Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are relatively new additions to your car’s suite of sensors. At least if you’re old enough to remember when keeping an eye on tire pressures was boasted about ...

Seasons change, and shifting temperatures are in the forecast. Even when it doesn’t feel like much, the expansion of hot air or shrinkage of cold air often impacts tire pressures, which is why you’re ...

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Federal regulations have required some sort of computerized tire-pressure monitoring system in new cars since the 2007 model year. Most of these are active types that employ a sensor mounted to each ...

CARS.COM — Tire pressure monitoring systems, or TPMS, have been required on all vehicles since the 2008 model year and can be found on many earlier cars, as well. They detect when the air pressure in ...

Q I drive a 2006 Toyota RAV4. A few months ago, I got new tires. The low-tire-pressure indicator light has been on almost constantly since the new tires were put on. I have been back to the tire shop ...

Has your car's tire pressure sensor ever lit up or beeped at you as the weather starts getting colder? Air molecules move faster and spread out in warm weather, but slower and closer together in cold ...

What would be the harm (if any) in running steel rims with winter tires without the tire pressure sensor components installed? My reasoning is this: The purchase price of the modules is about $60 per ...

Do tire pressure sensors use individual batteries (that may last only 10 years) rather than the car’s electrical system? Could such a battery replacement cost about $85 for each wheel? What about ...