How many times can you take a car back to the shop in a bit more than a week for a tire pressure light? Let me count the times . . SIX!
Tuesday on my way to town with my friend, I looked down and there was that blasted tire light on again. After I got back home, I tried to reset the light. It’s a two part process.
Step 1:
Turn the key to “acc” (do not turn the engine on).
Hold the tire pressure button down til the light goes off.
Turn the key back to off.
Step 2:
Turn the key to “acc” (do not turn the engine on).
Hold the tire pressure button down til the light blinks three times.
Turn the key off.
I had always been able to get the light to go off but it would come back on after about 10 minutes of driving. Tuesday, I couldn’t even get the light to go off. I was so aggravated, I got in the car and drove all the way back to town. The Discount Tire folks are so nice. I said . . I want you to:
- Check to be sure that all the tires still have 30 pounds of pressure (which is what they’re supposed to have and what the guys had told me they put in them).
- Then add 2 pounds so they all have 32 pounds of pressure because I had read on the internet that some people were having problems with their light unless they had at least 32 pounds of pressure, even though 30 pounds is recommended.
- Reset the light and I want to watch.
They checked the tires and all of them had 32 pounds to start with which could have been because it was unbelievably hot yesterday. OK . . leave the tires alone and reset the light.
The guy did the first part but not the second part. I had previously asked them if they went all the way through the light blinking three times and they said yes but . . same guy . . had no idea how to do it so I showed him and for the first time in almost two weeks, I was able to get it to the point of the light blinking three times.
Dash
Yesterday I drove to the next little town for physical therapy and the light didn’t come on so I’m cautiously optimistic that we can bury that tire pressure light issue!
Before anyone gets upset . . (1) Yes, I know my dash is filthy. I’m going to clean the entire car this evening after taking Rita to the vet today and (2) the speed limit is 75 (and I love it!).
montanaclarks says
All I know is I hope Vince took that photo and you weren’t taking photos at 80MPH or Vince is driving and you took the photo??? :)))) The speed limit in Montana and Wyoming is now 80mph on the freeways.
Sara F says
We have been having very similar tire pressure light issues with BOTH of our vehicles lately. Last October my 8 year old (low mileage) Escape started having the light come on after about 20 miles of driving. They’ve reset it and checked my tires numerous times. And my husband’s 1 year old truck began having the same issue in the winter. They’ve replaced the sensor twice and now it’s started happening again. Never, ever had this happen before! So strange.
Wanda says
I know this might have been talked about and I missed it. But you do
have all the caps on refill tubes? Maybe due to outside and pressure at your house ?lol at boramator(sp) see if up or down could be the problem too maybe.Just thinking outside the box for you.
Rhonda says
My indicator light for tires & check engine comes on all the time. I’ve had the jeep checked out several times. Finally one guy whispered to me that since my jeep is over ten years old, those lights are going to go off a lot. This is so that I’d be more inclined to buy a new one. Seriously, I asked. Yep, he said. That’s not going to happen, I thought. Not until I’m ready. I love my jeep & they don’t make that model anymore. So I’m keeping it!
Mary Jo says
Are they checking you spare? That was my problem! Everytime the seasons change my light comes on! And it is always the spare!
Katie says
Mine is on all the time. My mechanic told me it is the battery, I can replace them at $100 per tire, every 7 years cause that is all they last. I told her I can look at my tires for that price and see that they have air.
Rosalie says
My light comes on when there is a big temperature cooling…so then time to check the tires and usually air up and then it is solved until the next cool/cold front! But it would be very frustrating if it happened repeatedly…mine is only a few times a year.