A Serious Problem in Many Toyotas
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- Stop Driving Your Car Like This. This Toyota TC Has a Serious Problem, DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Scion TC review. How to fix car problems. Toyota and Scion TC problems. A serious problem in many Toyotas and Scions. How to fix TPMS system. Tire pressure monitoring system repair. Serious car problems. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 53 years.
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Tire pressure monitoring systems were invented to solve a problem that didn’t exist, thereby creating one.
Excellent statement.
I guess even checking the tire pressures once in a while is too much for modern people. lol
Bring back the horse & cart with wooden wheels say i 👴👍
Opportunity to visit the dealership!
Absolute truth John! Hat off.
Tire pressure sensors are obvious overengineering for a small difficulty, of punching tires with your foot once in while.
That's right. The machine to check the TPMS is expensive, the sensors are expensive, wake up the sensors is expensive, sync the sensors with the car computer is expensive. I just ignore the light on the dash and check the tire pressure myself.
Yep best way to do it on an old car 😂. I have a 2001 Lexus LS 430. I don’t think it has a tire pressure monitoring system which is nice.
Takes me 2 minutes to check all 4.
People are so damn lazy.
I like the flash to a Chevy dealer when he said “junkyard”.
@iKratosx10 no he copied from older comments for likes
Scotty is quite the comedian.
He does it in almost every video and I love it there happens to be a junkyard just like that across the road from my grandmothers
I was about to comment that lol
I LOL’d as always 😂😂
Scotty, next time you mention a junkyard, can you put a photo of a Fiat Chrysler dealer?
Fca cars are awesome in looking at a durango they are really nice.
@@lifesucks3835 they’ll last a good 100k miles
@@lifesucks3835 the challenger and charger are actually reliable (6.4 and 6.2) v8 the 5.7 has had issues in the past but their built in Canada all the others are built by people who just wanna clock out
@@gsjourney3054 im trying to decide on a gmc acadia, chevy traverse or durango 3.6
At least FCA last 100k miles
Scotty: He Went to a Junkyard!
(Shows a Chevrolet StealerShip)
True story🤣
Every time Scotty shows Chevrolet "StealerShip" when he talks about the junkyard, I crack up -:) LOL...
USING THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AS THE PICTURE FOR A JUNKYARD KILLED ME 🤣🤣🤣
Siren from Houston coming to visit Scotty in Tennessee.
“... so, he went to a junkyard...”
*shows a picture of a Chevy lot*
🤣
Ikr 😂
@@carlosc30 MB's turn into infinite money pit cars..
What's the difference?
A CAMARO hahahaha coming from a Chevy fanboy? You mad asf 😂😂😂 Mercedes will make 200k Easy while the Chevy is rusting in the junkyard. Some old chevys are cool but that’s about it
True story😂
most people don’t know that the suggested psi is on the drivers side door. there you go you learned something new
make the speed/weight tables great again
Some of them are located on the fuel door.
@@carlitosabu I'm thinking that's where it was on an old Mercedes I had
My Corolla and Escort has them only in the manual
@@yamaha4176 Was going to say my 88 did but 99% are going to be the Protege version now
Scotty is the car dad I never had
Scotty forgot to mention a few important things... 1.) Check the label on the driver's door frame to see what pressure you should be running before you go and check all the tires (if you're not sure or this is your first time checking the tires since getting the car). Most passenger cars are between about 35-40 psi. Always go by what's on the car's sticker, NOT what's printed on the tire. Assuming you bought the correct sized tires with the correct speed rating, you should be fine. On some heavier vehicles (like trucks) I have added about 1-2 PSI to the front tires to help with steering but you don't want to go overboard. Also check your tires when they are COLD. The pressures listed on the door jam are cold tire pressures. You're tire pressure will probably increase by about 5-10 psi when hot but that is normal (for those who are new to checking tire pressures). What you don't want to do is exceed the maximum tire pressure or you may risk a blow out.
