wtf. A low tire pressue light on an '07 ranger?

[almostclueless]

At some point we're going to end up driving a large inflated sack with four tires....or maybe theyll just pass a law that everyone stays home so we can't get into motor vehicle accidents.

 

[idriveafordranger94]

I think the TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) is standard on all cars 2007 (i think) and up. This has been caused by idiot drivers whon't look at their tires once in a while, then sue when their tire blows and they wreck.

 

[Jspafford]

I think the TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) is standard on all cars 2007 (i think) and up. This has been caused by idiot drivers whon't look at their tires once in a while, then sue when their tire blows and they wreck.

Way to dig this baby out of the closet.. Almost a year with no activity...How'd you even find it!

 

[OilPatch197]

older rangers for teh win.

THAT'S RIGHT!!!

BTW how hard is it to check your tire pressure? I guess not too many people check their tire pressure, so the government has to require sensors for that too!

I am SICK of these new IDIOT CARS, it's like the regular consumer cannot do simple basic maintenance! Take the car to Midas....

 

[lepp1892]

ya most people that will have the light come on won't do anything about it and the ones that do would be the the ones that would probably check their tires anyway.

 

[naford]

I have it on the companies freestar. Everytime the tires get rotated the odometer shows a problem. All I have to do is push the reset on the odometer and the problem is cured.

 

[Chris.S.]

so does anyone know how to bypass the TPMS?

I'd sure like to get rid of mine, it's really annoying when you air down and have to stare at that idiot light all day...

 

[stegomon]

in the state of maine....it is a $10,000 dollor fine per wheel if you dont have them....YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM...stupid thing i say...but you have to have them

 

[stegomon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_pressure_monitoring_system

 

[Crunchy]

OOO OOO old thread.....

so does anyone know how to bypass the TPMS?

How this food for thought (never tried it, but why wouldn't it work...?)
1) Take all your TPMS sensors off your tires (would require taking tires off rims)....
2) Put all of them in your spare tire! Yup, all 4 sensors in your spare, that way you won't lose them, and they would always ready the same as each other, and your spare should have proper air inflation, if not, well, thats your problem for deflating your spare.

 

[AllanD]

I thought that was how ALL systems detected it?

SOME vehicles actually use an sensor mounted inside the wheel
that TRANSMIT the data to a sensor in the wheelwell
(these are sold as aftermarket systems quite reasonably, I.E. under $200)

Having an actual tire pressure light is preferable to what my 1998 ABS-equipped Escort does... it just turns on the ABS warning light
(and when the ABS light is on the system is disabled)

a friend just installed one of those aftermarket systems onto
his Saab 9-5 IIRC he paid $140 for the whole system.

I'm actually considering one of them myself, it'd be "nice"
to have real time info while driving (particularly if you are
prone to driving cross country)
what bugs me is that to get one of those systems would essentially
require me to get a whole shitpot full of those wheel sensors, because
I keep two complete sets of tires with multiple spares all mounted and balanced.... So four or five sensors is literally a third of what I'd really
need.

The difference between having a system that I decide to install, maintain, monitor and one that is rammed down my throat
(with no way to purposefully ignore it) is admittedly annoying.

Gee mabey that's why I drive an older Ranger that's mechanically only about a year and a half old, but with a carefully cultured
"polished turd" appearance.

then again for as much time and effort as I have invested
in my more or less stock (in function) truck my friend with the Saab 9-5 commented that my electronics are probably worth more than the truck is.... he's probably right...

I find other things that are standard even on older vehicles
to be just as annoying;
1)the key-in buzzer (I disabled mine)
2)the seatbelt warning chime (a particularly annoying noise
when you are already wearing your seatbelt)
3)the Chime to tell you your headlights are on when the
door is opened.


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[JohnnyO]

Some use the ABS sensors, some use the monitor inside the rim. My guess is that the later Rangers use the ABS setup. Problem is, if ALL the tires are down say, 10 pounds, then there is no speed differential and the light won't come on.
I see A LOT of people driving around with one or more tires half flat every day.
I check mine ever week, it's not an issue.

 

[LearjetMinako]

Ford's TPMS are held to the rim with a steel band, 180* of the valve stem. And its required now in all 2008 vehicles.

Most of these sensors are tripped by low tire pressure of 20-30psi. Nissian and Toyota will go off at 30psi and anything above 40psi. But they do reset themselves after correcting the tire pressure (same with Ford's). GM has probably the best TPMS, but is also the most annoying one too. Nothing like setting it up and then having to deflate the DF until horn, PF until horn, PR until horn, and DR until horn. And if one doesn't go off, mostly likely a bad sensor.

And for the most part, people either A. Don't know what the light means, B. Don't care to find out, C. Panic and think its serious, or D. Actually read the owner's manual to find out, or ask me or another mechanic.

Now don't take this the wrong way. The TPMS is a good thing. People just need to be informed about it. Just like any techanical break-through, like ABS, SRS (Air Bags), power brakes, the FM dial, and the invention of the seat belt.

 

[Bill]

What is all the confusion about?

The resolution for this problem is to inflate the tire(s) with air, unless the problem is due to one of the sensors malfunctioning. 99% of the time it will be an under-inflated tire.

Rangers use the monitors that are affixed to a band that is strapped around the rims, in case anyone was wondering.

http://www.aa1car.com/library/tire_monitors.htm

 

[OilPatch197]

power brakes

But again they are not definiately good, IMO manual brakes in my '87 Ranger work excellent. For a light pickup truck, do you really need power brakes?

I would not think so, and one less fluid leak I have to check for. (I dispise power steering fluid, it all has "stop leak" in it, so it hardens up your hoses and it leaks.)

IMO when somthing like ABS, powerbrakes, airbags, TPMS crap I am thinking LONG TERM as in twenty years. Sure it's all nice and dandy when new, but get to the second, third owner and shit starts to break.

For a poor boy like me, that means watching out for trucks with "quick fixed" problems, and the fewer luxuries and conveniences the less things that need fixing.

I've paid $$$ for sensors for my '84 ECC-IV system, and it runs good, but if it wasn't so complicated, the maintaince cost would be cheaper.

Seriously when these autos get old things break and the older, generally the availability of the part may not exist, or very costly. These newer vehicles, once they get old and say, the trans is going into limp mode, I would spend far more to repair than I paid for the truck! Call the scrap man or try to trick the computer, with a resistor, good luck.

That sucks!