learning to hate Car Computers! - Cayotte
- wileycayotte, Titusville, US