My Flat tire light will not go out? How do I reset this? (1 Viewer)

[Fisher23]

I have a 2106, and the flat tire light will not turn off.

I had a slow leak on one tire and everything was working fine and the tire pressures all showed correctly.
I took the slow leak in and had that fixed, they put the tire back on.

Then the tires did not register so I pushed the tire reset button under the dash and the tire blinked 3 times.
After 100 miles the tires still did not reset so I check the tire pressure in the one that was fixed and it was over 90 lbs. Guage only goes to 90 lbs.

So I dropped the pressure back down to 48 like the other tires.

Still after 500 miles the tires are not registering and when I try and press the reset button again the tire light just keeps flashing endlessly. So it will not give me that 3 flashes saying it reset.

I tries disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes and still the tire problem light remains on.

Any Ideas?

 

[cruiserdan]

Did you check the spare tire pressure?

 

[Mogwai]

They could have damaged the sensor when swapping out the tire. The shop also has a reset tool they could use to verify if one of the sensors is bad. And lastly, if any of the sensors is bad the system will show the light.

 

[coleAK]

My vote is damaged TPMS sensor during the tire swap. The tire shop should have a reader, go back there.

 

[ChowChilla]

If the tire light flashes for like 15 seconds when starting up the car and the goes solid on... Your have a bad tire pressure sensor. Which one? (on your menu screen see which one is not showing the tire pressure)

 

[Fisher23]

Thanks .. I took it back to the tire shop and they scanned the sensors and re-programmed them.

The still have not activated, but at least the flat tire is off.

They said all 5 tires are sending signals.

They said "the vehicle maybe stuck in a loop. This happens when the SET button is pressed after introducing new sensors to the vehicle."

I'm not sure how all this happens just fixing a slow leak.

 

[ChowChilla]

Thanks .. I took it back to the tire shop and they scanned the sensors and re-programmed them.

The still have not activated, but at least the flat tire is off.

They said all 5 tires are sending signals.

They said "the vehicle maybe stuck in a loop. This happens when the SET button is pressed after introducing new sensors to the vehicle."

I'm not sure how all this happens just fixing a slow leak.

I have seen shops break the sensor and the replace them with cheap aftermarket one and then they don't take well to programming.... hummm

 

[Markuson]

Thanks .. I took it back to the tire shop and they scanned the sensors and re-programmed them.

The still have not activated, but at least the flat tire is off.

They said all 5 tires are sending signals.

They said "the vehicle maybe stuck in a loop. This happens when the SET button is pressed after introducing new sensors to the vehicle."

I'm not sure how all this happens just fixing a slow leak.

Just an aside...
48psi seems really high. Is that at ambient temps (before driving?). What tires are you running?

 

[Fisher23]

Just an aside...
48psi seems really high. Is that at ambient temps (before driving?). What tires are you running?

In soft sand I lower them down to from 18-23 depending where I'm going.

Run them between 48 and 51.

Toyo R/T
285 x 60 x 18 = 31.5 x 11.5;
"E" rated .. max pressure is 80 (I tow trailers)

They last good 45k+; and work great on sand, mud, snow, rocks and wet roads.

The On-Road and Off-Road Truck, SUV, and CUV Tire | Open Country R/T

Off-road performance meets on-road comfort. The Open Country R/T is built to tackle mud, dirt, sand, and rocks in Light Trucks, SUVs and CUVs.

www.toyotires.com

 

[gaijin]

In soft sand I lower them down to from 18-23 depending where I'm going.

Run them between 48 and 51.

Toyo R/T
285 x 60 x 18 = 31.5 x 11.5;
"E" rated .. max pressure is 80 (I tow trailers)

They last good 45k+; and work great on sand, mud, snow, rocks and wet roads.

The On-Road and Off-Road Truck, SUV, and CUV Tire | Open Country R/T

Off-road performance meets on-road comfort. The Open Country R/T is built to tackle mud, dirt, sand, and rocks in Light Trucks, SUVs and CUVs.

www.toyotires.com

FYI,

The Recommended Cold Tire Inflation Pressure (RCTIP) for those LT285/60R18 tires on your LC200 is 46psi Front/Rear.

HTH

 

[bloc]

I have seen shops break the sensor and the replace them with cheap aftermarket one and then they don't take well to programming.... hummm

This.

And the only way to determine if this happened is to open the tire.

 

[TLC2013]

I had a shop break one and they didn’t say anything. I Didn’t realize it until I got home and noticed l wasn’t getting a read on one tire. I Originally had a sensor that was slow to display its PSI on the dash so I assumed it was finally dead. Bought 5 new sensors as I figured my 2013’s sensors were all near the end of their lifespan. Replaced the sensors at home and found a mishmash of oem and cheapo sensors as well as one busted one.
Watched a few YouTube videos and then spent $200 on amazon for the 5 Denso sensors and the Carista OBDII reader. Was surprisingly easy and quick to program and I leaned new skill while saving some money in the process.

 

[bloc]

I had a shop break one and they didn’t say anything. I Didn’t realize it until I got home and noticed l wasn’t getting a read on one tire. I Originally had a sensor that was slow to display its PSI on the dash so I assumed it was finally dead. Bought 5 new sensors as I figured my 2013’s sensors were all near the end of their lifespan. Replaced the sensors at home and found a mishmash of oem and cheapo sensors as well as one busted one.
Watched a few YouTube videos and then spent $200 on amazon for the 5 Denso sensors and the Carista OBDII reader. Was surprisingly easy and quick to program and I leaned new skill while saving some money in the process.

How did you break the beads and get in there to change sensors? Any special tools or did you find a shade tree way of doing it?

 

[TLC2013]

How did you break the beads and get in there to change sensors? Any special tools or did you find a shade tree way of doing it?

I used the bottle jack and some wood (2x4) to distribute the pressure on the sidewall. Then raised the jack up to the bumper or you can use the tow hitch. I have metal bumpers. Make sure to use a softener/ buffer between the jack and the bumper or hitch. Used an electric drill on the bottle jack to quickly raise it up and the pressure from the bumper/hitch Pushes the jack downward and breaks the bead. Make sure to break the bead atleast 6” from the valve stem or you'll snap the sensor off.Found out the hard way twice lol. Nightmare to fish out between the tire and wheel.

 

[bloc]

I used the bottle jack and some wood (2x4) to distribute the pressure on the sidewall. Then raised the jack up to the bumper or you can use the tow hitch. I have metal bumpers. Make sure to use a softener/ buffer between the jack and the bumper or hitch. Used an electric drill on the bottle jack to quickly raise it up and the pressure from the bumper/hitch Pushes the jack downward and breaks the bead. Make sure to break the bead atleast 6” from the valve stem or you'll snap the sensor off.Found out the hard way twice lol. Nightmare to fish out between the tire and wheel.

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Good stuff, thanks for the detail!

 

[Fisher23]

Yes that is what they did .. broke it and replaced it, and failed to code it.

It's working now.