2.) Make sure your vehicle's total weight does not exceed the limit specified by the mfr in the manual. The max weight is usually determined by the brakes ability to stop the vehicle within a certain distance. Exceeding this weight limit can either mean not being able to stop adequately within a given distance (ex. reduce ability to stop) or could lead to possible blow outs as tires also have weight ratings too (maximum amount of weight that they can handle). In my experience, the weight ratings on tires generally exceeds what the mfr lists as the max weight rating of the car itself + people and cargo, but still you don't want to exceed the vehicle's max weight mainly for the sake of being able to brake properly and adequately.
3.) Check your tire pressure monthly. Especially in cliamtes where the temperature may drop or vary a lot. In general, I find that you lose about 1 PSI per month of tire pressure (less in the summer months) but more in the winter or cooler months when temps fall below 50 degrees or so. So I would get into a routine of checking tire pressure once per month and before you head out on a road trip or something where you might be driving a lot at highway speeds (this can also help with fuel economy too).
Even with the tire pressure light on still blows ice cold 🥶
Your new place is more open and pleasant. Passive TPMS are lot less bothersome -- I suppose this all started with Firestone and Ford fiasco back in the days and we still have to put up with this!
Biggest problem with the scion tc is they burned oil too aggressive, causing the rod bearings to need replacing. Which toyota ended up changing that part in 2007. Totally dodging a class action suit with how many scion owners blew their engines causing them to either rebuild or swap the engine. Such a headache and at the point, alot of owners just either junked it or sold it for pennies
I still have my 05 Scion Tc , never had seriously problems, and I do my oil change every 2k miles
I gotta 06, I'm at 220k miles now. Only problem up until now was a head gasket.
@@hnguyen5o8 I also replaced the head gasket cover
30 bucks for the part and labor is easy
@@darkillusion2070 daym that's good that your on top of that. Suppose to change oil every 5k... but it was burning way too much. And 1 bad winter is all it took. So you change your oil every 2 months or so??
@@darkillusion2070 how do you know that is what needs to be replaced? is there a specific sound coming from the engine? I have a 05 scion tc (manual transmission). I've replace all spark plugs, variable valve sensor, both o2 sensors and changing those helped but then a few months later, my car stops driving smooth. I'm sure its the engine. hear a fast ticking on the driver side of it. I can give more details if anyone can help.
It sounded like the cops were coming
Houston cops are coming for Scotty!😂
"So he went to a junkyard.."
*Shows Chevy dealership photo*
Love it.
3:47 ... so much for escaping the sounds of sirens Scotty LOL 😂
I found out about the sensor in the spare after much angst. Don't forget to check your spare tire pressure too. :-)
The 2014-2019 Corolla also has a reset button in the glove box
'He went to a junkyard'
*shows chevy dealership*
😂😂
If needed, I work at Sam's club and tpms by themselves are only 35$ with 5$ labor n each tire. However they are universal sensors and don't work on all make and models, just ask if they have it for you car.
I was told to stay with oem for Toyota..
I also drive a first gen scion tc with the same light on! The pressure is fine, I think a sensor is bad. So I just live with the light.
I'm so glad my dad taught me to fix the brakes, when I was 12-13. It has saved thousands of wasted dollars. 💸
So I’ll get air later and reset the system to see if my light will come off, thank you again for doing my dad’s job
One of your older videos on this subject saved us 500$. Our 09' Camry TPMs died on 2 wheels and we chose not to replace it. We just drive it around with the light on and check it ourselves (usually every time the car is washed)
I get the rebuilt kit (new seal and battery) installed when ever I get a new set of tires. They are reasonablely priced. I'm approaching 160k miles on my vehicle and working on the original TPMS sensors. They work like a charm.
Buying those external tpms caps can literally grow legs and walk off......if the light bothers u that comes on on the dash trusty electrical tape always come in handy......
