Problems: Tire Pressure Monitor and steering

[XFreeRollerX]

Alright i have a small issue that came up recently

My tire pressure system light came on for about 5 days before I decided to fix it

Well I went to local corner station and used the gauge that they had on their air hose and filled my tires to 33PSI like it said on the door.... 3 days went by the light was still on

So then I went to local store and picked up a tire gauge and measured my tires, the gauge popped all the way out to 45 PSI that can't be right.So I go in and get a different one, bit more expensive... Try it out, same thing 45PSI The light was on still......

So I went and dropped all the tires to 34 PSI according to this new gauge. The light is still on.

~~~~~Problem 2My steering seems to be off. I had my car aligned about 2 months ago, roughly 2,000 miles, I dont hit curbs, I dont scrape corners or anything, the only real strain on the tires would be driving really fast or going around corners hard.

My wheel now has a ~30 degree turn to the left. If I straighten the wheel out my car goes to the right rather quickly...This gradually increased over a week of which it took a couple days to notice so I cant say when it happened or if something occurred to cause it like a pothole, but Arizona's roads that I drive on are very well maintained.

I am taking it to the dealership this coming week for an oil change, well mention the issues to them as well.... anyone wanna offer some advice or info on what I have going on?

[alonsorules8]

Problem 1 is that your TPMS need to be reset by your dealer and they will set all your Tires at 33 psi. the codes in the system need to be cleared.

Problem 2 sound like a tire rod may not be properly tightend from the last time you had the alignment checked. If I were you I would see the dealer ASAP!

[XFreeRollerX]

Problem 1 is that your TPMS need to be reset by your dealer and they will set all your Tires at 33 psi. the codes in the system need to be cleared.

Problem 2 sound like a tire rod may not be properly tightend from the last time you had the alignment checked. If I were you I would see the dealer ASAP!

Ok I got back from dealers yesterday

the tire light is back on after they "reset it"

Steering is great now!

Gonna call em back and ask them to fix more

[Versafied]

Did they charge you to reset the light? I've had mine on for the past two weeks and I don't feel like resetting it cause it's going to get colder again and set it off again... But if it's free I might..

[biggie]

They should not charge for reseting the light, its a known defect in the system.

[rafa2210]

did they adjust the air pressure in the tires too?? have u changed tires? im sure u know, but for the first issue u had, u said u drove to the store and bought a gauge, well, by the time iu drove there, the tempeture of the tires made the pressure increase to 40+.... thats why u have to check the tire pressure early in the morning before u move the car.... it is then when they must have the 33psi..... now, if u have changed tires, the only thing i can think of is what happened to me,..... the idiot that replaced my tires one time did not put one of the sensors back.... nobody noticed until they dismounted the tires i had on... the dealer reseted the system like 4 times before noticing that there was a sensor missing..!!!

for #2 .... steering wheel must not be tighten,. but, i would check drive train and everything around it to make sure there is not something else loose......

[geodog]

I had the same problem with my steering. There is a bulletin out on the issue. My dealer told me it is defective strut bearings and it is covered by warranty.

[XFreeRollerX]

I was not charged for the light reset

but it came back on again, very annoying!! I am gonna call em up tomorrow and ask them whats going on...

My steering is still going good

Edit: sorry I haven't kept up to date very welll.... I stopped getting emails from this website for some reason I need to fix that so I remember to post back :p