TPMS Sensor
10-30-2018, 07:09 PM
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TPMS Sensor
Took my boys hunting a couple of weeks ago went down a pretty bad washboarded road. On the way home had a really bad unbalanced vibration in the front end. Figured I had just lost a weight and it was in need of a rotation so I took it in to Discount Tire and had them balance and rotate the tires. Now the unbalance has moved to the rear (although not as bad) and I have a Tire Pressure Sensor Fault. Question is has anyone ever had one of these break loose and cause an imbalance? And Discount Tire wants 60 for the part and replace and I can get all four OEM parts off line for 60. Has anyone ever taken the parts in and had them replace them? Thanks Fellas.
10-30-2018, 07:23 PM
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I had Discount replace mine, but with aftermarket stem sensors and not the OEM band type. Considering the limited battery life of the sensors, upgrading may be a good option.
10-30-2018, 07:45 PM
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10-30-2018, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by HeathMc
All four? If so what did it cost you if you dont mind me asking. Thanks for the reply.
10-30-2018, 09:06 PM
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Took my boys hunting a couple of weeks ago went down a pretty bad washboarded road. On the way home had a really bad unbalanced vibration in the front end. Figured I had just lost a weight and it was in need of a rotation so I took it in to Discount Tire and had them balance and rotate the tires. Now the unbalance has moved to the rear (although not as bad) and I have a Tire Pressure Sensor Fault. Question is has anyone ever had one of these break loose and cause an imbalance? And Discount Tire wants 60 for the part and replace and I can get all four OEM parts off line for 60. Has anyone ever taken the parts in and had them replace them? Thanks Fellas.
Last edited by redraiderford; 10-30-2018 at 09:09 PM.
10-30-2018, 09:10 PM
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i used to work at discount tire and the band sensors were a pain. Most people usually opted to replace with the valve style sensors. They’re easy to replace and don’t have as many issues. It could be that a tire is out of round or going bad and that the sensor just needs to be reset to get rid of the tire pressure sensor fault.
And the 24.95 a sensor was that installed and purchased from them? I'd rather do that than pay 60 for one.
10-31-2018, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by HeathMc
Do they have the capability of testing the tire for out of round? The tires have about 5k miles on them, Cooper AT3's. Truck was smooth as could be before driving on that washboarded road so not sure that would have destroyed the tire?
And the 24.95 a sensor was that installed and purchased from them? I'd rather do that than pay 60 for one.
And the 24.95 a sensor was that installed and purchased from them? I'd rather do that than pay 60 for one.
For me, the $24.95 included installation when I purchased new tires.
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10-31-2018, 08:28 AM
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Do they have the capability of testing the tire for out of round? The tires have about 5k miles on them, Cooper AT3's. Truck was smooth as could be before driving on that washboarded road so not sure that would have destroyed the tire?
And the 24.95 a sensor was that installed and purchased from them? I'd rather do that than pay 60 for one.
And the 24.95 a sensor was that installed and purchased from them? I'd rather do that than pay 60 for one.
An out of round tire is visible to the naked eye on the balancer. The tire will have a noticeable hop while spinning. The bfg ko2 was really bad about this from the factory and we often had to send tires back. If I were you I would go to Discount Tire and have them check for a loose sensor or out of round tire. Another possibility is a bent wheel