Thanks Scotty!
TPMS is rubbish! Replacement costs for all on my 04 4Runner is $450! Tire gauge $2! 😂.
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Hi Scotty, I just moved out of TN back to Illinois a month ago. Mechanic life down there is nice, it's what I use to do down there in Powell TN.
"I just moved out of TN back to Illinois a month ago" What? Are you crazy?
@@FlatFifties yes, crazy, actually miss it ha. Was for family issues or I'd not moved. Ha.
Scotty moved to Tennessee and he already has lots of costumers. Amazing. I had an ‘06 tC 5?speed back in ‘06. What a fun little car that was.
I am so glad I have a mechanic I can trust and has reasonable prices. My dad just taught me the basics of a vehicle. Now that I have moved back to my hometown I have the same mechanic that my dad had to check over things. What am I going to do when my mechanic retires??
27.5 sounds a little low for the tire pressure. Cars that size are usually recommended to have 30-33 pounds.
It's a TIRE spec thing, NOT a car thing. Also, those were LOW profile/aspect ratio. Hell, the rubber I'm running on my "99 Civic requires 44psi (after-mkt), whereas OEM factory tires were 36.
Is the 44psi maximum pressure for the tire, or recommended pressure? The number on the side of the tire is the maximum it can safely hold. The recommendation on the door jam of the car is for maximum traction and tire wear for the vehicle. That said, the fact you have changed tire size changes things.
As a Toyota tech Light flashing needs sensor/diag light steady needs pressure
Only when you first turn on the car though it will go solid after a few times blinking if the sensor is bad
LINK... to the tire inflator... Can you please post it?
Great video Scotty 👍
At 2:33 Scotty customer went to a Junk Yard to get the different wheels shows image of a Chevy Dealer
The TPMS light on my 2011 Honda CRV comes on, but only when it's cold outside, below 30 degrees. I still always check the tires once per month as I do not care if the self monitoring system isn't working.
Chevy dealer pops up when the junkyard term is invoked 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Got new tires for my Silverado, It was off a different Silverado year, so I went to a dealership, they said $75 per sensor.
Junkyard = Chevrolet
Never gets old!
Scotty..."THE MAN!" Welcome to the area. Now that you're in my neighborhood, I might just be able to drive over to actually meet you. I'm on the other end of the state , right below Bristol Tenn. Keep those videos coming , as we all look forward to them !!! For all you do , this "Hat's Off" is for you. Thanks Scotty.
I've kept an electric air pump in my trunk for over twenty years. Less than $30 at Harbor Freight.
Why do people make a comment if they’ve already seen someone say the same thing?
@@liberals_destroy_everythin2497 omg Chevy dealer junk yard hilarious
I’ve seen that stealership Chevy pic junkyard on several Scotty’s videos.
Older TPMS used the 4 ABS speed sensor on the car. the bearing sends a pulse to the sensor to indicate the wheel speed. if one of the tire has less air, when the car going on a straight line, that tire spins less than the tire has full air. this tire is the "smaller" one than other tires. therefore the computer knows and lights up the TPMS light.
I try getting the ram fix . Gave up after working with discount tire and the dealer .the most it last being off was a month.
Now I just live with the light on.
I wonder if the spare tire has one. Maybe thats why. I'll have to check
Scotty there's a lot of noise in your audio feed for the bonus questions
Scotty still sporting a Diners Club Card!
I work at a tire shop and see this all the time. Usually drivers notice right away before leaving the lot but sometimes it's easy to miss but we will usually reset the sensors for free as it takes 1 min to do. it's also easy to replace a TPMS, It's $60 per sensor. Some sensors can also be rebuilt for cheaper.
I'm about to get a 2007 scion that has the exact same light on despite the fact that the tires have air. I hope it goes away by resetting it the system, thanks for the info Scotty!
