Thinking of the same

I have a picture of my kids covering it

That's the racist fix😂

Mines been busted for years. Can also ignore it. It's fine. Check your air. I fill it with a bike pump. Don't be lazy

I could not agree more!! Dumb!!!

Man you can get one of those cheapo gauges for .99 where the white square stick comes out

Sadly, not all people will do this. After that Ford fiasco is running tires 🛞 n low pressure to increase the ride performance and the lawsuits that followed, many manufacturers chose to install these devices to ensure people would check their tire pressure. Too much contact surface of a tire can cause it to self destruct and cause unnecessary tire failures and accidents.

You know you can still do that. The addition of TPMS does not somehow alter the laws of physics and prevent you from measuring air pressure in a rubber tube

@NickTheNewbie until they fail or the battery in them dies. Then your staring at a low tire light all the time.

HA !! same black tape repair on my 09 that was recently totaled and on my 010 that just replaced it ..

Remember though...higher air pressure equals lower resistance and thus better mpg. Don't go to low or high with the air pressure!

thats probably what it is.

Good point, as that happened once to me.

I have the auris hybrid, and got a new tyre fitted and the tyre place told me there wasn’t a tyre pressure monitor fitted, so I told them they have taken it out and broke it, as the car went for a service 2 days ago and it was fine , so they replaced it free of charge, but it took some time before I got it back, as they had to get the scan tool to program it, so be careful when you have tyres fitted.

@Frank Gauvreau. Wow. You still have a full size spare? That's great. I'm not a fan of donuts. But still better than no spares with alot of new cars.

@@ccadama The full spare was even the matching rim but once caused me to be fooled in to thinking I had a low tire when it was only the spare tire that was a little low. I now keep a small compressor in my vehicle just in case.

@@frankgauvreau7435 I've had the same problem with a full service spare with low pressure setting the TPMS warning light. I've got to also get another inflator for that car. Hope you and your family stay safe and well.

@@ccadama Thanks, and the same to as well.

Agree. It seems to be a good feature to have for a brand new car. But when the car is 10+ year old, the replacements for the sensors becomes hard to swallow, particularly for those economy models

@@JM-gz1ej Absolutely 👍

Any luck with the solution? What did you do to fix it

Time for new tires

Not exactly. I paid $60 per tire; parts and labor. They should last 10 years+ years. Originals lasted 13 years...

Your stealerships is taking you for a very expensive ride

For like 230 you should buy a 100 dollar tool bead buster, $30 x 4 (sensor oem ones) 120 = 220 + tax and DIY.

@@tomwalma4762what planet do you live in for tire to be that cheap?

No because independent places also have the tool to clone the ID or reprogram the new IDs to the ECU but you would need the tool to do it. This system affects nothing else and can be ignored.

@@LAactor Thank you

Thats cheap. Local place wanted $60 before the plandemic. Each! Not sure if plus tax or not. And I didn't tell them of the fifth wheel.

Wow, really?

@@nikosuoa not always but maybe some makes do. Sometimes they use that sometimes they use tone rings in the CV shafts.

Inside the tire and part of the valve stem.

Sits inside the rim at the end of the stem, why?

Not everyone does. My RAV in the mid 00's do not. Somewhere around 2010 the Corollas and Camrys did for a fact.

The stealership charges over $800. Installed.

$60 each and the valves come with the transmitters

30 bucks on Amazon oem one

You can't diagnose over the internet. Take it to someone in person and start with testing the fuses and then window actuator

Poland.

@@FredTheLutinoCocatiel not Poland, eastern Europe, √✓

A lot of things you mentioned only a few things not correct or perfectly accurate. Techstream is the Toyota programming software for the dealer and costs thousands and also requires a monthly or annual subscription which is not cheap. With the handheld it is another brand. Maybe you can check of you ever see them again as I'd like to know as well. There are many companies that make different devices. The touch actuation is actually another OEM. I believe it's GM or something that does that. Also handheld device. Finally you are correct about the sensors going to sleep after a while. They should wake when you start driving again however there is a TSB out that says deflate tire rapidly at least 9 psi in 30 seconds to wake the sensor again. Reinflate to spec pressure before driving off. And that's only partially all I can remember of your comment. Bravo to the olden days of gas jocks.

​@@LAactor If Techstream is thousands of dollars then that is just an expense a business must endure. Techstream cost isn't thousands of dollars. I have a PC version which was a free download. I was going to use an old laptop to run it. I needed the VCI J2534 cable to connect the laptop to the OBD port. This cable is 60 bucks on Amazon. I needed to get a FOB programmed for my 2008 Tundra. I had to use Techstream. I wouldn't of needed it on a 2007 or a 2009 and up. 2008 was a bastard year. You know how you have to do the programming ritual by opening and closing the door within a given time? Don't work on a 2008 Tundra. Anyways I found a locksmith that had the machine and charged, if I can remember right, like $10 to program the FOB. I gave my son my IS300. after awhile an actuator went bad. His friend a mechanic, which I have known since he was in Jr High came by, connected his machine and tapped each actuator on his touch screen causing the actuators to actuate. One of the actuators didn't respond. They replaced that actuator and the problem was gone. Total thanks on the TPM sensors. You know I had the problem just having my old sensors removed and installed in late model "Take-Off" wheels and tires. I thought the guy damaged one. He couldn't find any problem with them. The Guy at Pep Boys spent some time with them too. It is well documented that the first gen TPMs system was problematic. Been looking at late model receivers to see if they will communicate with the ECU. I gave up when I saw what they are asking. My sensors might be bad since they are now15+ years old. Would I like to get the TPM system working? Hell Ya. I'm a firm believer in safety.