Yep,

Those of you with these "want to be" trucks
(Just kidding)
are subject to TPMS.... Above 10,000, give us a break.....

I went dually just to avoid this.

 

Big Brother junk.

Soon you won't be allowed to drive at all.

Mercedes commercial "I didn't know the car in front of me was slowing" (Sure, idiot. You were too busy texting)
Or; "I didn't realize I was drifting into the oncoming lane". (because I was falling asleep at the wheel). MMOG!

MB then proud to announce all the gadgets they have to protect you from personal responsibility of driving a vehicle.

Darwin could fix a lot of problems if we didn't implement moron proof cars and trucks.

Anyone familiar with the phrase PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY?

 

I think the gov't outlawed personal responsibility a few years ago, seems it was hurting peoples self esteem!

 

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you bought more truck just to avoid TPMS regulations?



in hindsight, I wish I had gotten the 1-ton. Not a dually though... I don't need to overcompensate for anything

 

Ok guys, I have read this post and others about the tpms system and what a load of $#!+. As mentioned what happened to personal responsibility. Pretty soon the Government aint going to allow you drive unless you wear a suit of bubble wrap in case you wreck.

I traded off my 2005 F350 for a 2011 F350 about 2 months ago. I put my 5th wheel way for the winter so I wont be hauling anything heavy for a few months. In my old truck I would drop the pressure to 55psi in the front and 45psi in the rear for the winter. Made for a much nicer ride and better traction on the icy roads. I decided to drop the pressure to 65 psi last week to see if I could get by without setting off the idoit warning system. It worked for 1 day, then it got colder here and when I checked, the pressures they had dropped to 62 psi. I put the pressure back up to 65 and the alarm is still going off. I have pretty much consented to dropping to the above mentioned pressures and acknowledging the warning every time I starte the truck.

I guess the question I have is I am pretty certain I am not going to be able to talk a dealership into setting the threshold at 45-50 psi, but how about your tire shops? Can they just rip the damn things off the rims and add good old fashioned valve stems on there for you, or will that violate some other idiot/"we the people no longer accept personal responsibility for anything law". And if you dont have the tmps monitors sending data to your trucks computer, is it going to freak and not let you drive like when you run out of urine in the pee tank?

Just some food for thought.

PS Dont get me wrong. I have been blown away at the difference between my old truck and this one, but this kind of stuff is pretty ridiculous.

 

Sounds familiar because that is exactly what I did and exactly what happened to me.

After the TPMS warning went off, going back up to 65 didn't clear it and neither 72 and neither 75. I had to go all the way to 80 to get it to turn off.

That episode plus having to retrain them on tire rotations which I'd done a couple weeks earlier, was about all that I was going to take from the TPMS. I went to find me a dealer to reset the thresholds.

It took two tries. My own dealer said it couldn't be done and I said it could. Then they said they can't because it is a safety thing. And on and on.

Then I went to a dealer who only sells trucks. They hadn't done it yet on any 2011 but were happy to do so. That was just yesterday and it is done.

I got them to set the rear at the same setting as the front which is for 65 psi recommended pressure. I believe the TPMS warns at around 25% so with that should be good down to 50 psi or so on all 4 corners.

And next time I rotate my tires I won't have to be doing the retraining thing.

Good mod.

 

Dealer did mine today! I had them reset mine to 45 psi so that I can run 52 in my toyo MT

 

That's cool, but you do realize you're taking your life into your own hands... The government bureaucrats tell us that's a pretty dangerous thing. It shows too much thinking and personal responsibility on your part. (sarcasm font off)

Good thing there's still some dealers out there who are reasonable.

 

I have an appt. for tomorrow to get mine reset. Since this isn't the dealership that I bought the truck from, and it's not a warranty issue, he is going to charge me $35 to have it done.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong here but I thought I read somewhere that the system alerts you if your pressure is @20% outside of the set pressure. So if you drop the set pressure to 45 and then you want to air them back up to to 70~80 to tow will it net set the alarm off?

 

I agree with you about personal responsibility but STRONGLY disagree with you calling TPMS big brother junk.

It's an important safety feature, and not just to protect an idiot who never checks his tire pressures. Low tire pressure is by far the most common way tire failures happen; tire failures KILL PEOPLE every day.

If you are driving down the road and you pick up a nail, what's the first indication your tire is going flat? Normally that would be the "poof" and the vibration associated with the tire coming apart. Next comes the tricky handling getting it to a stop from highway speeds and then comes the anger and frustration at seeing how badly you trashed your expensive alloy rim. The grand finale to this madness is the $5-600 repair bill for the new tire and the new rim.

If this scenario happens to the outside tire on a turn you are likely to loose control which could cause a wreck that could kill more than just the occupants of your truck.

TPMS isn't designed to replace common sense; it's designed as an advanced warning system to warn you BEFORE a tire fails.

 

While I still think this TMPS system is annoying, I agree it is an important safety feature.
However, that same idiot could still ignore that TMPS light, too.
I'm sure the light will cause a few more people to be concerned who might not be checking tire pressure. Everything, even "required" features still require personal responsibility.

 

The biggest problem I see with these systems is that most of them are so sensitive to even temperature change that people do get annoyed by them and simply learn to ignore the warning. Almost every Chevy I get into here at work has the light on and 90% of the time there is nothing wrong with the tires.

 

I agree, like every other "safety" device, it is up to the individual to decide whether to take it's advice. Door ajar chimes, seat belt reminders, backup sensors and the whole host of idiot lights come to mind.

I can tell you that when I am tooling around at 100+ in my Vette on a closed course and the tire low pressure warning comes on, I certainly am going to listen. Going around at 100 mph on run flats designed for 50, catches my attention!