Doesn't a steady light without blinking indicate that the system is working but detecting a low tire pressure? If you are inflated to 35 PSI all around, perhaps it will go out after you driver for several miles at > 25 MPH.

 

I think the issue may be that 37 is waaay too high. i used the metal surrounding my steering column on the firewall as a ground and it worked. make sure you have it in the right hole (thats what she said LOL) there is a big and a small one. the small one was what worked for me.

 

I guess I will have to try it again in the smaller hole. I used the larger of the holes because I thought it could see metal inside it.

My tire pressure has been brought down to 35psi.

BlackBetty: I was thinking the same as you. Maybe the tpms just need to be driven around a little. I will drive around after work for a little at 25 mph.

Austin: if that doesn't work then I will try setting my air pressure as Modem instructed and try to ground the wire the same place you did. It worked first try for you? Also I wi try using the small hole this time.

 

Well Kverdina,

The good news is, your sensor is not broken or anything. I had the same thing happen to me when I was resetting my tpms. The light just came on steady. The bad news is that I dont exactly remember what I did to make it flash again.

Some of the things you can try are:

- Ground the TPMS and turn the car on, wait 30 seconds or so, then turn the car off.
- Ground the tpms and turn the car on, wait 30 seconds, unground tpms and then turn the car off.
-Turn the car on, wait at least 10 seconds, ground the tpms for 5 seconds, unground it, then turn the car off.
Lastly, try taking the negative lead off the battery, step on the brake, reconnect on the negative battery lead.


Let us know what eventually works for you, so i can update the DIY for others in the future.

 

^ thanks Modme for all your effort in helping me get this fixed.

Good to hear I'm not the only one who had this happen to their light. Kinda funny you don't remember what you did to get it working after that. I will try all your suggestions once I get home from work, which is about another 7 hours. :-/

 

So I got home from work today and gave it another try with some of the advice I was given.

I used a piece of copper wire and inserted into a different hole than I used the last time. Austin told me to use the smaller hole, and thats what I tried. I tapped the wire to the back of the firewall 6 times like he suggested and immediately the check air pressure light began to blink which it did not do before.

I wait aabout 5 minutes to make sure that it would not stop blinking before proceeding to turn on the car. As soon as I turned on the car however, the light went steady and stopped blinking. I then drove around for about 10 mins and did not notice any change in the light. I decided to go back to the house and fill back up my tires to the correct factory spec psi as indicated on the door jam. I took my car out for another drive to see if it would take a few mins for the car to recognize that I had put the correct air pressure in. Nothing happened. My light is still lit.

Not to say all was lost. I was finally able to get the check air pressure light to blink slowly for about 5 mins with out it staying steady on. What I'm wondering is if when I started the car should the light have continued to blink, or stay steady on (as it did in my case). I wonder if that is where my problem is.

If anyone can tell me, who has gotten this to work; once I get the light to blink for more than 60 secs and go to start the car, is it supposed to continue to blink or will it go steady on once the car has been started? (like mine did)

 

Did you go straight from ON to start? Or did you go to Off then to Start?

The light should continue to blink even after starting the car.

 

Went from ON to START.. not sure either why it didnt blink after start up. I will try again.

 

So I tried this last nite. After turning the car on and off about 10 times and trying different holes and pieces of metal, i finally got the light to blink. I decided to wait for 2 mins to see if the light remains steady. My battery crapped out on me during the 2 mins wait . . . . . grrrrrh . . .

Had infiniti roadside jump my car this morning and drove to the dealer and got the battery tsb done. I will give this a try again.

 

^ damn that sucks. I've still haven't gotten this done. I will wait til later tonight when it cools off to try it again.

 

Haha . . . yea . . . but I planned on getting the TSB done anyways . . . just now sooner rather than later.

I got the light to blink again, drove around w/ the specified deflation, and had the light becoming solid within 5 mins. Went to gas station and filled them up to 35~36 psi. Light stayed on. O well, i think one of my tpms is broken, thus the light staying on.

 

FWIW, for those who had problem here is what I found out. After pressing the Start button twice to be in the ON position I had to immediately start grounding the connector. If I waited more than a few seconds to start the process the light was lit solid.

Also, the metal bracket for the hood release is a good near by ground I used.

I had all brand new sensors and the blinking light turned off. I continued to drive around for a while but the light never came back on solid so I guess the car was satisfied with the pressure. Filled back up to 37 and drove again. Light is still off so thanks again Modme.

 

Woot! got it off. Here's EXACTLY what i did.

1. Set the tire pressure according to first post.
2. Hook up a wire to the connecter to the LITTLE hole on the cable side.
3. Turn on the car to the ON position but with engine off.
4. As soon when you see the lights on the dash lit up touch a piece of metal down there 6 times (The light began to blink by the 5th touch im guessing its only 5 times?)
5. If it worked, it'll continue blinking past the one minute mark.
6. Drive off above 25 mph. (Gotta drive more than 15 minutes).
7. Then the light should turn off.
8. Refill tires to 33 psi or whatever psi you use.

I think the most important step in this is when you drive it. Don't take a 5 minute drive.
I was about to give up seeing as the light kept on blinking but then at the corner of my house it stayed lit up for a second then it turned off.


This is the metal i grounded to. It's right by the brake pedal.

 

Are you sure were in ACC mode and not ON? No lights will display in ACC mode.

 

lol you are right. was in a hurry.