Why do TPMS systems fail?
I was wondering if anyone has had there tire pressure monitors not give PSI readings if there is another wireless device nearby? I sent back a TPMS system because the monitor would only read the PSI o...
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Camp2Camp wrote:
We bought a TPMS system - Tire Minder TMG300C. We installed it for our four travel trailer tires, checked the pressure on the four trailer tires, and everything looked good. We drove about 200 miles, got to our site, detached the camper, and then drove into town for supplies. Here's what is weird. After detaching the camper, we drove for an hour with the TPMS monitor in the car and the TPMS monitor continued to show tire pressures for all four trailer tires! We were an hour away from the camper when finally ONE tire on the monitor started showing a "no signal" warning. Has this happened to anyone? How do I know whether the TPMS is really updating every 20 seconds like it's supposed to do so?
I recently replaced a Pressure Pro system with the TST system. When the sensor is out of range of the receiver it will not alarm for 1 hour. It also displays last pressure/temperature readings. I confirmed this with TST customer service. My Pressure Pro system would alarm after 15 minutes.
If you have marginal reception of a sensor such as a trailer behind a 5th wheel you may not be getting data on a timely manner and may miss a real event such as rapid loss of pressure. The 1 hour timer resets each time there is a successful transmission from a sensor.
You can clear the TST alarm by removing power for a short time. I do this when I am away from the 5th wheel shopping eating dinner out etc.
