7 years after the upload and this video is still helpful unplugged my phone charger which I bought from at&t and it went away in less than a quarter mile thanks so much for this info
Ford must really hate this video 😂 . 8 years and you have saved so many people from spending hard earned dollars .BIG thank you , worked for my 2016 F150
Hey, turns out i was getting MASSIVE interference from my mother-in-laws body in the trunk. Removed the body and the rear half of the car is back online! Thanks guy!
I was on a road trip yesterday and about half way through started getting the tpms fault message on the dashboard of my 2012 Escape. Didn't even think about it till watching this video, but at the rest stop just before it started I had bought a cheap phone charger! After watching this video I went out, pitched the charger and drove around the block -- no error! Good stuff!!
I thought this was absurd when I first watched it... I couldn't have been more wrong, and my cheapy item was a cigarette lighter to double usb charging station. Had just put some new aftermarket wheels on my F150 and only knew that they had sensors in them but just figured they were the wrong ones after several failed attempts to train them. Was going to shell out almost $200 for new sensors and installation soon and just happened upon this video. Although it could be many things as Makuloco says, give this tip a try, it saved me so much just in time alone. Got in my truck and unplugged the usb charger as I joked to my wife what this bafoon on RUclips said could be the problem....waited for the flashing light and information panel to indicate sensor failure as I would see every day.... We were driving down the road laughing and the sensor failure never happened again. Guess I'm the bafoon this time :-) Thank you FordTechMakuloco.
I have been fighting this for 6 months before I found your video. After 20 minutes, I would get a message on the dash saying "TPMS Sensor Fault Error". Let it set for a few hours and again it takes 20 minutes for it to show up again. As best I can remember, this started about the time I installed a different dash cam that used a cigarette light plug for power, same as a cell phone charger. I removed the power source and voila, the problem went away. I can't thank you enough for this tip.
HOLY CRAP!! Thank you sooo much!! My sensor came on today, so I took it to Big O for some air, and was going to just wait til I could afford to take it back for repair. But then I decided to do a little research, and came across your video. I immediately took out my charger, and VOILA! The sensor fault light went out! You saved me $$$$$, and for that I'm totally grateful!!.
the same thing happened to me.. i took my 2016 fusion to get an oil change and on the drive back, that light came on. did some research, found this video and it was my charger causing the problem. :)
@@FordTechMakuloco do i absolutley need tire pressure sensors? I bought new rims and tires for my 2011 sho. I was wondering if i can just run it without them. I dont mind if the light is on. Also with the light go off when i put my summer tires back on?
I just had my sensor fault come on for the first time. I immediately googled it, found this video and decided to unplug my charger.not even 5 mins later and my sensor is off! You're the man! Thank you for sharing!
You are my hero! My wife added a FM stereo / Bluetooth module to her 2004 Expedition. That day we lost the keyless entry and the TPMS. Did not think of them as the same issue but within 10 seconds of you saying they broadcast a signal it hit me like a ton of bricks. I paused the video and fired up the rig and pulled the FM/BT module and presto all was right in the world. Thanks for getting this out there keep it up!
I just wanted to thank you for this video! My tire pressure sensor fault light came on and after listening to you talk about cheap chargers I realize that I had recently purchased one and it was about the time that my light came on. I remove the charger and within one minute the light went off and now I'm having no trouble. I want to thank you for saving me a lot of money and this video you made is excellent!
You are my absolute hero! Had the same situation with a crappy cell phone charger. This video saved me hundreds of dollars misspent on getting something replaced/repaired that was not broken. Thank you!!!
Dude, I came accross your video and it saved me a trip to the dealer. I have a 2024 Ford Transit and had recurring TPMS issues and then when I put on winter tires it got worse because the Van wouldn't recognize the rear tire so I couldn't reprogram. Unplugging my Garmin GPS from the cigarette lighter plug fixed the issue instantly. I can't believe more people don't know this! Our tire shop tried using Ford calibration tool and couldn't make it work. THANK YOU!
Absolutely crazy, I got this tire senore fault message on my 07 Explorer on the way to work, I saw this video and with every doubt that it would work i removed my phone charger and literally a day later the light goes away and never came back. This man is a genius
I have a 2010 f150. This fault came on, I had stopped at a gas station to get something to drink, and decided to look up this issue. In the 15 minutes it took to get to my house after unplugging my phone from the charger, the fault went away. You sir are a life saver.
Nailed it! Took the crappy charger out and sure enough the fault message disappeared! Thank you! We were stressing as we head out on a 3 State camping trip with our camper in tow.
I was running my 2008 Escape today on a 3-hour road trip with a Charger Doctor plugged into a 5v USB voltage regulator I had previously installed. The Charger Doctor is a cheap little device which monitors the regulator output and any current drawn by a device plugged into it. This was the first time I drove the car for any distance with the Charger Doctor attached to the regulator output AND the first time I got the tire pressure monitoring system error. I seriously doubt this is a coincidence. Your video most likely just saved me a lot of troubleshooting. THANKS!
