My tire pressure warning light came on after I bought the car used from a dealer. He tried 3 times to fix it and finally got the warning light to go out. That lasted for about 2 years. The past three years the light comes on and goes out about 1 in 5 times I drive the car and is really annoying.
The failure of the tire pressure sensors to work happened shortly after I purchased this car and upon going back to the dealer which I purchased it from as it was used there was no warranty. They could not reset same as they said they didn't have the proper equipment. Went to my regular garage and they said they could not get any readings to reset the sensors as the batteries were probably worn out. The cost to replace same was more than $400.00 dollars which I could not afford. I now check my tire pressures manually and regularly. This I do not feel is a safe design and is very annoying as even though I check the tire pressures regularly the warning light to service same stays on constantly. Why would you engineer something so very expensive to replace ? Now with additional recalls happening I can't help but wonder what may fail next. Your answer to correction to recall problems seems to be the cheapest way out while the problems I encounter are so very expensive.I wonder if my complaint will be noted and I am sure I probably won't hear from you to correct it, but do wonder how many other's have encountered this problem. I do like this car very much and try to keep it in top working order so this problem with the sensor's bother's me as vehicles of other makes do not have similar problems. Any help with this matter would be most appreciated.
I have had the tire pressure switches in my wheels replaced 4 times under warranty. It always goes bad, right now i'm out of warranty and I have another bad sensor. Cannot have the dealer remove due to government regulations. Will have them all removed when I have tires changed next time. Put a piece of black tape over the light on the dash or remove the lamp. Worthless system, Chevy should be ashamed of not completely replacing this forever ongoing problem. Oh wait, GM, Government Motors.
- jrdpad1986,
LaCygne, KS, US
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My tire pressure warning light came on after I bought the car used from a dealer. He tried 3 times to fix it and finally got the warning light to go out. That lasted for about 2 years. The past three years the light comes on and goes out about 1 in 5 times I drive the car and is really annoying.
- maehlmann, French Camp, MS, US