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Anyone Else's TPMS light go on once in a while?

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Old 09-12-21 | 01:29 PM
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Anyone Else's TPMS light go on for a few seconds while driving and then go off?
This happens to my 2009 RX about every once a week. Been happening for over a year. Never throws a code.
All 5 of my tires' PSI are good.



Old 09-13-21 | 11:08 AM
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I have an RX330 so I don't have them so I'm not much help.
But looking at the problems other members have with them sometimes I'm kinda glad I don't have to mess with them...
Old 09-13-21 | 03:56 PM
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I thought the 330's had them, too.
It's a useless "safety" feature created by Eggheads to make our wallets lighter.
Old 09-13-21 | 05:55 PM
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I've had to deal w/ that & then the light would flash, I ended up buying 3 new sensors when I went w/ 255's....
Old 09-13-21 | 09:04 PM
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You may have a sensor where the battery is becoming borderline. I don't know if there is any way to detect the signal strength of the sensor transmitter. I know that the tire shop detector tool "reads" the sensor RF signal, but whether the tool can determine signal strength is not known by me.
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Have you tried airing up your spare? Sometimes if the spare is low, it will cause the light to turn on and off intermittently.
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Old 10-10-21 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by callimo
Have you tried airing up your spare? Sometimes if the spare is low, it will cause the light to turn on and off intermittently.
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