Thank you! My wife & I were on vacation & stopped at two tire repair shops and both said all 4 tire pressures were good. The alert continued to go off & on our trip & we finally saw your video on our drive home! Once we removed dual phone charger from cigarette lighter, the alert immediately disappeared! Only wish we'd have seen your video sooner!! Thank you again!!
I took your advice and unplugged my daughters aux cable. A couple of start/stop cycles and it’s fixed. Probably reset itself, just like you said. I’ve watched a few of your videos and really appreciate you sharing your wisdom to us!!!
I am so glad this video has stayed here. This explains why the light only sometimes comes on, and only after I've been driving for 20+ minutes. THANK YOU!!!! I will be trying no charger today.
Seriously!!! Thank you so much for this!!!! I didn’t believe you and as soon as I unplugged the cigarette lighter charger (while I was driving) the alert on my dash disappeared! I cannot thank you enough for posting this! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
I just bought a 2010 Ford F150 Platinum and everything was great, I drove up to get my kids and about half way back I got them a cheap charger and 20 minutes later the TPSM came on. I thought I ran over a nail or something, I checked all the tires and they where fine, When we got back home and they took there IPADS out of the car the TPMS fault went away. Well long story short I came across this video and when we where driving back up the fault came on and I pulled the charger out and the fault went away. Thank you because I was about to take the truck in and have it checked and I am sure they would have replaced my sensors. You saved me a ton of $$$$.
I have an '07 Expedition. My tire pressure sensor fault light came on. I watched your video and after watching it, I saw my daughter had left her car charger plugged in. I unplugged it, and less than a minute later the light came off. THANK YOU!!!
Woooooooooooow soooooooo accurate. Did this while on a trip. Unplugged the car charger and 2 min after, boooooom . Tire pressure light turned back off. Thank you Sir 07 Ford Expedition EL
I 'd like to thank you very much for your adorable tip. You've fixed the biggest problem we had so far with our Acura TSX. We've got all the lights on in the middle of the highway, and we were very scarred. We didn't know what to do, and there was a long way home. After we got home, but couldn't fix it any way. All specialists recommended us to change all the sensors, which was kind of expensive. Everything became well after we removed the phone charger. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Oh, my gosh! I am so glad I found this video through a search. My tire pressure fault sensor about drove me crazy on my trip to Massachusetts and then to Virginia. And, guess what? I was using my phone as my GPS, and using a plug in charger....likely a cheapie. I've taken my 2008 Ford Escape to two shops which couldn't get it to replicate the problem. Guess what....No charger would have been plugged in. Thank you a million times over for this fix.
This guy is a genius! I'm driving along trying to figure out why this tire sensor error message came on and I took out the new 5.99 cent charger that I just bought and the sensor went off
Wow.... been having loads of trouble with 2010 f150....just watched your video jumped in my truck drove up the road and unplugged my phone charger and my tire sensor light went out within 20 secs. Thank you so much
A week before I had the snow tires put on, I noticed the message on the dash of my 2010 Mustang. I mentioned it when I took it to the dealer. The mechanic swapping the tires said there was no problem he could detect. This video explains why. Thanks for posting this video. Super job.
Agreeing with all of these comments. Having this intermittent problem right now with passenger front sensor - this is probably why and I am suspecting a USB cable. This Channel is THE BEST, especially for us Ford owners. Every time I Google or RUclips search a question or a problem, FordTechMakuloco comes up, and always seems to perfectly explain the situation. I subscribed a while back and now find myself just binge-watching these videos to learn something new. Way better than PBS or Discovery Channel. :-) By the way, his shirt says "Brian" not "this guy", LOL.
Thank you! I have a 2006 Ford Escape with a tire pressure sensor error that wouldn't clear, and this solved it. I had a cheap power inverter in the back seat area plugged in, and as soon as I unplugged it, the warning light turned off--and my stress level lowered to the normal operating range.
Dude you are good at what you do. Thank you so much for this content! The blinking! And tire pressure sensor fault notification popped up on my dashboard. I have asked other mechanics about it and they said I probably needed a new sensor etc etc. I click on this video and, after being subjected to know irritating music or stupid jokes or distracting bologna, you get straight to the point. I unplugged my phone charger and BAM! The light turns off, problem solved. Give a master class on how to make effective car maintenance videos. My only regret is that I can't subscribe more than once
This is nuts! My TPMS has recently been coming on and off, in a way that appeared totally random. Spent over an hour at Les Schwab the other day, and they said the tires are in great shape, they couldn't figure out what was going on. After watching this video I realize this started right after I got a new, cheap, charger for my phone. I'll bet you that's what's going on. I'll be sure to unplug it the next time I take a trip longer than 20 minutes and see if that solves it.
