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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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try getting nitrogen in the tires, it fixed my problem
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 2wheelmonster
try getting nitrogen in the tires, it fixed my problem
Nitrogen makes sense. Doesnt expand and contract with air temperatures. I guess it could be a problem if you were constantly airing down and up but I can see the positives out weighing the negatives.
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Kiawah H3
Nitrogen makes sense. Doesnt expand and contract with air temperatures. I guess it could be a problem if you were constantly airing down and up but I can see the positives out weighing the negatives.
Unless you're driving an F1 race car, nitrogen is equivalent to "snake oil".

There is a procedure on this site that explains what you need to do to reset the TPM system yourself. You flick the headlight switch, and then let air out of each tire in a specific order, and the system is reset. If you can't find it, I'll post it later.

But the root cause is, either you have one or more sensors needing replacement (they are battery driven, but the batteries can not be changed, you have to change the sensor itself) or you're low on air. It is plausible that the cold weather reduced your tire pressure. You should check your tire pressure regularly regardless of what the TPM system says.

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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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Funny, been driving me nuts for about a month and a half now too. I got new tires put on a few months back and they changed all the TPM's so I assumed it was a bad one, but i guess most likely from the cold temps. Thanks
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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Yea, seems to come on only in early morning when real cold.Checked all pressure today,added some in front left,ill monitor a day before returning to dealer for fourth time.
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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Question If I get new rims and tires and I dont get tpm's installed what problems would i run into?
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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temp changes mess with the sensors constantly for all gm vehicles. sensors are fine, just finicky...
 
Old Jan 24, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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ive had 2 diff h3 thru 2 winters below zero, hot summers.
so far i had ONE tp warning, on a nice day, when i had a slow leak. got it fixed,warning went out.

never again, they seem to work flawlessly. batt? 7-10 yrs?
 

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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:51 AM
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You guys with all the "problems", what is your tire PSI?

Set them all at exactly 38 cold.

BTW the spare is not monitored, an H3 can only monitor 4 sensors, so unless you have a spare that was one of the original 4 on the ground, it is out of the loop.
 
Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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spare does read on 06 modles anything 07+ has no sensor in spare
 



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