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'09 Malibu Tire Pressure Warning

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Old February 19th, 2012, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by jborodawg
Page 5-61..."Each TPMS sensor has a unique identification code.
Any time you replace one or more of the TPMS senors or
rotate the vehicle's tires, the identification codes need to be matched to the new tire/wheel location.....they are matched in
the following order: driver side front tire...can be matched...
using a TPMS diagnostic tool...or by increasing or decreasing
the tire's air pressure....You have two minutes to match each
tire and wheel..."

In my case, "The 'tire icon' stays lit on the dash; and the DIC constantly reads, 'check tire pressure'."

No, haven't used any sealant.
Thx!
that's the procedure to register the monitors. registering the tmp won't do anything at this point as all are sending signals to the rcdlr and its being desplayed in the dic.

if your confident that your tire guage is accurate and the sensor reading is not; replace the sensor.
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If GM calls it 'matching', I think I'll go with them.

Pretty sure the station's tire gauge is accurate. Not many of us have access to a diagnostic tool.

Y'all have pretty much answered my original question. The sensor needs replacing. Bummer; they're expensive.

But, thx for the help!
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I just read that the service life of the sensors is 10 years. They just don't make stuff like they used to.

I think I might add air up to about 50-55 psi on each wheel and try the relearn/match/reset/register process; just to make
sure. Beats paying $50+ for a new sensor and paying someone to install it, if it wasn't defective in the first place.

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