TPMS Reset

[ggunners]

My TPMS light came on at about 1,000 miles on the commute home from work. I was very delicate driving the rest of the way home and found out that all tires were the same 34 psi all around.

Now the light is stuck on and I'm waiting until my first oil change to visit the dealer.

It's a shame to have a nifty reminder cry "wolf" on us. Normally I'd think it was OK for my car to tell me one of my tires is low. But a nagging light is just a PITA.

-- ggunners

[electech]

Same here!!! I have had 2 Hondas and was glad to get rid of both of them. The trips to the service department was enough to make a preacher cuss!!! Their attitude was, "It is a Honda and they NEVER give trouble"!!!

[Ever Victorious]

Same here!!! I have had 2 Hondas and was glad to get rid of both of them. The trips to the service department was enough to make a preacher cuss!!! Their attitude was, "It is a Honda and they NEVER give trouble"!!!

My mother in law had crankshafts break at both 60,000 and 120,000 miles. And she doesn't drive insane, and is as religious about maintenance as I am. My wife's Accord had transmission problems like there's no tomorrow.

But I digress.

I am just biding my time until the TPMS bug bites me. So many have had this light turn on, but I haven't, yet. 2100 miles on the odometer.

[toby]

Took mine back to the dealer today for the sunroof installation and a reset of the TPMS. They say "hard" cornering and/or "significant" bumps or potholes can cause the system to send the alert, and that this is a problem that has been reported from "a number" of Versa owners. Supposedly, this can be remedied by your dealership, somehow. We'll see when I get mine back, and I'll be sure to ask exactly what they did and let you know.

[electech]

Thanks for the info. I am sure it will be a common problem. Thanks to the Feds, all cars in 2008 MY will have a crack at this problem.

[c5neb]

We should be able to reset this on our own. It is a nuisance to waste a day at the dealer for a simple reset. Can some of our Versa Hi-Techs find out how to do it and save us the grief?

[justmerging]

This is more than likely what is going on. Many people have this problem and a few dealerships have repaired it. What needs to happen is nissan needs to put out a tsb (technical service bulletin) to all the dealerships. the problem is that nissan engineers need to troubleshoot the problem and come up with a permanent solution before that can happen.

We all need to remember, these cars are brand new, probably shouldn't have even been released to the public yet. We should consider ourselves as more of a testing audience. It's the price we pay for getting the car so early in it's production. If you expected anything else then you should have waited to buy your versa.

In regards to whose car is more reliable. No brand is what it used to be. I'll admit that older honda and toyotas can run forever but due to the higher demand the quality has suffered in recent years. I drive a tow truck and tow pretty much everything equally, with one exception, mercedes benz. I think i've towed maybe one in the last 3 or 4 months. The individual vehicle, not the brand, is to blame. Faulty parts are produced and installed, it's how the service department handles problems is where the difference lies. And this has more to do with the individual dealerships than anything else.

just my $.02

[rwanttaja]

Took mine back to the dealer today for the sunroof installation and a reset of the TPMS. They say "hard" cornering and/or "significant" bumps or potholes can cause the system to send the alert, and that this is a problem that has been reported from "a number" of Versa owners.

*Snort*. Typical service rep, trying the blame the driver for problems with the car.

I'll grant you that hard cornering or a pothole may cause a spike in tire pressure that the TPMS may interpret as a low-pressure condition. But as soon as the car is done cornering, or done bouncing out of the chuckhole, the tire pressure should be reading correctly and the light should turn *off*.

The TPMS should not require a dealer reset on ANY transient event, be it a chuckhole issuing a temporary false signal, or a low-pressure condition that the driver corrects with additional air. If a tire isn't low, the light shouldn't be on. Period.

If anyone else has a service rep try to blame their driving habits for the TPMS light illumination, point them to Page 2-10 of your owner's manual, under "TPMS Malfunction":

"If the TPMS is not functioning properly, the low tire pressure warning light will flash for approximately 1 minute when the ignition switch is turned ON. The light will remain on after the 1 minute. Have the system checked by a NISSAN dealer."

It's a *malfunction*, not a driver glitch.

Ron

[cireecnop1]

Okay, sorry for bring a dead thread back to life but, I had a nail in my tire the other day and the light turned on, the tire was obviously low just by looking at it. So i went to the gas station to fill it up then head to the dealer so that they can repair the flat, but as i left the gas station with my tire refilled; the light shut off it only turned back on after being on the highway for a while the tire was obviously leaking fast. but when they fixed the flat and the proper pressure was in the tire the light shut off and all was good int he world.

