Tire Pressure Sensor Fault (light)

[drperry]

5 - 7 years is the average TPMS battery life... How old is the truck?

 

[Lady Dominatrux]

5 - 7 years is the average TPMS battery life... How old is the truck?

It is an 2004 and I bought it in 2005 so I think it is time for new sensors. I really wish my auto/tire shop would catch these things before a major trip like this! Makes me very mad now. Especially since they know my truck.

 

[Kennyray]

Rock Auto has the sensors ranging from 22 bucks to 68 bucks.

 

[Lady Dominatrux]

Rock Auto has the sensors ranging from 22 bucks to 68 bucks.

Thanks but I will still need someone to install them since I can't I'm assuming.

 

[Kennyray]

Rock Auto has the sensors ranging from 22 bucks to 68 bucks.

Thanks but I will still need someone to install them since I can't I'm assuming.

Any tire shop should be able to do that.

 

[Lady Dominatrux]

Rock Auto has the sensors ranging from 22 bucks to 68 bucks.

Thanks but I will still need someone to install them since I can't I'm assuming.

Any tire shop should be able to do that.

I will just goto my auto and tire shop when I get home.

 

[Darkanion]

I really wish my auto/tire shop would catch these things before a major trip like this! Makes me very mad now. Especially since they know my truck.

Playing devil's advocate here, but...

If they HAD said "hey, the batteries on these things go dead every so often. You really should replace them as a preventative measure," would you have believed them or thought "they've been working fine; these guys are just trying to put one over on me because I'm a woman"...?

 

[Lady Dominatrux]

I really wish my auto/tire shop would catch these things before a major trip like this! Makes me very mad now. Especially since they know my truck.

Playing devil's advocate here, but...

If they HAD said "hey, the batteries on these things go dead every so often. You really should replace them as a preventative measure," would you have believed them or thought "they've been working fine; these guys are just trying to put one over on me because I'm a woman"...?

Possibly but I've been going to them for quite awhile now. Actually ever since I bought my truck from the first owner. They also service both of my parents autos (excluding) the new ones. So I do trust them.

 

[drperry]

There's no real testing for them, as they're a sealed unit... So just gotta wait for them to go bad.


Glad I don't have to deal with them, lol

 

[Lady Dominatrux]

There's no real testing for them, as they're a sealed unit... So just gotta wait for them to go bad.


Glad I don't have to deal with them, lol

So are they only in older vehicles or just Ford's?