All you need to do is Break the bead by the valve stem, then replace the valve stem. Then re inflate. The new valve stem weighs the same as the old one and the wheel will still be in balance. Ive done this multiple times using the bead breaker on a harbor freight manual tire machine that bought on sale just to use the bead breaker for this purpose. The inexpensive TPMS valve stems at Autozone look identical to the expensive ones at the dealer and work just as good for me.
Folks, buy a Carchet tire pressure monitoring system. Under $30. Meter plugs into a lighter socket. Gauges screw onto valve stems. Measures pressure and tire temp. When batteries go bad, unscrew valve stem sensor and replace battery. Don't even notice them on tire. I'm surprised Scotty missed this obvious cost effective mod.
In the UK we have annual safety check called MOT if any warning lights show it's automatic failure. I've had no end of problems with tyre pressure warning lights and warning for keyless entry battery being low. This is on a 4 year old car. 10 years from now nobody will want to buy a modern car due to unreliable electronics and the high cost of repair as well as the usual mechanical problems 10 year old cars have.
Maybe you can vote to get rid of the MOT.
I heard a siren! The sirens are following you from Houston!!!!
It’s funny that Scotty chose a Scion Tc to talk about the TPMS. I owned a 2006 Tc and it was an endless money pit! clutch, countless sets of tires, oil burning, clutch burnout, sunroof fail.....
I find it too much of a coincidence that I got a tire pressure sensor fault just as I arrived home and that this video had been posted. The tires are too hot to check the pressure now so I will check it out tomorrow.
Hey Scotty can you override the system eliminate those batteries altogether
its called taking the bulb out
Might as well just ignore the light and drive it. If you know the tire is fine and don’t want to fix it just drive it
Hi Scott, enjoying the program, many thanks
I had a battery die in a tire pressure monitor. Had it replaced when a new set of tires went on, but could not reset the system. I had it diagnosed at the dealer and turns out the replacement monitor was not compatible as the number of ID digits were wrong (7 digits instead of 6 or something like that). A $175, remove, replace, re-mount and rebalance bill combined with that recall of thinking I should have gotten an OEM replacement before hand moments.
The Kelly's market by my house has a free air hose but it doesn't have a guage that you have to worry about. I just bring my own guage to use. I fill for a few seconds, then test, then fill then test until it gets about as firm as possible
Way back when I had an old 1970s Toyota Celica that would need to have the brakes bled frequently when it was cold. Since I lived out in the country back then it got to the point where I worked out a way so I could bleed the brakes myself. I would pump them up, put 2 30-lb weights on the brake pedal, get out of the car, open the valve, and then repeat. A real pain but it worked when I needed it to.
For 2000 some odd dollars, instead I will get a tire gauge! Lol!
Having gone through this TPMS ordeal with my scion xd recently, I had a plan on rebuilding the oem units. 1 Opening them, 2 desoldering the lithium battery and 3 resealing the thing with epoxy. no relearning/programming anything new. I found out the lithium batteries inside are slow drain and tolerant to impacts, not the average kind. I ended up just getting a tpms rebuild kit when i bought new tires, and that fixed my tpms issues. i think they replaced the valve stems, and required seals.
Keep up the great videos Scotty
In the hood when they put on those huge aftermarket dank wheels, most of them would have pulled the bulb out of their dash board tire indicator socket 🤣
My girlfriend just bought a 21 Chevy Malibu with 2 miles on the thing and with in a week of owning the car tire pressure sensor came on for rear passenger tire. Scotty's right JUNK !!!!
What if you can just get a after market sensor(s) and leave it in the trunk of the car? OR take the old sensors out, cut it open and put a new battery in...you know "ho-key-po-key it" lol And yes, check you tire pressure manually. D.
I had a tire place damage one Changing my tire I had to go to Costco by another TPS and have them install it then go back to Costco to have them program it
😂 trying to get away from the noise and sirens yet they appear at his new house too 😂😂
I have a trigger air pressure gauge tire filler made in Italy by Ingersoll Rand. Been using for 30 years, makes topping off tires snap.