FordTechMakuloco You sir are the man! I've researched countless videos about this subject and have so far not been able to rectify my problem. As soon as you mentioned interferanhce, It felt like I was literally slapped in the head. I am an amateur radio operator ( HAM ) and recently installed a new UHF/VHF radio on my vehicle. Thats when the problem started ( like the police vehicle ). I disconnected the power lead to my radio and the LTPM went off. I thought this was a fluke so, I re connected the power and BAM there it is the LTPM. I have since installed a few ferrite beads on the power lead and the problem solved. This tid bit of info will be passed along. Thank you for providing this knowledge. Saved me money and time....Oh by the way - 2007 ford edge awd
Second video that I watched and immediately after unplugging the phone chargers the light went off and never came back on during our 9 hour drive. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the tip. I would have never imagine that such cheap thing would be the culprit. Got rid of the charger and the TPS reset itself. You're a Genius!
Nailed it! Thanks man! My wife got a flat yesterday and put her spare on. Today the light came on (and flashed, then solid) after she had driven a ways, and she called me panicky. I told her it was probably just because she had the spare on, but I didn't really know the root cause. Thanks again!
2011 ford escape. . . I have a charger in it but it's not plugged in. Taking it to get the tires, new (installed Feb), rotated and pressurized before my long drive next week. This video is great, gave me peace of mind, lol. Thanks.
I had the same problem on my 2010 jaguar xf.. after resetting the fault code came back on next day and after watching this vedio I toke off the phone charger my friend gave me, after 15 minutes off driving the fault went away thank you very much you really save me alot of money)
I have just had 2 sensors replaced truck out of the shop 1 day and it happened again going to pull our cell phone charger out my wife just put one in the truck and it was a cheaper dual charging one and we've started having problems not to long after we got it thanks so much your videos really help.
I've gone nuts over this! Thank you so much! I pulled my 3.0 4 point phone adapter and the TPMS on the dash shut off right away. While I was looking at it. It's staying of. Thank you sooo much!
I wish I would of seen this video it would have saved me $250.00 at the Ford dealership and they still couldn't get the light off. wow thank you so much hopefully ppl see this video before they go out and spend money when it's something so simple.
The TPMS alarm (in my '09 F150) has been annoying me for years, alarm comes in, goes away seemingly random, pressures all good... And when I take it to the tire store => no alarm, nothing to find or fix. I watched this video and added the information to my brain, but I didn't take any intentional action. We just completed a "quick" round trip to and from our other house (1000 mile round trip)....NO TPMS alarms the entire time.. what is different? We used the same USB cell phone chargers we always have... We left the (Magellan) GPS in wife's car and didn't take it with us... Brian I think you helped me inadvertently eliminate this annoyance.. THANX fella!!!
Glad I you tubed before going to buy sensors. Just bought 2013 f250 , no lights on dash for 3 hour ride home. Got things out of other vehicle into new to me ride (including my cheap-o charger) and short distance down the road and tpms fault comes on. Found this video, unplugged, and light goes away. YAYYY!!! thanks guy 👍
Awesome man. As soon as you said interference from chargers I realized I put in a Bluetooth adapter right around the time I got the light. Pulled it out and it immediately went away!!! Thanks man.
@@dannymac7852 Did it go off? My light came on about 15 minutes after I plugged my crappy phone charger in but when I unplugged it the light is still on even after driving for half hour. 🤷
@@jimh.412 unfortunately, the light stayed on. Every time I started the truck I would go thru the message ... and about a week later suddenly it stopped! Its come on twice more, at random times, and stayed on for about a week , then goes away... weird.
Had used a cheap dvd charger in my Ford Flex and the sensor fault light came on during the drive-(checked tire pressure in all four tires and it was good)-tried this-unplugging cheap chargers and restarting and the light went off! Thank you for saving me $ and time for such a simple fix!!!
Have a 2010 Ford Focus SE.... And because of this video I figured out that my cheap phone charger was blocking the signal... So thank you for that information
Well damn. I'm sitting at the dealership waiting on the mechanic to come out. Took this $3 charger out and the sensor light turned off. Thanks alot. 2007 ford edge.
Insane!! About 2 days prior to getting the error, I received a work phone and connected it to my cars Bluetooth. I unpaired it and keep Bluetooth off while driving and so far so good. I’ll come back if it pops up again. Thanks!!!
Is there a difference between "Tire Pressure Sensor Fault" message and "Tire Pressure Monitor Fault" message? I'm asking because at the start of the video, a "monitor fault" is referenced, then later on, a "sensor fault" is talked about. I hear and read about people mixing up these to terms, just want to clarify.
Wow this guy is a genius. This is EXACTLY what was wrong with my car. Ford Fusion and a FIFO charger. Go figure. The light reset almost immediately while I was driving.
Thanks for the tip. I was getting a sensor fault on my 2009 F150. I own a security company and had put a tool box full of wireless sensors ( with batteries installed) in the back of my truck. After watching your video I thought that may be the problem. Sure enough. Took them out and haven't had a sensor fault since.
