Any trouble recognizing Tire Pressure Monitors (TPMS)

[FJ73Texas]

Tacoma steel wheel never used the snap in sensor. Maybe the rubber valve minus the sensor is what you are seeing externally on the wheel (if you are in Canada).

The aluminum Tacoma wheels just started using the snap-in sensors in December 2020.

 

[CharlieS]

Well, I can report that Denso finally admitted that the part number listed for the 16+ TMPS sensors in their fitment tables is incorrect.

"I have been able to confirm (see below) that you are correct, in that we have the application data mapped incorrectly.. It appears that the correct sensor(s) are as you indicated is 550-0106..." "...I will be notifying the product manager to update our e-catalogues with correct data.."​

It took a half dozen emails, photographic proof and cross referencing part numbers to get them to admit this. I started the conversation with them on Dec 22, 2020.

On the positive side, they admitted the error was theirs.

On the negative side, unfortunately, since I bought the sensors from Rock Auto, who Denso Customer Service tells me is not an "authorized retailer", I am out the full purchase price, and just need to pony up for a full set of new sensors, and the cost to have them swapped out by a tire shop. So that sucks...

 

[Nothinghead]

Denso has not corrected the error on their website and subsequently Amazon.com is also incorrect.

To clarify, Denso 550-0106/Pacific c015 are the correct OES parts for 2016+, right?

 

[MikeDeadly]

Well, I can report that Denso finally admitted that the part number listed for the 16+ TMPS sensors in their fitment tables is incorrect.

"I have been able to confirm (see below) that you are correct, in that we have the application data mapped incorrectly.. It appears that the correct sensor(s) are as you indicated is 550-0106..." "...I will be notifying the product manager to update our e-catalogues with correct data.."​

It took a half dozen emails, photographic proof and cross referencing part numbers to get them to admit this. I started the conversation with them on Dec 22, 2020.

On the positive side, they admitted the error was theirs.

On the negative side, unfortunately, since I bought the sensors from Rock Auto, who Denso Customer Service tells me is not an "authorized retailer", I am out the full purchase price, and just need to pony up for a full set of new sensors, and the cost to have them swapped out by a tire shop. So that sucks...

Going off of this post I was led to believe the 550-0106 sensors are correct.

EXCEPT, I had these installed in a new set of wheels/tires yesterday, and went by a dealership today and the dealership was not able to get them programmed to the vehicle. I'm not sure how hard they tried, it seemed like they wanted to get me to spend some money there to have "Toyota" branded sensors installed. I'm not sure what I'll try next, I may just let this issue simmer for a bit.

 

[CharlieS]

Going off of this post I was led to believe the 550-0106 sensors are correct.

EXCEPT, I had these installed in a new set of wheels/tires yesterday, and went by a dealership today and the dealership was not able to get them programmed to the vehicle. I'm not sure how hard they tried, it seemed like they wanted to get me to spend some money there to have "Toyota" branded sensors installed. I'm not sure what I'll try next, I may just let this issue simmer for a bit.

The specific sensor model is vehicle and year dependent.

I think this is why many of us have stopped replying to these threads and recommend that people do the research.

The "best" way, in my mind, is to look at what is in the tire and get the same vendor/part number. Second to that, it is bite the bullet and buy the Toyota part that they say fits.

What sucks is that the fitment charts are wrong, so it makes it tricky without digging in and figuring it out.

 

[FJ73Texas]

TPMS sensors undergo multiple changes throughout a model year. Depending on the type of change, the part number may never change. Sometimes it might. It is too much detail to get into on a forum.

One thing that Toyota is doing and you should expect to see is that pretty much every Toyota vehicle produced in the US will have snap-in sensors from Pacific. No more nut and washer mount type so changing them out will require new rubber stems.

 

[Nothinghead]

The specific sensor model is vehicle and year dependent.

I think this is why many of us have stopped replying to these threads and recommend that people do the research.

The "best" way, in my mind, is to look at what is in the tire and get the same vendor/part number. Second to that, it is bite the bullet and buy the Toyota part that they say fits.

What sucks is that the fitment charts are wrong, so it makes it tricky without digging in and figuring it out.

I just purchased some 550-0106 from RockAuto to put in my '17 LX this weekend. I'll return with a report on the outcome.

 

[bloc]

I just purchased some 550-0106 from RockAuto to put in my '17 LX this weekend. I'll return with a report on the outcome.

Note that you may need to pressure cycle them up-down-up before they will transmit. This was the case with mine and it stumped the tire shop but a toyota master tech said that was the process.

 

[CharlieS]

One thing that Toyota is doing and you should expect to see is that pretty much every Toyota vehicle produced in the US will have snap-in sensors from Pacific. No more nut and washer mount type so changing them out will require new rubber stems.

I might be reading this wrong. My 2013 and 2016 Land Crusiers both used the kind with a nut that screwed in. The Denso packaged ones came with the nut, washer and rubber seal. The Toyota ones I bought didn't, they were a separate part number. Luckily my installer happened to stock them.

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[FJ73Texas]

I might be reading this wrong. My 2013 and 2016 Land Crusiers both used the kind with a nut that screwed in. The Denso packaged ones came with the nut, washer and rubber seal. The Toyota ones I bought didn't, they were a separate part number. Luckily my installer happened to stock them.

That is correct. The older Pacific TPMS have a part number for just the sensor and separate part numbers for the nut and washer itself.

The washer was 42636-06010 and the Nut was 42637-06010 but they don't look like active service part numbers.

 

[MHFJ]

Note that you may need to pressure cycle them up-down-up before they will transmit. This was the case with mine and it stumped the tire shop but a toyota master tech said that was the process.

Interesting. I had new tires on my 2018 put on a few weeks back and they’re all reading except

for the spare. It’s fine on short trips, but if I get on the highway for 20 minutes or so it comes up with an error code that blanks them all out and I can’t reset unless I use techstream. All the transmitter IDs are showing in techstream. I’ll have to dig more on the pressure cycle thing.

 

[MHFJ]

Interesting. I had new tires on my 2018 put on a few weeks back and they’re all reading exceptView attachment 3337829 for the spare. It’s fine on short trips, but if I get on the highway for 20 minutes or so it comes up with an error code that blanks them all out and I can’t reset unless I use techstream. All the transmitter IDs are showing in techstream. I’ll have to dig more on the pressure cycle thing.

I’ll be damned, I dropped the spare air pressure and it came right on. Thanks!

 

[nimitz]

I just purchased some 550-0106 from RockAuto to put in my '17 LX this weekend. I'll return with a report on the outcome.

What was the verdict? I bought -0105s for my '18 LX570 and Discount Tire can't get them to either program or activate. For the record, RockAuto still shows the 550-0105 as the correct TPMS for my LX.

 

[Nothinghead]

What was the verdict? I bought -0105s for my '18 LX570 and Discount Tire can't get them to either program or activate. For the record, RockAuto still shows the 550-0105 as the correct TPMS for my LX.

Haha. The fedex truck crashed and my package was delayed by a couple of weeks. I had to have tire shop put in their own no name sensors and once it arrived, I sent my purchase back to rockauto which was a huge pain. Still it took three or four return trips back to the tire shop and half a dozen workers before they could figure out how to get all five sensors programmed.

Now that it’s all over, the sensors have worked fine.

 

[nimitz]

I had the same resolution minus the wrecked fedex truck. Thanks for the reply!