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[banky]

Just got the car back from the body shop and they sent one wheel to get refinished. the dash (non-iDrive) says TPMS Inactive. It wont allow me to reset as when i press the BC button on "Reset" it jus says Inactive again.

the little icon is lit up in yellow on the actual dash. i was told to drive a couple miles for it to reset itself but that didnt do after a 30 minute drive back from the shop.

any ideas? ive searched but really no definitive answers and nothing very detailed.

[s2kman]

what do you mean by "they sent one wheel to get refinished?" are you running spare or something?
1. If not all TPMS are in place - computer will not reset.
2. If you got new TPMS, it will not detect it automatically
3. To reset TPMS you have to stop the car, it will not allow you to click reset while driving.
4. You have to drive couple of miles after you clicked reset.
5. TPMS can be two different types, don't remember when they switched (I guess after LCI release in 2010) but basically on your 07 should be old style TPMS and new ones will not work

Hope this helped

[banky]

Originally Posted by s2kman

what do you mean by "they sent one wheel to get refinished?" are you running spare or something?

no, im assuming they dis-mounted the tire, fixed the rim, then remounted. im running on my wheel.

Originally Posted by s2kman

1. If not all TPMS are in place - computer will not reset.

they assure me the TPMS is there. All i see is my normal Valve stem, which is what i think my model TPMS is (2007)

Originally Posted by s2kman

2. If you got new TPMS, it will not detect it automatically

the same TPMS was used.

Originally Posted by s2kman

3. To reset TPMS you have to stop the car, it will not allow you to click reset while driving.

when i "click" Reset, it just says "Inactive" and will not allow me to reset. im doing this while parked. (neutral, ebrake up)

Originally Posted by s2kman

4. You have to drive couple of miles after you clicked reset.

see above.

Originally Posted by s2kman

5. TPMS can be two different types, don't remember when they switched (I guess after LCI release in 2010) but basically on your 07 should be old style TPMS and new ones will not work

using the same TPMS i had on before. i didnt buy new ones nor did they give me new ones.

hope that provides more information.. it literally says "Inactive" on my dash. when i click through my errors.

[s2kman]

I would try to use scan tool and see if there are any errors.
It may be your TPMS module failing, or that TPMS that was taken out for repair mulfanctioning... good luck

P.S. on a side note, if body shop did some work on a car and removed a fender liner, it's possible that they forget to plug TPMS module back. It sits from on the inner side of the liner.

[banky]

i appreciate the help. no scan tool over here... im hoping someone has run into this before on the forum ;(

[banky]

turns out theres a little electrical box in the passenger side wheel well that wasnt plugged in. i plugged it in, not knowing what it was and my problem went away. *sigh*