Dead TPMS, out of extended warranty...options?

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The sensors aren’t too expensive, but you have to unmount the tires and program the new ones in using TechStream. And to do this, you must have the ID numbers printed on the new TPMS sensor. IOW, if you install the new sensors and mount the tires, they won’t work. You’ll then have to unmount the tires to get the numbers off the sensors.

My advice is do this when you next need tires, and replace/re-register the TPMS then.

 

Also using Techstream, you can lower the pressure of each tire simultaneously, and watch the tire pressures to see which one is not registering .

Then you know which one to go replace when the time comes.

Good luck and keep us posted .

 

Parts and labor ~$150-$$200 at a dealer (OEM parts). Parts and labor ~$50 at local tire shop, most likely aftermarket TPMS sensor, but you can ask for OEM. You may have to pay extra and wait for them to get it. You can get OEM or After market TPMS sensor on-line ~$30-$50, but you will need to take your car to a tire shop to install it and relearn. You could just wait until next tire change. Most tire shops will include TPMS installation free of charge or included in the total fee or small fee ~$5-$10 if you supply TPMS sensor.

 

The car won’t “relearn” the new sensor. You have to code in the ID number using TechStream. And the ID number is printed on the TPMS sensor, so if you get them installed and you didn’t write down the numbers first, they cannot be registered and the TPMS won’t work until you have your tires unmounted.

 

For a 2010 with 99K miles, it would be best to replace all four at once, since whichever one(s) are causing the current problem means the remaining good ones are probably on their way out as well...

 

All you need is a handheld TPMS scanning/programing/relearning tool like Autel TS508. Yes, if you do it with Techstream or cheaper relearn tool like Ateq Quickset, then you have to have the sensor ID written down, otherwise you have no way to input and program ECU. A TPMS scanner will get the ID even inside of the tire (as long as the sensor is still good). Almost any tire shop has one of those handheld TPMS scanning/programing/relearning tool that do not require unmounting tire to check the TPMS sensors. And this OBD relearn procedure is included in the TPMS service for installation or tire changes. If you have the tool you can DIY very easily. I just swapped winter tires on our Nissan. Just like Toyota, Nissan TPMS requires OBDII relearn procedure. But, I never had to write down ID's when changing two sets of wheels/tires (with two distinctive sets of TPMS sensors inside tires). It took me 30 sec to complete the whole procedures. The procedure is the same for Prius (and all other cars that use OBDII TPMS relearn).

 

Just remember that a few states that require state inspection do require working TPMS to pass. If you don't have state inspection, then you are fine. Even if you have state inspection, many states including mine, as I found out after spending a lot of money on fixing TPMS on my old HCH, do not require working TPMS as a part of criteria for passing the inspection.

You can check it here: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=214

 

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