My Father's 2013 Transit Connect has experienced two instances of a P.I.T.A. involving the tire pressure monitoring system.
The first time, he had to have a tire replaced. I'll "write this one off" because he only brought the wheel in to have a tire mounted, and Discount Tire installed a new TPMS sensor. After reinstalling the wheel, I could not get the TPMS warning light to turn off - even after following the reset procedure (turn ignition on, press hazards switch on/off three times within 15 seconds until horn sounds.)
So he took the van in and they reset the light at Discount Tire. All was well.
That was about a year ago.
Last week he was driving on the interstate and the light came back on.
None of the tires were low. I again tried the reset procedure. Light would go off, but turned back on after driving for a slight distance.
Went into Ford and they reset it.
I resent this new god awful garbage they install on vehicles these days. Makes do-it-yourself projects impossible, without having to visit the dealer for a fee to "reset" things (thankfully his van is still under warranty.)
But I wonder why the light turned on this second time. Nothing changed, no sensors were replaced, and no tires were low.
The first time, he had to have a tire replaced. I'll "write this one off" because he only brought the wheel in to have a tire mounted, and Discount Tire installed a new TPMS sensor. After reinstalling the wheel, I could not get the TPMS warning light to turn off - even after following the reset procedure (turn ignition on, press hazards switch on/off three times within 15 seconds until horn sounds.)
So he took the van in and they reset the light at Discount Tire. All was well.
That was about a year ago.
Last week he was driving on the interstate and the light came back on.
None of the tires were low. I again tried the reset procedure. Light would go off, but turned back on after driving for a slight distance.
Went into Ford and they reset it.
I resent this new god awful garbage they install on vehicles these days. Makes do-it-yourself projects impossible, without having to visit the dealer for a fee to "reset" things (thankfully his van is still under warranty.)
But I wonder why the light turned on this second time. Nothing changed, no sensors were replaced, and no tires were low.