i said you could file a claim of some sorts with the fix a flat company...
get a report from the dealership... then who knows... yeah


Andre

 

thanks for the advice tho

 

I bought a used sensor on ebay for 35 bux. It's been 10k miles and I've had no problem so far.

 

New owner with a used car... I don't think you can claim any for free repair.
Here are some factors you need to think before you decide where to get it done:

-Any TPMS sensor has about 8 yrs of battery life and the battery cannot be replaced, so you prolly don't want to get one from fleetbay or any other source besides the dealership.

-No one but only the Toyota/Lexus dealership can reprogram the new sensor (unless you have an inside guy to hook you up) and it will be cheaper to do it at a Toyota dealership.

-You can ask a new o/e parts at local tire shop and let the shop to install the sensor into the tire to save you some bucks. Make sure the installer copy down all info of that new TPMS sensor (a few sets of numbers) then take it to a dealer ship for "TPMS Registration Only"..... you prolly save about $50 with this plan.

-What if you need more than one sensors and dealer did not catch this problem... then you need to do more running between places again...

-A good local tire shop should be able to tell you how many sensors you need without charging you, but a local shop can't perform the registration.

FYI, and I am a tire expert

Good luck with your decision.

 

1 sensor from eBay will do fine... all 07+ will have a new version of TPMS which means that the battery would be good for the next few years...

DEALERSHIPS are SOMETIMES nice to let it go for free... i had mine all programmed for free so far...

Discount Tire... certain shops of discount tires can do the programming..

claiming with the company who claimed that their fix a flats are TPMS safe... maybe possible.... but just a hassle

Andre

 

ok thanks
I think I'll buy the one from ebay and go to the toyota dealer to program it
that's like the cheapest way huh
good advice man

 

just paid the Lexus dealership $160 to program a second set of sensors

 

so Did you put fixaflat in it?

I dont know why they wouldnt just warranty it for you.

If the tech took your tire off to actually see what was wrong, he should have just wrote it off as warranty work. It probably took him more time, that he didnt get paid for, just taking it apart and back together than it would have to just replaced it.

Discount Tire stocks the sensors and has the programmer. They replaced and programmed one on my car that they broke mounting a tire.

 

How can you tell which sensor failed?

 

my check system light also just popped on and my car just went out of warranty, the dealer wanted $165 just to tell me why the light was on, seemed ridiculous so I left, but I need to find a reasonable price to fix this.

 

Here's a thought: Fix-a- flat is a Sealant used to seal air off from a particular area if you remove the sealant from the area (TPMS) you don't want it maybe it will work. I know some of the sealant is water so you may have to take the TPMS apart, blow dry, clean with electronic cleaner spray, & dry again, cover with rice to absorb more moisture & test it may work again.