TPMS Sensor Fault
#16
I have the same problem in my F150 and in my F250. On both my trucks, if I charge my iPhone in the 12V jack on the dash, closest to the driver I will get this problem. I have tried several 12V USB chargers and always the same problem. I have my radar detector plugged in with no issues and I can charge my phone in any other jack w/o issue. My iPhone & iPad both cause this problem. Lucky for me there are plenty of charging options in the truck.
#17
#18
Unplugged it and removed it from the truck last night after shutting the truck off. Started the truck around 4:30 this morning. No warnings. So far have driven the truck 28 miles with no chimes, flashing lights or messages. If this holds out for a few days I'll believe the issue is solved. Then I'll try a different brand dashcam that I have in my Mustang and see if the issue returns.
#20
My TPMS light went on about a year ago. Checked all the tire pressure and they were good. Never got around to getting it checked out and then last week the light went out and stayed out. No idea why. Lowered pressure in one tire, light went on, put the pressure back up and light went out. WTH.
#22
My TPMS light went on about a year ago. Checked all the tire pressure and they were good. Never got around to getting it checked out and then last week the light went out and stayed out. No idea why. Lowered pressure in one tire, light went on, put the pressure back up and light went out. WTH.
This leads me to believe that the camera communicating with the iPhone was somehow disturbing the signal being sent from the tire pressure sensors to the BCM or wherever it sends the signal to. The iPhone by itself has never been a problem.
I'm going to give it a few more days to make sure the problem doesn't come back and then I'll try a different brand camera that I have in my Mustang.
#23
#24
It seems that mine would have been a common problem and that Ford would have shared this information with their dealers. Would have saved Ford paying a dealer to replace a BCM and 3 tire pressure sensors.
#25
The camera was indeed plugged into one of these type gadgets. I don't recall the phone itself being plugged into one of those causing problems, but that might just be my fuzzy memory.
It seems that mine would have been a common problem and that Ford would have shared this information with their dealers. Would have saved Ford paying a dealer to replace a BCM and 3 tire pressure sensors.
It seems that mine would have been a common problem and that Ford would have shared this information with their dealers. Would have saved Ford paying a dealer to replace a BCM and 3 tire pressure sensors.
Has something to do with the frequency emitted by the USB charger interferes with the TPMS system. Mine literally went away when I stopped using it.
#26
You would think that. It is all over the internet where people have figured out its the USB chargers, but some how it's rare that the dealers know it.
Has something to do with the frequency emitted by the USB charger interferes with the TPMS system. Mine literally went away when I stopped using it.
Has something to do with the frequency emitted by the USB charger interferes with the TPMS system. Mine literally went away when I stopped using it.
#27
#28
In the other truck, I never used the driver side 12V plug. All the issues for me came with using the passenger side plug. Had a dual USB charger. The camera was always plugged in as they have limited battery. The phone only once in a while.
Here's how I eliminated the problem:
New ride, old co pilot.