The Tire Pressure symbol appeared on the instrument cluster of the Sonic . Aired up all 4 tires , no change . Figured the TPMS sensor went bad . Kind of disappointed . Wat I have read on the internet pretty much indicates the battery life should be 5 - 10 years .
Far as I know , it has not been damaged , I do not live in the salt / rust belt . But it is what it is .
Asked my wife to take it to the little tire shop , a few blocks from our house . They told her they did not have the TPMS sensor , but to go down the street to the near by O'Reilly Auto Parts , pick one up & bring it & the car back & they would swap it out for the same charge as a flat repair .
I went to the parts store , purchased one , gave it to my wife & she went to the tire shop & they installed it . But they did not have a device to initialize the sensor . They said they thought it would re-learn the sensors , by itself , when she drove it a few miles . That has not happened . Using the re-learn feature / menu on the instrument cluster did not help either .
Watched several videos on youtube , on relearn method w/o the tool / instrument . I also ordered a re-learn tool from Amazon , around $ 10 . It should be here today . Hopefully , it will work . If not , hopefully the " manual " method from youtube will work .
From the first , I figured the whole TPMS system would some day turn into a pain & big expense . A solution in search of a problem .
But if it keeps my Wife from driving around with a low tire , maybe it will pay for itself .
Wish me luck ,
Wyr
God bless
Up Date .
2015 Chevy Sonic - Worked , 1st try . Laded the antenna on the rubber tire , next to the steel rim , next to the TPMS sensor . Only car we have with TPMS , only time I have used it .
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Turn the ignition to the ON/RUN position with the engine off (the second click before the cranking spot but one click after the acc).
3. Press the Remote Keyless Entry (your key Fob) Transmitter's LOCK and UNLOCK simultaneously for about five seconds. The horn will beep twice to signal the receiver is in relearn mode and TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE will be displayed on the DIC.
4. Start with the driver side front tire.
5. Place the relearn tool against the tire sidewall, near the valve stem. Then press the button of your very handy dandy VXDAS EL-50448 (after you install a 9 volt battery of course) to activate the TPMS sensor. A horn beep confirms the sensor ID code has been matched to the tire and wheel position.
6. Proceed to the passenger side front tire and repeat the procedure in step 5.
7. Proceed to the passenger side rear tire and repeat the procedure in step 5.
8. Proceed to the driver side rear tire and repeat the procedure in step 5. The horn will beep two times to indicate the sensor ID code has been matched to the driver side rear tire and the TPMS sensor matching process is no longer active. The TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE message on the DIC goes off.
9. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
10. Set all four tires to the recommended air pressure levels as indicated on the Tire and Loading Information label.
Far as I know , it has not been damaged , I do not live in the salt / rust belt . But it is what it is .
Asked my wife to take it to the little tire shop , a few blocks from our house . They told her they did not have the TPMS sensor , but to go down the street to the near by O'Reilly Auto Parts , pick one up & bring it & the car back & they would swap it out for the same charge as a flat repair .
I went to the parts store , purchased one , gave it to my wife & she went to the tire shop & they installed it . But they did not have a device to initialize the sensor . They said they thought it would re-learn the sensors , by itself , when she drove it a few miles . That has not happened . Using the re-learn feature / menu on the instrument cluster did not help either .
Watched several videos on youtube , on relearn method w/o the tool / instrument . I also ordered a re-learn tool from Amazon , around $ 10 . It should be here today . Hopefully , it will work . If not , hopefully the " manual " method from youtube will work .
From the first , I figured the whole TPMS system would some day turn into a pain & big expense . A solution in search of a problem .
But if it keeps my Wife from driving around with a low tire , maybe it will pay for itself .
Wish me luck ,
Wyr
God bless
Up Date .
2015 Chevy Sonic - Worked , 1st try . Laded the antenna on the rubber tire , next to the steel rim , next to the TPMS sensor . Only car we have with TPMS , only time I have used it .
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Turn the ignition to the ON/RUN position with the engine off (the second click before the cranking spot but one click after the acc).
3. Press the Remote Keyless Entry (your key Fob) Transmitter's LOCK and UNLOCK simultaneously for about five seconds. The horn will beep twice to signal the receiver is in relearn mode and TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE will be displayed on the DIC.
4. Start with the driver side front tire.
5. Place the relearn tool against the tire sidewall, near the valve stem. Then press the button of your very handy dandy VXDAS EL-50448 (after you install a 9 volt battery of course) to activate the TPMS sensor. A horn beep confirms the sensor ID code has been matched to the tire and wheel position.
6. Proceed to the passenger side front tire and repeat the procedure in step 5.
7. Proceed to the passenger side rear tire and repeat the procedure in step 5.
8. Proceed to the driver side rear tire and repeat the procedure in step 5. The horn will beep two times to indicate the sensor ID code has been matched to the driver side rear tire and the TPMS sensor matching process is no longer active. The TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE message on the DIC goes off.
9. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
10. Set all four tires to the recommended air pressure levels as indicated on the Tire and Loading Information label.