Your car's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can fail, but you can still drive. Learn why sensors break and what to do ...

It's winter ... again ... and time for the all-too-common issue of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) proximity-sensor problems, compliments of the seasonal ...

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

Avoiding tire problems starts with you, the vehicle driver. The problems listed ahead have unique reasons that cause them. However, each of them can be lessened by performing these basic maintenance ...

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 225,000 cars for faulty tire pressure sensor software that may not notify owners if all four tires lose pressure quickly. In documents submitted to federal safety ...

Q: I had a set of snow tires mounted on their own rims that I used with my previous BMW 5 series. I now have a newer model of the same car which is equipped with tire pressure monitors. The local tire ...

Taking care of your tires can prevent unnecessary problems. Tire pressure monitors have been around for many years, mostly in higher priced vehicles. After the Firestone recall in the late 1990s, ...

Do tire pressure sensors use individual batteries (that may last only 10 years) rather than the car’s electrical system? Could such a battery replacement cost about $85 for each wheel? What about ...

A tire-pressure sensor is a small programmable electronic device, located in the pressurized pocket made by a wheel and tire, that constantly measures the air pressure inside the tire. The sensor ...

What would be the harm (if any) in running steel rims with winter tires without the tire pressure sensor components installed? My reasoning is this: The purchase price of the modules is about $60 per ...

• Hall-effect sensors used to control dc-electric motors can detect motor rotation direction, and rpm. • Improper inflation of aircraft tires drastically shortens tire life span, leading to premature ...