Ha ha, genius. Pulled the phone charger light went off 5-10 minutes later. Plugged it back in and there it came back on again 5-10 minutes. Problem fixed. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you again brother. You have gotten me out of more than one jam. Not even 5 minutes ago, my car (2100 ford escape) started shooting this same code. First place I went to is your channel. Guess what, it was exactly what you're said. I had just purchased a cheap phone charger for my car from 7eleven. I unplugged it, and the issue went away. It was intermittent as well. Tha k you again. Now I need to solve another issue: how to remove a stripped oil drainplug on the same vehicle.
Super helpful video! I've replaced my VSM and all 4 of my TPMS sensors on my 2011 Raptor. Dealer was stumped. What they didn't know is I had a cell phone charger hardwired inside my dash feeding a dash mounted phone cradle. All good now... thanks!!!
This is an amazing video!! He explained everything so well!! I literally just watched a different person that had the same title and he didnt explain at all why it happened or the cause of it. This guy did an amazing job at explaining it. Thank you so much.
I got the tire pressure warning a few days ago and check the tire pressure and it was fine. I was just on the way home charging my phone and it went on again I looked at this video and I have a cheap plugin while you were talking I unplugged it and within a minute the tire pressure went off thank you
Awesome! Thank you. I was about to be upset. I just bought this truck three weeks ago and the light came on today. I had just put in a 2 USB charger jack from Fry's today. Pulled it out, drove down the street and the light went off! Thank you!
In my 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid I get an erroneous Low tire Pressure warning every time I drive near a certain place (On the Westbound approach to the San Mateo Bridge in the SF Bay Area). I check my pressure but it's always fine. Thank you for this video, now people can stop thinking I'm insane for saying something is going on with this issue.
Great info - thanks so much for sharing! Just FYI - this same thing happened to me in my BMW 2010 - every day on my commute the tire sensor light would come on at the same location when I was passing a small local airport. Maybe RF interference.
Good video Brian I'm actually working on a 2010 Crown Victoria has the police package and has a flashing TPMS sensor light it went to two other text and we have replaced the DDM in the ddma and it still will not go into training mode
Thanks +FordTechMakuloco I'm on the road right now and kept encountering this issue. we pulled out all the cheapy chargers and low and behold...no more problems
+FordTechMakuloco my friend I installed 37 inch tires on. A raptor and used stock wheels , and after than the TPMS illuminates and stays like that for a while , what's the problem , and I went to the dealer did a quick checkup nothing wrong with the tires there are brand new , so he did a 360 check up on the wheels and it was gone after leaving the dealer about 5 mins it returned again what's the reason and what's the solution for this , I think beacuase it's about changing tires to larger diameter
+FordTechMakuloco at the dealer he used some Sensor and at every tire he did a check up and started the engine twice after that it's gone , then it returned after like 5 mins
Thank You for your advice. I have a situation on my 2005 Lincoln Aviator that is puzzling me. The passenger side window motor was replaced by the dealer and since then the auto up down feature stopped working. Manual up and down does works and I have tried several methods to correct this. Not much of an issue but as a hobbyist I have to fix this problem 🤣🤣 so I am reaching out to see if it is reparable maybe the unit is not compatible with this car.. Once again Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for this post. Had a 2011 Malibu with this very issue. Person took the aftermarket charging cable with them and TPMS issue would go away. Hopefully, manufacturers find the workaround for this problem because cheap electrical devices and cables are not going away.
MrOlderandwiser Brad, I know this video is 4 years plus old, but I just had a 2013 F250 super duty in my shop with a B124D-02 for a code. Right front Right Rear sensor would not train. I found a remote back up camera hooked up to the acc. outlet. Unplugged it and every sensor trained and all is well. Customer is ticked because he can't use his B/U camera anymore. I told him he could plug it in when he needs it to back up, but he needs to unplug it going forward. He said he is going to go after Ford.
I had no idea. I'd installed a mid-level front/rear dash cam pair in my truck and got a TPMS error three days later. Apparently the adapter was the issue. Removed and solved. Thank you!
Wow THANKS FOR THE ADVICE, we have a 2010 Escape, on the way back from a party 1 hour away, we were charging 2 cell phones from power ports and another cell phone was charging from a power bank. Unplugged and the devices and light went off within minutes. . Thanks a million!!!
Well, that'd explain why it happens so rarely in my '08 Taurus, I don't charge my phone very often in the car but it was coming on several times while I was driving on a long trip last summer (we charged our phones quite a bit... needed them for navigation, so they were pretty much plugged in constantly). Since then, it's only come on maybe 2-3 times... so this is sounding pretty likely. Thanks a ton for explaining, now I know I don't really need to worry about it
Thank you so much! I just put the charger in the car this morning and the fault came on. I thought I was going to have to take it in to the shop again. So glad I came across your video!
Mine started after installing new wheels and tires from custom offsets. Keep retraining them with the little push button remote thingy and every morning at a particular spot on my way to work that damn fault light and tpms fault on dash and blinking light.
Thanks this helped a lot. 2015 f150 had it happens two different days. After watching this I realized both days it was happening I had plugged in my garmin gps.
