Originally Posted By: Sierra048
I'm sure you can check the archives and see my earlier rants on the TPMS system. Lord knows I despise this system with a passion. I can't think of one good reason why the government would require this system on new cars. I've been checking tire pressure my whole life with a tire gauge and I've never lost a tire because of tire pressure issues. I don't need the added expense, at the time of purchase since it has to be included in the original cost some how, or the added repair costs when they fail, as they are sure to do at some point in time due, at the least, to expected battery life depletion. Just my humble opinion.
They didn't mandate it for guys like us, that actually check the pressure periodically. They did it for the cattle that don't know any better. Same for the lane departure alert systems, and the autobrake system.