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Jul 20, 2011 | 01:25 PM

the-pred

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Tire Sensor

Here is my problem. For last three months My info screen has said on my 03 Navigator said "bad tire sensor" It didn't bother me because it beeped once and i could clear it. Yesterday I got a screw in my tire and it was going flat, Display started beeping and read "Very Low Tire Pressure". I took it in to get plug and when they were taking air out the valve stem snapped. They said they could get another sensor in and replace it or just replace it with a simple valve stem, no sensor. I said sure do that since I already have one bad sensor. I drove away and the truck started to bing at me saying very low tire pressure. I thought it was because the broken sensor was in my cup holder. I got home and later that night i drove away and the binging had stopped, except for the one for bad sensor. Thought all was good. This moroning though it all started again. Is there anyway to fix this binging every 30 sec. and go back to the "bad sensor warning, no Very low tire pressue error?

Jul 20, 2011 | 02:20 PM

alloro

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Is there anyway to fix this binging every 30 sec. and go back to the "bad sensor warning, no Very low tire pressure error?

Only if you go to the dealer and have them reprogram the system to ignore the missing sensor. Since there is no pressure on one side of the sensor, there is no error. The system correctly sees it as being very low tire pressure. Personally, I'd go back to the tire shop and have them order the replacement sensor and get the system working properly.