It only causes interference if it's plugged in, right?? If the charger is in the glove box for storage, that wouldn't cause interference. Also, can a turned on cell phone, tablet, or pc cause interference. In any case, I'll unplug the charger & see if that works. I drove from Fla to NJ and the tire pressure default kept coming on intermittently, blinking at first, then a solid icon, then would turn off after about ten mins. Great tip!!
Very helpful! We just got a bluetooth/FM transmitter and started seeing the fault at the same time, but I didn't even think to make the connection until I saw this video. Hopefully choosing a different FM frequency will clear the fault.
This is so true, the interference of cheap cord I’m listening to the video and while he’s playing, you got a cheap cordon unplug it the sensor went off. OMG. This is so true.
you just saved me $400, I got a new charger and got the fault warning. Mechanic thought sensor batteries were dead and wanted me to replace all if the sensors!
i'm a Chrysler tech and couple months ago we had a 2013 Ram 1500 in and the complaint was that the TPMS light was going on every time that you past 3000 RPM, at less than 3000 rpm or at idle the light was off.the alternator was the culprit bc it had a bad diode in it and had to much ripple causing a lot of interference try to explain that to the customer
Same issue with my dashcam charger lead on a UK Ford Focus ST, My issue was the end of the charger in the 12v charger port was loose and once tightened and I reset the TPMS level via the user dash interface its sorted. Seems the intermitted voltage to it due to being lose caused interference. Thanks for the video
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7 years after the upload and this video is still helpful unplugged my phone charger which I bought from at&t and it went away in less than a quarter mile thanks so much for this info
Ford must really hate this video 😂 . 8 years and you have saved so many people from spending hard earned dollars .BIG thank you , worked for my 2016 F150
I never comment on anything but I jumped out of bed to try this one before going to work and I was floored. Unbelievable. Thank you man!
Hey, turns out i was getting MASSIVE interference from my mother-in-laws body in the trunk. Removed the body and the rear half of the car is back online! Thanks guy!
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This guy is like "the best, of the best, of the best, with honors" in the Ford mechanic world.
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Excellent tech & he shares his knowledge for FREE! THANKS BRIAN!!
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I was on a road trip yesterday and about half way through started getting the tpms fault message on the dashboard of my 2012 Escape. Didn't even think about it till watching this video, but at the rest stop just before it started I had bought a cheap phone charger! After watching this video I went out, pitched the charger and drove around the block -- no error! Good stuff!!
I thought this was absurd when I first watched it... I couldn't have been more wrong, and my cheapy item was a cigarette lighter to double usb charging station. Had just put some new aftermarket wheels on my F150 and only knew that they had sensors in them but just figured they were the wrong ones after several failed attempts to train them. Was going to shell out almost $200 for new sensors and installation soon and just happened upon this video. Although it could be many things as Makuloco says, give this tip a try, it saved me so much just in time alone. Got in my truck and unplugged the usb charger as I joked to my wife what this bafoon on RUclips said could be the problem....waited for the flashing light and information panel to indicate sensor failure as I would see every day.... We were driving down the road laughing and the sensor failure never happened again. Guess I'm the bafoon this time :-) Thank you FordTechMakuloco.
I have been fighting this for 6 months before I found your video. After 20 minutes, I would get a message on the dash saying "TPMS Sensor Fault Error". Let it set for a few hours and again it takes 20 minutes for it to show up again. As best I can remember, this started about the time I installed a different dash cam that used a cigarette light plug for power, same as a cell phone charger. I removed the power source and voila, the problem went away. I can't thank you enough for this tip.
HOLY CRAP!! Thank you sooo much!! My sensor came on today, so I took it to Big O for some air, and was going to just wait til I could afford to take it back for repair. But then I decided to do a little research, and came across your video.
I immediately took out my charger, and VOILA! The sensor fault light went out! You saved me $$$$$, and for that I'm totally grateful!!.
Nice!!
the same thing happened to me.. i took my 2016 fusion to get an oil change and on the drive back, that light came on. did some research, found this video and it was my charger causing the problem. :)
@@FordTechMakuloco do i absolutley need tire pressure sensors? I bought new rims and tires for my 2011 sho. I was wondering if i can just run it without them. I dont mind if the light is on. Also with the light go off when i put my summer tires back on?
I just had my sensor fault come on for the first time. I immediately googled it, found this video and decided to unplug my charger.not even 5 mins later and my sensor is off! You're the man! Thank you for sharing!
9 years after you post your video it solved the issue on my 2012 Fusion. Thanks for all of your FoMoCo related content, you are on top of your game!
You are my hero! My wife added a FM stereo / Bluetooth module to her 2004 Expedition. That day we lost the keyless entry and the TPMS. Did not think of them as the same issue but within 10 seconds of you saying they broadcast a signal it hit me like a ton of bricks. I paused the video and fired up the rig and pulled the FM/BT module and presto all was right in the world. Thanks for getting this out there keep it up!