Don't forget about the spare in the trunk, mine takes 60 psi.
On some modern cars, the infotainment system will display the tire pressure in each tire. Unfortunately, not many manufactures offer this.
I think most luxury models offer this since around 2012 or so.
some times they are readily accessible, and sometimes this feature is hidden deep in the menu.
in the UK , living with the dashboard light isn't an option. Instant MOT failure. (i.e annual inspection failure) You have more freedom over there, it seems.
Having a TPM unit is so dumb.
I agree with Scotty; check them yourself and often.
You need to get to work on those leaves lolol
Two different times this system was reset on my 2008 Lexus ES 350, and the mechanic was congratulating himself when the light stayed off after a five minute test drive. But both times, the lights came back on after I drove another twenty miles.
There are sirens in TN too.
Hey Scotty would love your opinion on an 05 Acura TL 6MT
Kunes Ford in Antioch illinois tried telling me my sensor was shot in one of my tires and it was going to be 600 to replace all four. I leave once again without doing their service and go check my tires and all of them were low by 10 pounds. Hard to notice 60 vs 70 so obviously they were angling for a quick 600 bucks. Same as the time my wiper motor was frozen when it was 5 below and they tried talking me into replacing it. I knew it worked 2 days ago when it was 35 outside. I am convinced they sabotaged my transmission when I left from an oil change and my cooler line was busted. No way it just committed suicide.
Scotty please tell people to check their sticker for the proper tire pressure thank you!!!!
Costco charged $149 (part and labor) to replace one TPMS on a 2007 Sienna.
We use Walmart here for oil changes and have been very satisfied for many years. No problems costs half as much than the dealership
@@timothywilson3785 I went to Walmart to change tyres on my Mercedes GL, and I brought Autel TPMS sensors to replace broken ones.
Walmart will not install TPMS sensors that customer brought with them. But will install their own TPMS sensors.
So I said go ahead, and then they checked their computer, and told me they don't have TPMS sensor that works with Mercedes GL.
So I had to cancel the tire installation too, and had to go to local tire shop, which cost me more for the same model tires, but at least willing to install the TPMS sensors I brought.
@@davidjacobs8558 it is frustrating. I had a similar problem going to my local Meineke store for brake pads. They said they would only do it if the replace the rotors, brake lines and pads. I took it to the dealer and they just changed the pads for about $50 more. That was over a decade ago. I’ve replaced the brake pads 100,000 miles later and the original rotors and break lines are still on the truck. Dealer said next time might need new rotors and they said it is s small extra fee to change the break lines while they are in there, but they might be another 70.000 miles from now. Asking questions and understanding the response is so important. Thanks for the comment👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Tire gauge and NAPA valves work fine for me.
There is one problem with this advice. The tire pressure sensors are tied into the ABS braking and traction control. Both want to know that the pressure is good so it know the size of the tire and adjusts accordingly. It disables the abs and traction control if the tire sensors aren't working.
Scotty, just spent $300 to have my tires mounted and balanced with new TPMS all around. By the time I got home it was blinking again. Why didn't you make this video last week???
When the TPMS light came on in my 2006 Tundra, I checked the tire pressure, everything was fine. Took it to the dealer, tech said bad sensor(s),Cost would be $1200 to repair. I just placed a piece of black electrical tape over the light, problem solved. As a previous commenter said " TPMS, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist " Lol!
Those TPMS sensors sound really expensive. My father had 2008 Cadilliac DTS. He ordered GM replacement sensors from a online GM parts dealer. For all 4 sensors cost less than $100.00 & another $100.00 at a tire shop to have them replaced.
Hey Scotty, you can't move and avoid sirens and helicopters 🤣👊🏽🤙🏽
I would put my blue point digital air guage on your pump gauge any day of the week I use my blue point every day at my shop
I thought modern TPMS sensors had a Piezo vibration thingy and a super cap. that would vibrate with the bumps of the road. so they could last the life of the car. no batteries to wear out in a few years.
