I have a 2022 F150. Just bought a set of summer tires and a 2nd set of rims. Did not buy a new set of TPMS sensors. As expected, once the new tires were installed, the tpms light came on the dash. No problem. What was a surprise was the warning chime seems to announce itself every 15 minutes or so. If I press OK, it turns off but chimes again in about 15 minutes. My first choice is to be able to shut off this warning. Is that possible and, if so, how? If not, is it possible to buy new sensors that will speak to the existing system?
Thanks much for the help.
Gerry

 

I can't comment as to whether you can turn off the warning chime.

Otherwise I'm near 100% certain that you just need to buy another set of TPMS sensors, install them on the wheels, and then pair to the truck. Should be pretty easy.

I don't know about Ford but some car companies actually allow you to store 2 sets of TPMS sensors on the car, for exactly the summer set + winter set you describe. Then there is no hassle having to have a tool to re-pair them each changeout.

Tire shop can definitely help you out.

 

Yeah. You can turn off the monitoring with Forescan. Also, any 2015+ F150 TPMS sensors will work. They are around $50-$60 a piece from Ford.

 

Or you can buy a set of 4 on ebay for about $35. That is what I have had in the "new" wheels I put on my 2015 7+ years ago. Just buy them from a highly rated seller who has sold a lot of the sensors.

I did the same for the wife's Charger when we put new tires on it a year ago; the car was 9 years old at the time and TPMS sensors are projected to have an average lifespan of 10 years. Same on my mother's 2008 Saturn Vue 3 years ago, when the tires were changed and the OEM sensors were 13 years old. Haven't had a single issue with any of these sensors. I will be doing the same next year when I put new tires on my C6 Grand Sport Corvette.

The way I view it, I can put new sensors in every time I change tires (I am retired and no longer drive a lot of miles annually so my tires age out due to time before they wear out) every 7 or so years and still be way ahead financially over buying expensive "name brand" TPMS sensors. The best time to change sensors is when you are getting new tires; the shops will typically swap them for free at that time since the tire is already off the rim.

 

The local dealerships are charging $80/e for the sensors. Installed, a bit north of $600 which is insane. $400 for after market option at local garage. Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off the warning chime? I have different tires for towing which have the sensors so I can live with the dash light when not towing but the chime every 15 minutes is too much.

 

Any local indie tire store can add TPMS sensors that work for you. Of course, its now a case of rebalancing the tires again. Would have been cheaper adding them the first time.

 

My local Dealership quoted me $180/wheel. That is $720. That's why they are called Stealerships. Like I said, use Forscan to turn the TPMS monitoring off. That's really your only option if you're not trying to buy new sensors. www.tascaparts.com and Levitown Ford Parts are great sources for genuine OEM parts. I am not a fan of Ebay/Amazon TPMS. They are hit and miss.

 

Quick update here.After driving a few days without sensors in my "new" tires and rims, I have a better idea of how the system works. Seems like the truck requires a certain amount of speed or mileage before it looks for the sensors. May be around 15 minutes of higher speed driving and and when I drive round town, the lamp and alarm do not go off. Pressing "OK" on the column stops the alarm and the warning light on dash goes from blinking to steady. As I don't use this set of tires/wheels for towing, I think I'll skip the $400 purchase and installation of new sensors and go old school, monitoring with a tire gauge. I swap tires at least 8 times a year because I tow so frequently and do the swap myself so that will allow plenty of opportunity to monitor tire pressure.

 

Here is another less expensive option for you. If you can break the bead on your tires using a jack or some other method, you can also install them yourself.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175413736602