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Title: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: 4D on Friday, July 22, 2022, 13:21:59
The wife's car has had this pop up on her car display. Basically the low tyre pressure warning has come up, tyre pressures are fine, I have reset the TPMS but the message comes back again. I have read that it may be related to an ABS module which is silly money. Anyone had their TPMS cause a problem? I'm hoping that it's down to a flat battery in one of the tpms sensors.


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: Batch on Friday, July 22, 2022, 13:37:12
Could just be a dodgy sensory, surely?

Assume you've googled it for that make and model


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: swindonmaniac on Friday, July 22, 2022, 13:40:30
Could just be a dodgy sensory, surely?

Assume you've googled it for that make and model
Had that problem on my Passat,  replaced wheel sensor, problem solved.


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Friday, July 22, 2022, 17:17:18
Anyone had a faulty ECU and if so replaced with second hand.


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: china red on Friday, July 22, 2022, 17:46:41
The wife's car has had this pop up on her car display. Basically the low tyre pressure warning has come up, tyre pressures are fine, I have reset the TPMS but the message comes back again. I have read that it may be related to an ABS module which is silly money. Anyone had their TPMS cause a problem? I'm hoping that it's down to a flat battery in one of the tpms sensors.

Which make of car is it?


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: 4D on Friday, July 22, 2022, 18:25:33
Booked in for a TPMS check at Kwik Fit.


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Friday, July 22, 2022, 18:42:34
Booked in for a TPMS check at Kwik Fit.

What do they charge to check


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: @MacPhlea on Saturday, July 23, 2022, 06:02:00
There are two types of TPMS - if you’ve got in valve sensors then replacing it could fix it.  If you’ve got externally assessed sensor it can be triggered by differ


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, July 23, 2022, 08:41:08
Can be a dirty or faulty sensor or even going over a pothole or going up a kerb can missalign the sensor.

Usually an easy quick fix but at worst probably a new sensor which doesnt cost much and is pretty much plug and play with a couple of screws.


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: Sippo on Friday, August 26, 2022, 08:12:40
Can you run an OBD scan? Any fault codes?


Title: Re: Car faults- TPMS malfunction
Post by: 4D on Friday, August 26, 2022, 08:49:01
It was an ABS sensor, packed up. I replaced it myself, a 20 quid part. Some cars have the tpms sensor inside the tyre connected to the tyre valve, and some run using the abs sensor.