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Old 02-17-2012, 04:03 PM
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hey guys,

just a quick question. i recently just got my first flat tire. had to put the spare donut on there. as i was driving home, my tpms went off saying that there was a malfunction. is that just b/c it can't read the pressure of the spare tire? or could be of another problem?
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quick answer to your quick question...

there is no sensor in your spare tire.
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twice in the last week i got TPMS malfunctions. both times i restarted the car and it went away. the tires are fine. pressures are good. any idea as to what it could be?

the first time i was going about 70 when it happened. i pulled over checked the tires. they were good. restarted and it worked. and was able to read all 4 tires.

the second time, was on local roads, after a little bit of highway. i didnt even stop. and when i restarted the car next time. it was fine.
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went off again twice today. both during or just after highway driving.
i get a System Function Error
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Take it to your dealer and have it check out.
Have you ever installed "fix-a-flat" in any of your wheels? Also when it's time to adjust air pressure, where do you go?
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never had any issues with any of the tires. never had to repair or replace any of them yet. they werent even rotated a month ago during service since they were wearing evenly.
ive had only had to pump the tires maybe twice since i go the car. the last time was this past winter when it got really cold.
the only think i did notice is that the pressures might be a little high. but i only check them after the TPMS fails and i restart the car. the tires are ranging from 37-41 psi.

it seems to fail during high way driving. about 40 minutes of high way driving and starting to happen more often.
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two things,you either have water(mositure) inside on of the wheels or one of your tpms sensor has a low battery charge.

take it to your dealer, have them do a functional test on the tpms system and do a sensor relearn procedure. a cause to the problem should show up once those test are done. good luck
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