[Bamboo]

One or more of you sensors is not working if it doesn't reset as described. I believe only the dealer can check to see which one is broken unless someone know different.

Welcome to TN by the way!

 

[TahoesHateMe]

with all 5 tires set and the reset botton held down until it flashes 3 times and the light stays on. The only way to tell is with the factory scan tool. They can look at all the pressure readings and see if one it not correct. then see which wheel it is by letting air out of each tire and watching the diplay. If there working correctly it will show the change on the display. Until they get to the one that has the problem.

 

[screeber]

Have you tried just going around and pumping in a couple PSI into each tire? That worked for a me a month ago when each tire was registering 30-31 psi.

 

[Sony]

Did you air up the spare tire? The Spare tire also has a sensor and the system wont reset if you don't make sure the spare tire is at the correct pressure. When I came back from London on friday after being away for 3 months I came home and on Saturday I went for a drive in my truck. All 5 tires were low and I mean REALLY low 4 of them were under 25lbs and one was 20lbs so I drove to the gas station to air them up. I aired them all up to 35lbs (including the spare) and when I started the truck up I didn't have to reset anything the light went out by itself.

It has always done that for me, I go driving on the beach frequently and I air down my tires to 14lbs when I do and the TPMS light comes on every time and then when I air my tires back up it always goes off by itself. I never had to use the reset switch under the dash ever.

So this leads me to believe that one of your tires is still low and it is prolly your spare. The Spare has a sensor too and if you don't fill it up then the light wont go out. People forget about the spare or they remember then realize that the valve is facing up and they don't want to lower the spare tire just to inflate it. Unfortunatly you have to because Toyota put a TPMS sensor in the spare tire too. The best thing to do is while you have your spare down anyways, take it off and flip it over so the valve is facing down. Then from now on you don't have to lower the spare to fill it.

 

[lucynethel1998]

Darn Light!

Thanks everyone. I checked all 5 tires and added/subtracted air. Did the reset deal with NO luck. Have custom wheels (stock size with stock tires) that have been on for 1 year and had NO problem. Weird thing is, it was fine when I parked it in the garage for a week. Then I used our new Yaris for a week. Temperature got to freezing for a couple days but nothing else new? But after sitting a week, I got back in it and the stupid light was flashing. NOTHING will reset it. I have tried driving on the freeway to warm up the tires, no luck...........

 

[pointerDixie214]

I'de take it to the stealership....

 

[MrSmitty]

Have custom wheels (stock size with stock tires) that have been on for 1 year and had NO problem. Weird thing is, it was fine when I parked it in the garage for a week.

That is wierd. maybe the sensor got cracked when it was installed on the new wheels and it finally deteriorated or failed.

On another note, I hope some one comes up with a better idea of monitoring tire pressure, these issues are so bothersome..

I read a thread somewhere (i will see if I can find it) that a guy grounded 1 blue wire on the passenger side of the truck and it disabled the idiot lighton the dash.

I'll be back with that link.

 

[MrSmitty]

Okay, I am back.

ha ha ha

the guys screen name is ncpaladin

Here is the thread.. page 4 seemed the most useful.. Just need him to do a better write up and it will solve alot of members issues.

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t109120-4.html

 

[musubi]

Thanks everyone. I checked all 5 tires and added/subtracted air. Did the reset deal with NO luck. Have custom wheels (stock size with stock tires) that have been on for 1 year and had NO problem. Weird thing is, it was fine when I parked it in the garage for a week. Then I used our new Yaris for a week. Temperature got to freezing for a couple days but nothing else new? But after sitting a week, I got back in it and the stupid light was flashing. NOTHING will reset it. I have tried driving on the freeway to warm up the tires, no luck...........

Welcome lucynethel1998!

Well, if it's flashing, it means that it's "Malfunctioning". Which then means you need to take it to the dealership. Maybe one of the sensors might have gotten dislodged or broke somehow. I wish you luck with that. This TPMS is a pain in the ass.

If it was a steady light, it can be reset.

 

[lucynethel1998]

Welcome lucynethel1998!

Well, if it's flashing, it means that it's "Malfunctioning". Which then means you need to take it to the dealership. Maybe one of the sensors might have gotten dislodged or broke somehow. I wish you luck with that. This TPMS is a pain in the ass.

If it was a steady light, it can be reset.

Sorry, MEANT to say it came back on STEADY after the 3 flashes reset "attempt".

 

[dwncastedbliss]

I have a '04 4Runner and i'm having the same issue. Every time my car is started after sitting in cold weather (under 55 degrees) the tire pressure light comes on. I have checked all my tires and they are all good.

 

[forbye]

use the little black tape trick...all tires inflated to spec and ok?? spare ok??..get a small piece of black electrical tape..place it over the flashing idiot lite..problem solved..all this freakin crap theyre putiing on our vehicles..where 's it gonna end??

 

[MDTacoma]

The only thing I can think of is if it is still freezing maybe the sensors cant recognize the tire presure.....my wifes car did the same thing for about a week then when it warmed up for a couple days the light went off. It hasnt came back on since.

 

[Sony]

use the little black tape trick...all tires inflated to spec and ok?? spare ok??..get a small piece of black electrical tape..place it over the flashing idiot lite..problem solved..all this freakin crap theyre putiing on our vehicles..where 's it gonna end??

Unfortunatly we can't blame this one on Toyota. US Legislation was passed after the whole Firestone ordeal, requiring TPMS on all vehicles by 2008. It can be considered a side effect of the Firestone fiasco several years ago.

 

[nick09]

mines been going off in mine since about march. i had a flat and got a new tire, i wasnt told you could reset it on your own, i was told the dealer has to do it, so instead of bending over and paying for it i ignore it. but i was told if you take a wheel off, rotate it one lugnut and put it back on it makes it go off...

 

[ducsauce]

Thats exactly why I didn't set mine to begin with. Seems like it would be more of a pain in the ass annoyance than anything.

 

[06lttaco]

i just stuck a black sticker over the damn light. can kinda still see it blinking but not to bad. i just don't want to pay the 200 bucks to have them reset the sensors at the stealership.

 

[green91]

if the light is on solid keep adding air. with the correct air pressure the light will turn itself off within a minute or so. i inflate every truck i work on to 36~38psi.

 

[nodrogkam]

mmm the sensors on our 05 HL go off if the pressures are uneven. If any tire is off by about 2psi, it will set off the indicator. this is even true if all the tires are above the factory recommended pressure.

moreover, it is triggered if the pressures are too high.

It's wierd technology, good for a majority of drivers, but bad for those of us who adjust our pressures to adapt for what we use our vehicles for.