[rwanttaja]

FWIW: I had a day off today, so I dropped by the dealer to see if they could do a quick reset the TPMS. At first, they said, "Sure, we'll just top off the tires and take it out for a short drive unti it resets." I almost commented that I'd just checked the pressures before I'd left home, but figured it'd just be wasted breath.

When adding air failed to reset the TPMS, they said, "We'll hook the diagnostic computer up and reset the system, it'll take just a half-hour." But they tried to hook up the car to their computer and couldn't get it to interface right. At that point, they wrote up an official service ticket and gave me a loaner car. "It'll be just a couple of hours.'

Subsequently, they tried to "reprogram the car computer," and it apparently didn't work, either. They can't get the TPMS to communicate with the main computer. They have a call in to Nissan for help, but nothing was settled by the end of the business day so I get the keep the loaner (an '06 Altima) overnight.

I warned them, that, based on the comments on this Forum, they'd better get the procedure down pat....

On the positive side, the parts department had floor mats for the Versa. Just the charcoal color (mine is the tan), but they are able to order the right color and have them in by next week.

Ron

[MinisterofDOOM]

As far as I'm aware, this applies to only the two front windows, and of course the windshield cannot be tinted at all besides a 'sun strip' across the top.

I noticed an interesting side note in my latest issue of Car and Driver that reminded me of this thread. It was a discussion about the various new "annoyances" (features) that the cars in the test had (it was a luxury SUV comparo...for which, BTW, the QX56 came out on top for truck-based full-size). They discuss various things that made their radar detectors difficult to use, most of which will only interfere with radar/laser detectors (The QX56's always-on adaptive cruise control laser rangefinder, and the Audi Q7's K-band radar-based "side warning system" which yells at you if you try to merge into someone who's in your blind spot").

But the new Mercedes GL has a feature that's sure to cause problems for TPMS systems, nav systems, sat radio systems, and tons of other RF-based features: tinted front glass. The tinting is legal because it doesn't interfere with visible spectrum...it's a metallic film designed to reduce cabin heating from IR.

Seems pretty stupid to me. It is by now a known fact that metallic films interfere with RF, laser, and radar. All the best film companies use non-metallic films. So why on earth would a car manufacturer use metallic film...especially when it's likely to cause problems with various factory or aftermarket features?

I won't be buying a MB GL class any time soon (or, hopefully, ever) so it's not much of a concern to me. It does go to show that ultralux brands will go to any length to include new gimmicks (like Infiniti's active-cruise-based "Preview Braking" which is another of those "sounded cooler on paper" features)--even if they cause all sorts of unnecessary problems. Fixing problems that don't exist, and in the process create new, significant ones. Ingenious.

[Ever Victorious]

There is no way tint causes that kind of disruption, Minister.

Ignore the fact that the Mythbusters completely busted your theory wide open when they tested all kinds of methods for trying to beat both radar and lidar (including both aluminum foil "armor" and "chaff")..

Even with the tinted windows, I have to be 2 floors below grade in a parking garage before my cell phone loses signal. And there's one particular parking garage I frequent where my car has to be *4* floors below grade to lose XM signal.

Or, if you want to talk Bluetooth, which is very VERY RF, I was sitting in the service waiting room of the Nissan dealership on Tuesday getting the mudgards installed... back of my car facing me, about 40 feet away, with a steel-framed wall, plexi plate window, a Nissan Armada, and my car (tint and all) between me and the Bluetooth transmitter. And it was still connected. (Ignition was ON so the installer could use the steering pump to turn the front wheels)

And if the RF/wireless transmitter in the TPMS was being blocked by metal in tint, then my TPMS should have turned on 1200 miles ago. It still hasn't triggered.

[MinisterofDOOM]

You may very well be right. But remember, those are just my comments based on Car and Driver's conclusions...it's their theory, not mine.

They said that their radar detector would not work mounted in the windshield, but that it worked fine when held out the window. They also said that they were told by Mercedes Benz that there was a "hole" in the IR film behind (well, in front of) the rearview mirror for exactly this purpose. (They also said that they got no better results with the detector in that spot than anywhere else in the windshield--which makes sense considering radar and laser aren't always going to be coming straight back into that exact spot.) I don't see why MB would put that there unless they knew the film would interfere with radar detectors.

[Ever Victorious]

My apologies, then... I'm tired and must have misinterpreted your meaning.

To all you young-uns... be careful, don't sleep and NICO. you may end up like me.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Haha, it's fine, don't worry about it.

