Pessimist? Well, to be honest with you, if the mere fact that you failed to do some simple research lead to YOUR conclusion that Ford incorporated a poor system and that it is everyones fault but your own and that credible info from someone who has a bit of knowledge on the function of ford EEC's is giving you honest advice. that advice being offered for free because I have nothing to gain, if that is considered pessimistic, then ok. I deal with facts and hard data, both of which are backed by some degree of experience. If something is wrong, why should I say its right? So that you are happy.

Lets be honest, TPMS is tied in which the EEC related functions, its integral, the code is stored, after a set or certain number of key cycles or disconnection of the negative terminal, the light be turned off. The code is still stored and you will eventually get the light again. The dealership, due to liability issues wont deactivate it, thats a given.

 

my tpms light acts just like a female... sometimes its there and sometimes it aint.... but never goes away permenantly... i still have not gotten by the tire store here to see how they can turn them off..

 

Don't get your panties in a bunch. All I said is that there ought to be a viable solution for the problem without having to resort to the hassle of swapping sensors or buying new ones. So many people put on custom wheels and tires that there should be and probably is a reasonable fix. For the record, I didn't ask for a diagnosis or reiteration of what I already know. I asked for a solution other than swapping the sensors into my new wheels. I didn't blame Ford for their system and I didn't blame Big O for not catching it. I told them that all we were doing was mounting the new tires and swapping the wheels. Since you're the pessimistic expert, feel free to get back to me when you have a solution other than the obvious. BTW, I don't take kindly to being treated like I'm stupid any more than you like being called "pessimistic".

 

the obvious is the solution. you were just a victim of the 1% rule.

 

i never said anything about you being stupid.

 

Care to elaborate? Also, I didn't remember seeing anything on the window sticker about the TPMS. I just looked it over very closely. It doesn't list it anywhere on there.

 

Fair enough. I apologize for saying that you were pessimistic.

 

page 15 of the sales brochure....and NOT in the spare as some have claimed.

 

No wonder I never saw it.

 

just take your truck to a discount tire, they will reset the sensors for you and youll be fine. and irregardless of new wheels, they put the sensors in the new wheel and should reset the sensors before you leave.