Tire shops have turned a once simple errand into a surprisingly technical decision point: when you buy a fresh set of rubber, should you also spring for new tire pressure sensors hiding inside each ...

Since 2007, cars in the U.S. have been required to be fitted with TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System). This way, owners are well-informed about the status of their tire pressure while they're out ...

TPMS or Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems are now standard equipment on today's passenger vehicles. TPMS sensors gather data in real time and often are attached to the back of the valve stem or banded ...

Tire pressure light stays on? Learn common causes, simple fixes, and when to see a professional to keep your car safe and ...

Band-mounted TPMS sensors pose time, cost, and maintenance risks, with lessons from past failures warning fleets to proceed ...

A friend of mine recently replaced an older vehicle with a new one of the same make and model. Among the many changes he saw was that the single mandated icon indicating low pressure in one ...

Since September 2007, federal law has required that every new domestic passenger vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds be factory-equipped with a tire-pressure-monitoring ...

Tire pressure monitoring systems are one of the neatest features of modern production cars but for more than 52,000 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, and Chrysler 300 vehicles, they may not operate as ...

A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is an auto component that helps keep you informed when tire pressure drops or rises to unsafe levels. The system works by comparing each tire to a programmed ...