09 TPMS warning light when tires are full
09 TPMS warning light when tires are full
I get a TPMS warning light sometimes. I've been told that the front right tire is low. The shop was able to reset it somehow. Is there a tutorial on how to do that on the site or how to fix this problem?
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CoupeVQ35CVT
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'09 Altima Coupe 3.5SE CVT, '06 Sentra 1.8 SE
Re: 09 TPMS warning light when tires are full
Not sure if it's just the tire, but if there is enough air verified to be in there (at least 30-35 PSI, I forget what it is supposed to be at optimally) then depending on the age of the car, or how the tires have been replaced (if that is the case) the TPMS sensor can go bad and is usually a wear item on all 4 tires that is replaced when getting new ones. On my Altima coupe, I changed the TPMS sensors on the 3rd set of tires (second tire change) since they never seemed to give me any trouble.
It's a few bucks but that might be the issue if the tire is OK. Another thing to keep in mind is with the weather changing to colder temperature, sometimes overnight, my Altima and my wife's Hyundai Accent will pop a Tire pressure warning light as well. Often it's just the colder air causing the pressure to drop and a quick check and a little air is all it needs to fix it.
It's a few bucks but that might be the issue if the tire is OK. Another thing to keep in mind is with the weather changing to colder temperature, sometimes overnight, my Altima and my wife's Hyundai Accent will pop a Tire pressure warning light as well. Often it's just the colder air causing the pressure to drop and a quick check and a little air is all it needs to fix it.
Re: 09 TPMS warning light when tires are full
Recommendations on where to get TPMS? What does it cost to install them? Is there some sort of device I need to reset them?
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thisorapocalypse
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Re: 09 TPMS warning light when tires are full
One thing i would recommend checking just be be sure, is what the air pressure is in the other 3 tires. I used to have a jeep with TPMS and what would happen is when i rotated the tires, it confused the computer becuase it syncs the location of the tire so if i swapped the left front and the left rear, and the left rear then ran low, the computer is going to tell me that the left front is the low tire. Im not sure how to re-sync (of if that is even how it is done anymore) but i would consult your manual just to be sure.
EDIT: not sure how to re-sync on nissan. on the jeep, there was a magnetic ring that was placed around the valve stem and the monitor inside the car told you which wheel to place the ring on. when it synced that wheel, the horn would honk, and it would tell you which tire to put it on next until all 4 were done.
EDIT: not sure how to re-sync on nissan. on the jeep, there was a magnetic ring that was placed around the valve stem and the monitor inside the car told you which wheel to place the ring on. when it synced that wheel, the horn would honk, and it would tell you which tire to put it on next until all 4 were done.