Yesterday I was driving down from the mountains and halfway through my trip the TPMS began to flash and then remained illuminated. Being new to the car I didn't know what this meant so I pulled over and checked the pressure in the tires. All were good. Upon resuming the light was now off and I thought maybe it was just a fluke.
Approximately 15 miles later the light flashed and then remained illuminated. Knowing the tires were OK I pulled out the owners manual to see what this meant. The sequence indicates a possible issue with the TPMS system and I didn't see anything suggesting it was unsafe or would cause damage if I continued to drive the car. Again I set off and the light was off. It remained so for the entire duration of the trip home.
Has anyone observed this behavior? Typically when I go to the mountains with a TPMS equipped vehicle I tend to get alerts due to the change in elevation along with the change in temperatures (I went from 8 degrees to 37 degrees when the issue first occurred). However that is typically related to tire pressure changes due to elevation and temperature. This was an indication of the TPMS system experiencing an issue.
I am thinking either the change in elevation and / or temperature played a role. Perhaps one of the sensors was being temperamental as a result. Anyone else experience this? It's not something I'll worry about and I'll keep an eye on it. Just wanted to get others thoughts.
Approximately 15 miles later the light flashed and then remained illuminated. Knowing the tires were OK I pulled out the owners manual to see what this meant. The sequence indicates a possible issue with the TPMS system and I didn't see anything suggesting it was unsafe or would cause damage if I continued to drive the car. Again I set off and the light was off. It remained so for the entire duration of the trip home.
Has anyone observed this behavior? Typically when I go to the mountains with a TPMS equipped vehicle I tend to get alerts due to the change in elevation along with the change in temperatures (I went from 8 degrees to 37 degrees when the issue first occurred). However that is typically related to tire pressure changes due to elevation and temperature. This was an indication of the TPMS system experiencing an issue.
I am thinking either the change in elevation and / or temperature played a role. Perhaps one of the sensors was being temperamental as a result. Anyone else experience this? It's not something I'll worry about and I'll keep an eye on it. Just wanted to get others thoughts.