Hahaha it would be a good word. Not sure a device like this could be designed to be cheap as of today. Also unsure a piezo could charge a super capacitor. I was surprised to see they don't fit piezos in top of the line DI engines
@@furtivedig the piezo disk in a birthday card that plays music can generate over 80 volts. enough to light a small neon lamp. I bet you lower the voltage it increases the current and that should be enough to charge a super cap. ( BTW, A Knock sensor on the engine IS a piezo element that sends voltage spikes when the engine is knocking. :))
@@thediemaster that is interesting. I'll look more into it. Yes the knock sensor is a piezo, I would have thought they would be the best to generate reliable current, that said piezoactuators do provide generous movement so you may be onto something.
So I hope if a car is only a couple years old the batteries in the TPMS are covered under warranty ..
You would be amazed at what they try and deny fixing under warranty. I had a brand new Chevy minivan and the drivers side door literally fell off. It had less than 2,000 miles. I had a 3/36,000 “bumper to bumper” warranty and they declined it saying it wasn’t covered. I said what the heck does “bumper to bumper” stand for anyway???!!! They refused to pay the $800 to fix it. I met with a lawyer who said you are going to spend $3,000 trying to force them to pay $800. Last Chevy we ever bought.
@@timothywilson3785 I had a Mercury that was less than 6 months old and needed new rotors they put on new rotors under warranty .. I had a Chevy with the same issue under a year old but they said it wasn't covered under the 36 month 36,000 mile warranty .. GM seems to screw customers
@@xadam2dudex I feel your pain. Like Scotty has talked about recalls or warranty issues car dealerships do the absolute minimum in either case.
I work at a tire shop and see this all the time. Usually drivers notice right away before leaving the lot but sometimes it's easy to miss but we will usually reset the sensors for free as it takes 1 min to do. it's also easy to replace a TPMS, It's $60 per sensor. Some sensors can also be rebuilt for cheaper.
@ oh not the dealership ..
Recently, I did brake jobs on two of my vehicles. I don't have anyone to help bleed the brakes. I searched ways to bleed brakes. There are hand vacuum pumps, made for this job. The auto parts stores wanted about $60 for one. Harbor Freight had them for about $25. It worked fine, was way faster than the old step release method.
@Mark Codiroli Too slow.
These sensors are dirt cheap now but the air gauge is a lot less trouble. I'm going with the air gauge.
Howdy Scotty......i enjoy your videos sir
hello and thanks!
I had a 2008 Kia Sportage that was the first car I owned with a tire pressure monitoring system; after 3 years I got the system warning. It had a recall I needed to get taken care of anyway, so I had the dealer fix the TPMS too, it cost over $100 for the sensor but they didn't charge much for the labor. Funny thing is, a couple weeks later I got a package in the mail from Kia congratulating me for 3 years of ownership, which included a free digital tire gauge. Less than a month later, another one of the TPMS sensors went out. I figured I can either pay $100+ (probably more this time) to get it fixed again, or use the free tire gauge. Of course I just kept using the gauge, and still have it! Kia must have known those things only lasted 3 years or so 😀
Get the stupid pump. Having one in the car (and a simple 1st generation TPMS system) saved me from driving on an alloy wheel and having to replace that, plus it got me home from work at about 3 in the morning with two pauses to reinflate my leaky tire. One time in four years and I regard the thing as having more than paid for itself.
I have hit pot holes that set mine off in my 2016 cx 9
Or when you go to get new tires put on have the batteries changed as well
Please supply the details of the air pump you show at 5:02 - and DO enjoy your New Home!
Viair pumps I think Scotty did a utube on them
I don't like the aftermarket stem cap units. They always leak.
All good info excellent explaining on brakes and Tyre pressure systems.