Service TPMS Light On....Promaster

Cy_5th · Sep 15, 2024

Hello,

For those who have a late model Dodge Promaster Van. So I took my van for a tire rotation. Wheels and tires are aftermarket. I got the spare in rotation too. After driving back and then boondocked for one night left in the morning and the service tire pressure system light message is displayed.

I searched online and it says that I can manually reset it with a button. Some just drove it to let it fix itself. I did that and still it's on. I am searching for that button under the steering wheel and I don't think there is one.

Anyone have the same experience?

If I have to I can take it back to Dodge later in the week not a problem (near the RV waste station dump I got to once a week).

abnorm · Sep 16, 2024

Did you check the pressures ?

Cy_5th · Sep 16, 2024

abnorm said:
Did you check the pressures ?

Yes before I left the Dodge dealer too just to make sure the tire pressure i request was done. It was fine driving away from dealer.

The next day driving that light came on.

INTJohn · Sep 16, 2024

Sometimes the sensor gets a speck of dirt on it. Yeah; usually it’ll reset itself after you drive a bit.
How far did you drive? I’ve driven about 40 miles once b4 the thing finally reset itself.

Should be something in the manual on it or find a vid; someone on the Promaster Forum can clue you in.

Edit: Ok; I’m back; there’s a lot on the Promaster Forum on the TPMS…… go figure.
Usual differring stuff depending on year, model, options, etc.
but also, there might be something going on because of being aftermarket- sensors might need a reprogram. Idk; just happen to stumble on that lil possibility.
But basically idk.

Edit#2: also, fyi, I don’t rotate tires on front wheel drive. I Drive till the fronts are down to the wear bars then replace. Drive till the rears gotta go; move front to rear and put new on front; repeat as necessary.
jonny

rruff · Sep 16, 2024

Cy_5th said:
I did that and still it's on.

I'm not going to be helpful, but... TPMS is a POS like the other federally mandated crap (like traction control).

My light is always on. I have aftermarket wheels also, and did not install the TPMS doohickeys. Offroad and aired down they'd be completely useless anyway. Instead I bought a set of valve caps with pressure sensors and small display for ~$30. This is surprisingly accurate and useful. It alerts me if the pressure falls after I last started the truck, which is exactly what I want. If you've ever been bombing down a rocky dirt road, where your first indication of a leak was bottoming out on a rock and destroying a tire and rim, then you know why I like it...

rruff · Sep 16, 2024

INTJohn said:
I don’t rotate tires on front wheel drive.

On my RWD vehicles I usually do it once when they are about half gone. Front tires tend to get more wear on the edges from turning, and swapping front and rear gives a little more overall life. Frequent tire rotations only mask things like poor alignment and other issues.

bullfrog ! · Sep 16, 2024

rruff said:
On my RWD vehicles I usually do it once when they are about half gone. Front tires tend to get more wear on the edges from turning, and swapping front and rear gives a little more overall life. Frequent tire rotations only mask things like poor alignment and other issues.

Same on front wheel drive vehicles although it is usually only the outside edge. You can after rotating front to back do a front to back crisscross putting the wear on the inside. Many people simply inflate the tire slightly in order to wear the center of the tread to catch up with the wear on the edges. Tire wear should be even across the tread and in fact many tire warranties are void if tread is uneven as little as 1/32”! Correct alignment and pressure is important. Low tire pressure improves ride quality but wears outside edges, over inflated tires ride harsher and wear in the middle of the tire more. Generally we travel with heavy loads and need to insure tires are at the upper end of acceptable pressures.

Cy_5th · Oct 6, 2024

So apparently the spare tire I got into the tire rotation to get the threads to wear out close to the other four. It didn't have a tire pressure sensor in the wheel. So that's get the TPMS service came on. So got that installed everything is all good.

I don't know how you guys do your own tire rotation. What kind of jack do you use? I would really want to explore that idea. I came across on the Internet electric jack. Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Electr...6&psc=1&mcid=4a11b559b60f3d18830c7b6d57840a82

What do you guys use?

abnorm · Oct 6, 2024

I had a tire go bad Yesterday......had the spare put on........a few miles down the road TPMS comes on

WHAT'S WRONG NOW?

It's the spare dummy !

Cy_5th · Oct 7, 2024

abnorm said:
I had a tire go bad Yesterday......had the spare put on........a few miles down the road TPMS comes on

WHAT'S WRONG NOW?

It's the spare dummy !

The thing with my tire its not your normal type of spare. Its actually the same wheel and tire as the other four. Typical spares don't have the same wheel and tire. So that understandable that there is no tire pressure sensor. For mine, I am going to keep getting that "spare" into the tire rotations to wear the threads down at almost the same rate. So its only right i get a sensor for it instead of manually moving the sensor from one tire to the other.

Dirtrider · Oct 8, 2024

Cy_5th said:
The thing with my tire its not your normal type of spare. Its actually the same wheel and tire as the other four. Typical spares don't have the same wheel and tire. So that understandable that there is no tire pressure sensor. For mine, I am going to keep getting that "spare" into the tire rotations to wear the threads down at almost the same rate. So its only right i get a sensor for it instead of manually moving the sensor from one tire to the other.

Just make sure that the tire rotations are all done in the same pattern to ensure they get the same wear.

Cy_5th · Oct 8, 2024

Dirtrider said:
Just make sure that the tire rotations are all done in the same pattern to ensure they get the same wear.

You got me. It is something I could have asked the dealer. But I want to do my own rotation next time. I have to check if my van came with a jack. It did not come with a tire inflator. So I wouldn't be surprised. But besides that I rather check out the electric tire jack. Do you do your own tire rotation?

abnorm · Oct 8, 2024

Cy_5th said:
Typical spares don't have the same wheel and tire.

Cars commonly have donut spare tire or NO spare tire

Full size trucks always come with a full-sized spare tire

Cy_5th · Oct 8, 2024

abnorm said:
Cars commonly have donut spare tire or NO spare tire

Full size trucks always come with a full-sized spare tire

"Van Up" did mine. Van Up is one of these companies that has a lot of aftermarket parts that fit ups to the van. They did the wheels and off road tires the mounting rack in the back to mount the "spare" which is exactly the same as the the other tires. BUT they didn't put a tire pressure sensor on the wheel. I get it though spares dont normally come with them.

rruff · Oct 8, 2024

Cy_5th said:
What do you guys use?

I just take it to a place that does balance and tire rotations. There are bazillions and they are cheap.

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