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Jul. 15, 2024

TPMS sensor questions

I used these in my 2 years ago when I bought tires. No extra charge to install them at that time. Mine were still working but I knew they would die before I wore out another set of tires.

TPMS sensors don't replace an air gauge, especially on older vehicles that don't give you a PSI readout and only alert the driver when tire pressure is low. What they do is alert the driver of a sudden tire deflation while you're driving. Twice I've had the warning light come on while running 70+ on an interstate. Both times I ran over debris that punched a large hole in tires. I had just enough time to get stopped before the tire was completely flat. The alternative was a tire coming apart at 70 mph.

I'll keep working sensors in my vehicles. It just ain't that hard nor expensive. Less than $100 every 7-10 years.

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Originally Posted by Mark

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Your Saab is a great example of what TPMS were designed to be. A nice added safety feature that didn't require much thought from the owner. Somehow 10 years later, it has become a system that is way more complicated than it needs to be.

A basic TPMS should be simple. If one tire has low psi, the dash light comes on. That's all the system has to do. I don't even see the need for 4 different codes? Some cars will give you a psi reading for each individual tire on the car, but this system is not that complicated. All the system needs to do is record four working sensors & give a warning for low psi in any given tire.

It's nice to know a better system is out there. The Mirage system appears to be pretty lame. My hope is that when my sensors start to die, I will be able to replace all four sensors with ones that can be cloned or come with a matching set of sensors. Until that day comes, I will just drive with the dash light on when using my snow tires. Like mentioned already, you can think of the dash light as telling you that you are in snow tire driving mode!

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