I just wanted to thank you for this video! My tire pressure sensor fault light came on and after listening to you talk about cheap chargers I realize that I had recently purchased one and it was about the time that my light came on. I remove the charger and within one minute the light went off and now I'm having no trouble. I want to thank you for saving me a lot of money and this video you made is excellent!
You are my absolute hero! Had the same situation with a crappy cell phone charger. This video saved me hundreds of dollars misspent on getting something replaced/repaired that was not broken. Thank you!!!
Dude, I came accross your video and it saved me a trip to the dealer. I have a 2024 Ford Transit and had recurring TPMS issues and then when I put on winter tires it got worse because the Van wouldn't recognize the rear tire so I couldn't reprogram. Unplugging my Garmin GPS from the cigarette lighter plug fixed the issue instantly. I can't believe more people don't know this! Our tire shop tried using Ford calibration tool and couldn't make it work. THANK YOU!
Absolutely crazy, I got this tire senore fault message on my 07 Explorer on the way to work, I saw this video and with every doubt that it would work i removed my phone charger and literally a day later the light goes away and never came back. This man is a genius
I have a 2010 f150. This fault came on, I had stopped at a gas station to get something to drink, and decided to look up this issue. In the 15 minutes it took to get to my house after unplugging my phone from the charger, the fault went away. You sir are a life saver.
Nailed it! Took the crappy charger out and sure enough the fault message disappeared! Thank you! We were stressing as we head out on a 3 State camping trip with our camper in tow.
Did it dissapear as soon as you took it out?
@@mathiaskanuck6759 I think we had to turn the vehicle off and then back on again, but from what I remember it was fairly quick!
I was running my 2008 Escape today on a 3-hour road trip with a Charger Doctor plugged into a 5v USB voltage regulator I had previously installed. The Charger Doctor is a cheap little device which monitors the regulator output and any current drawn by a device plugged into it. This was the first time I drove the car for any distance with the Charger Doctor attached to the regulator output AND the first time I got the tire pressure monitoring system error. I seriously doubt this is a coincidence. Your video most likely just saved me a lot of troubleshooting. THANKS!
Thank you! My wife & I were on vacation & stopped at two tire repair shops and both said all 4 tire pressures were good. The alert continued to go off & on our trip & we finally saw your video on our drive home! Once we removed dual phone charger from cigarette lighter, the alert immediately disappeared! Only wish we'd have seen your video sooner!! Thank you again!!
I took your advice and unplugged my daughters aux cable. A couple of start/stop cycles and it’s fixed. Probably reset itself, just like you said. I’ve watched a few of your videos and really appreciate you sharing your wisdom to us!!!
I am so glad this video has stayed here. This explains why the light only sometimes comes on, and only after I've been driving for 20+ minutes. THANK YOU!!!! I will be trying no charger today.
Seriously!!! Thank you so much for this!!!! I didn’t believe you and as soon as I unplugged the cigarette lighter charger (while I was driving) the alert on my dash disappeared! I cannot thank you enough for posting this! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
I just bought a 2010 Ford F150 Platinum and everything was great, I drove up to get my kids and about half way back I got them a cheap charger and 20 minutes later the TPSM came on. I thought I ran over a nail or something, I checked all the tires and they where fine, When we got back home and they took there IPADS out of the car the TPMS fault went away. Well long story short I came across this video and when we where driving back up the fault came on and I pulled the charger out and the fault went away. Thank you because I was about to take the truck in and have it checked and I am sure they would have replaced my sensors. You saved me a ton of $$$$.
I have an '07 Expedition. My tire pressure sensor fault light came on. I watched your video and after watching it, I saw my daughter had left her car charger plugged in. I unplugged it, and less than a minute later the light came off. THANK YOU!!!
Woooooooooooow soooooooo accurate. Did this while on a trip. Unplugged the car charger and 2 min after, boooooom . Tire pressure light turned back off. Thank you Sir
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I 'd like to thank you very much for your adorable tip. You've fixed the biggest problem we had so far with our Acura TSX. We've got all the lights on in the middle of the highway, and we were very scarred. We didn't know what to do, and there was a long way home. After we got home, but couldn't fix it any way. All specialists recommended us to change all the sensors, which was kind of expensive.
Everything became well after we removed the phone charger. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Most car dealerships and shops are rip offs they do anything to sell you on a job, replace all 4 tpms sensors are you kidding me?
Second time I seen a comment about a phone charger. I have a tire pressure monitor fault too. But my car is running lean.
Oh, my gosh! I am so glad I found this video through a search. My tire pressure fault sensor about drove me crazy on my trip to Massachusetts and then to Virginia. And, guess what? I was using my phone as my GPS, and using a plug in charger....likely a cheapie. I've taken my 2008 Ford Escape to two shops which couldn't get it to replicate the problem. Guess what....No charger would have been plugged in. Thank you a million times over for this fix.
You're the man. Been following for years and just found your channel again. Keep saving lives bud!