[electech]

The place that does my tinting said the best film all had the metallized film inside and not to use anything that didn't. It has a lifetime warranty and the cheap stuff without the metallized stuff only has a year or so of warranty. The brand they use is Formula One. For an even more trouble free installation, they also have the Pinnacle Series which is made for todays cars with advanced electronice. It has a ceramic coating instead of metal. Here is a description. If this link is not supposed to be here, moderator, please remove.

http://www.formulaone.com/
Modified by electech at 7:09 AM 8/31/2006

[rwanttaja]

Subsequently, they tried to "reprogram the car computer," and it apparently didn't work, either. They can't get the TPMS to communicate with the main computer. They have a call in to Nissan for help, but nothing was settled by the end of the business day so I get the keep the loaner (an '06 Altima) overnight.

Closure: The dealer got the right codes this morning, and managed to communicate with the car and reprogram the TPMS. The warning light is out. We'll see if it stays that way....

Ron

[Ever Victorious]

Well, this information will be used.

Because, after 3200 miles, my TPMS finally came on today.

(sigh)... bugs...

My Versa goes in on Monday to have this looked at, as well as the malfunctioning power window driver auto-up feature, and this odd random burning clutch smell I've had for the past 2 days.

Closure: The dealer got the right codes this morning, and managed to communicate with the car and reprogram the TPMS. The warning light is out. We'll see if it stays that way....

[rwanttaja]

Well, this information will be used.

Because, after 3200 miles, my TPMS finally came on today.

Resistance is futile. :-)

Ron

[electech]

Ah yes, the dreaded TPMS light. Mine is back on for the second time and nothing I can see is wrong. This is about enough of this crap for a while!!

[OKVersa]

For those of you who have had the light come on, are you in a CVT or manual?

Thanks.

[XterraVersa]

Mine came on on the first real cold day here. One tire was 5 psi below the others. Filled it up and the light turned off.

[rwanttaja]

For those of you who have had the light come on, are you in a CVT or manual?

CVT in my case, though I don't know why it'd make a difference...

Ron

[markvalpreda]

Did anyone ever find a way to reset this without going to the dealer? Mine just came on this morning and I have 32 psi all the way around. I thought I got lucky, but I wasn't!

BTW: Had my windows tinted for 2 months before it happened.

[c5neb]

Did anyone ever find a way to reset this without going to the dealer? Mine just came on this morning and I have 32 psi all the way around. I thought I got lucky, but I wasn't!

BTW: Had my windows tinted for 2 months before it happened.

My TPMS light went on about two weeks ago so I cranked the pressure in each tire to about 40 psi. After a ride around the block, the light went off and hasn't returned. However I have failed to lower the tire pressure, but have noticed an increase in fuel economy....still rides about the same. I will lower it when I get the chance.

[XterraVersa]

DO NOT LET THE DEALER JUST RESET THE TPMS!!!!!

They need to pull the code. It will tell them what failed. Then they replace the failed part, be it a sensor or the recieving computer. If they feed you line of bull about your tires being to low, show them the owners manual & have them explain why Nissan documented in the owner's manual a failure recognition.

If all they want to do is reset the TPMS or add air to your tires, say goodbuy, flip them the bird and call 1-800-NISSAN-1 to report that dealer's lack of knowledge. Then find a better dealer to fix your failed part under warranty.

[nssnvrs2007]

Guys, I have a blue Nissan Versa 2007 Hatchback. I went to 2 different places previous I decided to reset the TPMS signal. 1) I went to Mavis Discount Tires, I refused to pay 25 bucks to reset the TPMS light. 2) Then I went to a Nissan Dealer in Westbury, NY where the freeking lady from customer service explained me it was a 250 bucks to change one (1) sensor from the tire 'cause my car is 7 years old and battery from sensor is death. I was disgusted and disappointed. She couldn't even orient me or give me a few couple of good advices. I disappeared immediately. 3) I went to another tire retailer (All Weather Tire Sales & Services at Huntington Station, NY) and I asked to reset the TPMS light from my dashboard. I explained the TPMS light remained ON after blinking during a minute. Previous my visit, I inflated the tires up the normal pressure and I monitored it during a week by keeping the right pressure on 35 psi. The result was very simple. The guy from the retailer asked me 10 bucks to reset the TPMS light. He checked the signal emitted from every tire sensor which were all OK. Then he plugged an expensive machine to the OBDII under the wheel to reset the TPMS light. Voila! This TPMS light disappeared magically in less then 2 minutes! It took me more time writing this lines than the resetting of the TPMS light. Cheers! Hopefully this post will help more than one. Carlos 3/19/2014

[general_dds]

Hi, my name is Steve and I live in the Republic of Panama. I have a 2008 Nissan Versa (Nissan Tiida) and my TPMS sensor light has been on for a while. In Panama, they don't sell the sensors and they don't install because the dealerships don't sell Tiidas with sensors. How can I turn the sensor off for good?

Thanks,

Steve