The key with Discount Tire and aftermarket TPMS is making sure they use the "import" adapter. This, and only this, was the fix after a handful of visits to their two locations in my area and luckily one employee knew to locate the import adapter in order to FINALLY get the sensors to sync correctly. Never had an issue since.

 

ah, I never heard of that. I'll check that out. Ask them about this the next time I go. Thx..

 

Have always used Costco Tires and they do not have issues.

 

Mine was doing a similar thing...and it was the OEM sensor. I believe it was the battery going bad. Once the light came on for good. the Toyota dealer was able to identify the bad sensor.

 

 

^^^^Personally, I've never heard of such a thing. I've had my VDO TPMS sensors now for 3 years now. No issues.

Lou

 

I had Discount Tire change out all 4 sensors on my 2006 IS250, after two OEM sensors finally failed after 13 years and the other 2 were weak on battery life. These were on my winter tires that I run as the '2nd' set of wheels. Initially, Discount Tire could not figure out how to get their generic sensors to write to the ECU. They would read on the scan tool, but the car would not read them. I left the shop with the warning light still on. I conducted the 'TPMS initialize' process or TPMS reset multiple times but the light remained on.

After reviewing these threads, I finally went back in after a couple of days to see if they had a better scan tool (i.e. Bartech 400). It turned out they did have a Bartech tool, but they didn't know that they needed to hold the 'initialize' button down for 3 seconds to get it to reset. They essentially just pushed the button and then ensured that it was set to the 2nd setting, but the lights stayed on.

After the guy initially checked the sensors with the scan tool to ensure that they were working, we then started the car up and I showed him how to 'initialize' the TPMS by holding the button down for 3 seconds until it beeped and the trouble light blinked and then selected the 2nd setting (the warning light was still on), then the guy hooked the Bartech (scan tool) cable up to the ECU and it found the new sensors. He set the location to the 2nd wheel setting on the tool (you have either Main or 2nd) and the TPMS light went off -- it ended up being that easy! 5 minutes and $0!