This guy is a genius! I'm driving along trying to figure out why this tire sensor error message came on and I took out the new 5.99 cent charger that I just bought and the sensor went off
Wow.... been having loads of trouble with 2010 f150....just watched your video jumped in my truck drove up the road and unplugged my phone charger and my tire sensor light went out within 20 secs. Thank you so much
A week before I had the snow tires put on, I noticed the message on the dash of my 2010 Mustang. I mentioned it when I took it to the dealer. The mechanic swapping the tires said there was no problem he could detect. This video explains why. Thanks for posting this video. Super job.
Agreeing with all of these comments. Having this intermittent problem right now with passenger front sensor - this is probably why and I am suspecting a USB cable.
This Channel is THE BEST, especially for us Ford owners. Every time I Google or RUclips search a question or a problem, FordTechMakuloco comes up, and always seems to perfectly explain the situation. I subscribed a while back and now find myself just binge-watching these videos to learn something new. Way better than PBS or Discovery Channel. :-) By the way, his shirt says "Brian" not "this guy", LOL.
Thank you! I have a 2006 Ford Escape with a tire pressure sensor error that wouldn't clear, and this solved it. I had a cheap power inverter in the back seat area plugged in, and as soon as I unplugged it, the warning light turned off--and my stress level lowered to the normal operating range.
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Dude you are good at what you do. Thank you so much for this content! The blinking! And tire pressure sensor fault notification popped up on my dashboard. I have asked other mechanics about it and they said I probably needed a new sensor etc etc. I click on this video and, after being subjected to know irritating music or stupid jokes or distracting bologna, you get straight to the point. I unplugged my phone charger and BAM! The light turns off, problem solved. Give a master class on how to make effective car maintenance videos. My only regret is that I can't subscribe more than once
This is nuts! My TPMS has recently been coming on and off, in a way that appeared totally random. Spent over an hour at Les Schwab the other day, and they said the tires are in great shape, they couldn't figure out what was going on. After watching this video I realize this started right after I got a new, cheap, charger for my phone. I'll bet you that's what's going on. I'll be sure to unplug it the next time I take a trip longer than 20 minutes and see if that solves it.
+Ellen Weigel I am sure it is or you have over 100k miles on it and the batteries are dying.
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You sir are the man! I've researched countless videos about this subject and have so far not been able to rectify my problem. As soon as you mentioned interferanhce, It felt like I was literally slapped in the head. I am an amateur radio operator ( HAM ) and recently installed a new UHF/VHF radio on my vehicle. Thats when the problem started ( like the police vehicle ). I disconnected the power lead to my radio and the LTPM went off. I thought this was a fluke so, I re connected the power and BAM there it is the LTPM. I have since installed a few ferrite beads on the power lead and the problem solved. This tid bit of info will be passed along. Thank you for providing this knowledge. Saved me money and time....Oh by the way - 2007 ford edge awd
Second video that I watched and immediately after unplugging the phone chargers the light went off and never came back on during our 9 hour drive. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the tip. I would have never imagine that such cheap thing would be the culprit. Got rid of the charger and the TPS reset itself. You're a Genius!
Nailed it! Thanks man! My wife got a flat yesterday and put her spare on. Today the light came on (and flashed, then solid) after she had driven a ways, and she called me panicky. I told her it was probably just because she had the spare on, but I didn't really know the root cause. Thanks again!
it worked!!!! Drove around for 3 hrs without using my phone charger and the sensor fault error didn't show up. Thank you.
Just got a cheep charger and it was the problem with my Ford Escape 2008 TPMS sensor failure. Thanks for the video it saved us time and money.
2011 ford escape. . . I have a charger in it but it's not plugged in. Taking it to get the tires, new (installed Feb), rotated and pressurized before my long drive next week.
This video is great, gave me peace of mind, lol. Thanks.
I had the same problem on my 2010 jaguar xf.. after resetting the fault code came back on next day and after watching this vedio I toke off the phone charger my friend gave me, after 15 minutes off driving the fault went away thank you very much you really save me alot of money)
I have just had 2 sensors replaced truck out of the shop 1 day and it happened again going to pull our cell phone charger out my wife just put one in the truck and it was a cheaper dual charging one and we've started having problems not to long after we got it thanks so much your videos really help.
I've gone nuts over this! Thank you so much! I pulled my 3.0 4 point phone adapter and the TPMS on the dash shut off right away. While I was looking at it. It's staying of. Thank you sooo much!
I wish I would of seen this video it would have saved me $250.00 at the Ford dealership and they still couldn't get the light off. wow thank you so much hopefully ppl see this video before they go out and spend money when it's something so simple.
If they couldn't fix it, why did u pay them $250.00?
That suckz...Sorry...
The TPMS alarm (in my '09 F150) has been annoying me for years, alarm comes in, goes away seemingly random, pressures all good... And when I take it to the tire store => no alarm, nothing to find or fix.
I watched this video and added the information to my brain, but I didn't take any intentional action.
