When the light first came on, for the first time ever, it was very intermittent and would flash on and then off after a brief period. I made a car appointment after a few days of this to also have an oil change and get both things taken care of at one time. However, there wasn't a "code" yet in the car's system for the dealer to determine exactly what was wrong with the TPMS system. A week or so later, the system's warning light was on all the time, a "code" was now provided to the dealer's mechanics, and the system's main component had to be changed. Granted, the vehicle did have 120,000 miles on it. It's been a fantastic little car!
Now today, it flashed on AGAIN... 7 months and only 17,000 miles later. Never had an issue with this prior to the last 7 months. If this persists, it's gotta be a defect with the part and unrelated to mileage. Regardless, the last thing I need to worry about on my daily commute is a tire issue on the highway and having a failed system to provide no warning.
Update from Apr 26, 2017: 6 months ago it was a tire battery sensor (not the main component -- I double-checked the receipt).
So, it turns out that it is probably another tire sensor battery is dying/dead. I guess that's all fine and dandy (the car is 6 years old), but my main complaint now is the $170/tire to replace that battery. That's more than the car battery itself. It's just not going to get done anytime soon if at all. It's ridiculous to have a part cost so much that isn't detrimental to the car's operation.
When the light first came on, for the first time ever, it was very intermittent and would flash on and then off after a brief period. I made a car appointment after a few days of this to also have an oil change and get both things taken care of at one time. However, there wasn't a "code" yet in the car's system for the dealer to determine exactly what was wrong with the TPMS system. A week or so later, the system's warning light was on all the time, a "code" was now provided to the dealer's mechanics, and the system's main component had to be changed. Granted, the vehicle did have 120,000 miles on it. It's been a fantastic little car!
Now today, it flashed on AGAIN... 7 months and only 17,000 miles later. Never had an issue with this prior to the last 7 months. If this persists, it's gotta be a defect with the part and unrelated to mileage. Regardless, the last thing I need to worry about on my daily commute is a tire issue on the highway and having a failed system to provide no warning.
Update from Apr 26, 2017: 6 months ago it was a tire battery sensor (not the main component -- I double-checked the receipt).
So, it turns out that it is probably another tire sensor battery is dying/dead. I guess that's all fine and dandy (the car is 6 years old), but my main complaint now is the $170/tire to replace that battery. That's more than the car battery itself. It's just not going to get done anytime soon if at all. It's ridiculous to have a part cost so much that isn't detrimental to the car's operation.
- J R., Milton, US