TPMS failures

[wanderingbob]

We hear constantly about the wonders of TPMS systems . Anyone ever have a failure ?

[lanerd]

I've had Pressure Pro on my previous motor home and toad and transferred them to our new motor home an toad and after almost seven years, I have only experience one time when the sensor vibrated loose a little bit causing the sensor to stop sending. My monitor immediately notified me that I had lost connection and at the next stop, I found and tightened the sensor back on and have never had another problem with it. I do, however, now make it a point to check the sensors prior to travel.

Our new toad, 2011 GMC Terrain, came with factory TPMS and I have never experienced a single problem with it in the 75,000 miles we've driven it and the 10,000 miles we've towed it.

Checking your tires prior to travel is a good thing, but does nothing when your going down the highway at 60mph and you run over something that causes a tire to start leaking. If the leaking continues, the tire will eventually come apart and cause lots of damage....much more than the cost of the TPMS.

You mentioned: "I dislike them because it gives you an excuse to NOT do what you should be doing on a regular basis."

Just because you have a TPMS, does NOT relieve you of your responsibility to check your tires prior to traveling. The TPMS will warn you of leakage, but will do nothing to tell you of cracks, bubbles, rocks, or other debris that tires (especially duals) can pick up that will cause damage.

TPMS is a great safety device that every rv'er should be using.

Ron

[cameronpatentla]

Our experience driving Tx to CA with a few Tire Minder glitches. Three times, either the left front or right front, the unit would just announce "NoS" meaning no sensor. So I thought we either lost the transmitter unit itself or the entire tire and wheel! Since we were still on the road, it had to be a lost transmitter. We pulled off at the next rest stop, and thankfully, the transmitter was still attached to the valve stem. After cleaning off the brake dust, then hitting the road again, about 5 minutes later, it would come back to life. I have no idea what caused the glitch. Tire Minder, if you're listening, please comment.

[wanderingbob]

I am the OP , I dislike them because it gives you an excuse to NOT do what you should be doing on a regular basis . I just did my before journey check on my TT but did not bother to check my Ram because I have way to much faith in Dodges TPMS . Between know and Xmas we will spend 3 to five nites per week in our TT and travel about a thousand miles a week working Craft shows in the south . I manually check my TT tires before each departure !

[hbrady]

I've had sensors fail on my Chevy, Nissan, Scion and Toyota vehicles. I've also had tire shops break them. Not sure about the aftermarket systems, maybe they are more dependable than OEM units. Despite the past failures, I will be setting up my new (used) 29' Coachmen TT with TPMS before I make my 1st long trip.

[icanon]

Good question. Can't wait to see the replies.