Originally Posted by
Top_Fuel
If you don’t have your original wheels and tires on your car, the dealer may not honor the warranty on your TPMS sensors.
This is something I never thought about…and it shouldn’t impact most of us anyway. I took my car in to the dealer last week to check on my flashing TPMS light. Here’s how the conversation went…
Me : I think I have a dead TPMS sensor. My TPMS light just started flashing. Can you check it out?
Service Manager : Sure. Have you had new tires put on the car?
Me : Yes…about 2 years ago.
Service Manager : The warranty won’t cover the TPMS sensors if the original tires have been changed.
Me: Umm…OK. Just have the tech check them and call me.
Service Manager : No problem. The diagnostic fee is $105. I just need your signature here.
Me : Smiling…but in my mind I’m choking the life out of the Service Manager. :rolleyes:
So the implication seems to be that if anyone (other than the dealer) has touched your OEM sensors, they are out of warranty. My guess is if you spent $500 on a set of replacement Enasaves from the dealer, they would probably still cover you.
OEM TPMS sensors should last beyond the 5 year/60,000 mile warranty. So for most people, this isn’t a big deal. But sooner or later, this is probably going to burn someone. I’ve had OEM sensors fail in under 5 years on other vehicles.
In my case, the sensor that failed was not an OEM sensor (that’s a whole other story! :eek:)
Good thing I had an extra OEM Mirage TPMS sensor that I bought on eBay last year. I just had the dealer install that one instead of the new one they offered for $100 + $50 installation + the $105 diagnostic fee :mad: