TPMS Blinking after 45 Minutes

[FancyFace3000]

Hello everyone -

My Tire Pressure light has been coming on (the exclamation point) and blinking for about a minute and turning off. The strange thing is that it would come on after about 45 minutes of highway driving, and then turn off. I of course read the manual and saw this was a problem with the system itself, and called the shop. They suggested I take the tire pressure up to 35 (originally set at 33).

Well, the light continued to come on basically every day that I was doing this long highway driving, so I made an appointment and took it to the shop. When I picked it up, they said they could not find anything wrong - however the light continued to come on. I have a feeling they just turned the car on, saw that the light was off, and called it a day without actually checking the monitoring system itself.

Has anyone else had this problem? What does it mean and how did you fix it? I am thinking of taking it to a different Nissan Dealer and seeing what they say, but I thought I would consult with the forum first. Thanks for your help!

~Brigette

[philipa_240sx]

There is an FAQ on the TPMS system, it's a little hard to read right now as we are still working on some issues with our new forum software:

faq-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-tpms-t330539.html

Bottom line is, the TPMS system can be very picky. I would try using a different handheld tire pressure gauge to see if the pressure is correct.

Do you live at high altitude or travel to work at a different altitude? TPMS sensors are altitude sensitive as they read absolute pressure (it's not referenced to air pressure outside the tire). Those who live at higher altitudes find they have to bump the pressure up to keep the TPMS warning light from coming on. Air pressure drops about 1psi for every 2000ft in elevation. At sea level the tire pressure can be at 35psi and will drop to 30psi at 10,000ft.

If tire pressure is not the cause, then there may be an issue with the TPMS system itself. The only way to start diagnosing it is with a scan tool.

[philipa_240sx]

Oh, my first post in the thread I linked to has a method to pull the diagnostic codes from the TPMS system. If you are handy, you can pull the diagnostic codes yourself, then post them here so I can look them up in the manual and offer suggestions.

[Roguemonster]

You're not the only one with this problem. My Rogue does it too.

I haven't bothered having it troubleshooted.

[allbluesmen]

Keep in mind that TPMS all set off a code if your pressure is too high, generally only by 3-5psi in some cases. When you start driving the friction causes the pressure to rise, so if you set the tires when they are cold to the recommended air pressure and start driving it can rise enough to set off the warning.

[philipa_240sx]

Keep in mind that TPMS all set off a code if your pressure is too high, generally only by 3-5psi in some cases.

This is incorrect. The TPMS system used in the Rogue does not have a high pressure warning. The TPMS system only warns on low pressure: light will turn on below 26.5psi and turn off above 32psi.

My Rogue was delivered with the tire pressure at 42 psi. This is commonly done to avoid flat spotting the tires when the vehicle sits for long periods of time. I ran it that way for over a month and never had a TPMS light come on.