We just completed a "quick" round trip to and from our other house (1000 mile round trip)....NO TPMS alarms the entire time.. what is different?
We used the same USB cell phone chargers we always have...
We left the (Magellan) GPS in wife's car and didn't take it with us...
Brian I think you helped me inadvertently eliminate this annoyance..
THANX fella!!!
This 100% worked for me and my ford fusion. Thank you so much for posting this and it being an easy fix!
This video saved me so much time and frustration! Who knew a cheap little phone charger could interfere with such an important vehicle system!
Glad I you tubed before going to buy sensors. Just bought 2013 f250 , no lights on dash for 3 hour ride home. Got things out of other vehicle into new to me ride (including my cheap-o charger) and short distance down the road and tpms fault comes on. Found this video, unplugged, and light goes away. YAYYY!!! thanks guy 👍
Awesome man. As soon as you said interference from chargers I realized I put in a Bluetooth adapter right around the time I got the light. Pulled it out and it immediately went away!!! Thanks man.
Yes mine came on not long after I put in my blue tooth dongle... I'm going to go yank it out and I have a feeling the faults will be gone !
@@dannymac7852 Did it go off? My light came on about 15 minutes after I plugged my crappy phone charger in but when I unplugged it the light is still on even after driving for half hour. 🤷
@@jimh.412 unfortunately, the light stayed on. Every time I started the truck I would go thru the message ... and about a week later suddenly it stopped!
Its come on twice more, at random times, and stayed on for about a week , then goes away... weird.
Had used a cheap dvd charger in my Ford Flex and the sensor fault light came on during the drive-(checked tire pressure in all four tires and it was good)-tried this-unplugging cheap chargers and restarting and the light went off! Thank you for saving me $ and time for such a simple fix!!!
Have a 2010 Ford Focus SE.... And because of this video I figured out that my cheap phone charger was blocking the signal... So thank you for that information
Well damn. I'm sitting at the dealership waiting on the mechanic to come out. Took this $3 charger out and the sensor light turned off. Thanks alot. 2007 ford edge.
Insane!! About 2 days prior to getting the error, I received a work phone and connected it to my cars Bluetooth. I unpaired it and keep Bluetooth off while driving and so far so good. I’ll come back if it pops up again. Thanks!!!
Is there a difference between "Tire Pressure Sensor Fault" message and "Tire Pressure Monitor Fault" message?
I'm asking because at the start of the video, a "monitor fault" is referenced, then later on, a "sensor fault" is talked about.
I hear and read about people mixing up these to terms, just want to clarify.
Wow this guy is a genius. This is EXACTLY what was wrong with my car. Ford Fusion and a FIFO charger. Go figure. The light reset almost immediately while I was driving.
Thanks for the tip. I was getting a sensor fault on my 2009 F150. I own a security company and had put a tool box full of wireless sensors ( with batteries installed) in the back of my truck. After watching your video I thought that may be the problem. Sure enough. Took them out and haven't had a sensor fault since.
Ha ha, genius. Pulled the phone charger light went off 5-10 minutes later. Plugged it back in and there it came back on again 5-10 minutes. Problem fixed. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you again brother. You have gotten me out of more than one jam.
Not even 5 minutes ago, my car (2100 ford escape) started shooting this same code. First place I went to is your channel.
Guess what, it was exactly what you're said. I had just purchased a cheap phone charger for my car from 7eleven.
I unplugged it, and the issue went away. It was intermittent as well.
Tha k you again. Now I need to solve another issue: how to remove a stripped oil drainplug on the same vehicle.
OMG. My son bought these stupid LED lights for the inside of his Eacape and sure enough - that’s what set the fault. Thank you!
It was our charger ! Went off as soon as we unplugged it! Thanks so much we were worried !
Super helpful video! I've replaced my VSM and all 4 of my TPMS sensors on my 2011 Raptor. Dealer was stumped. What they didn't know is I had a cell phone charger hardwired inside my dash feeding a dash mounted phone cradle. All good now... thanks!!!
This is an amazing video!! He explained everything so well!! I literally just watched a different person that had the same title and he didnt explain at all why it happened or the cause of it. This guy did an amazing job at explaining it. Thank you so much.
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I got the tire pressure warning a few days ago and check the tire pressure and it was fine. I was just on the way home charging my phone and it went on again I looked at this video and I have a cheap plugin while you were talking I unplugged it and within a minute the tire pressure went off thank you
It’s 2021 and you just solved my issue on my “new” 2009 F150 FX4... thank you!!
That was exactly what was causing the fault. A cheap charger. Great video!
Awesome! Thank you. I was about to be upset. I just bought this truck three weeks ago and the light came on today. I had just put in a 2 USB charger jack from Fry's today. Pulled it out, drove down the street and the light went off! Thank you!
Honest ford master tech sharing his experience 👍
Mark from AK - U are a very knowledgable young man. Knowledge is power!
Mark Holmes Thank you I try to keep up.
In my 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid I get an erroneous Low tire Pressure warning every time I drive near a certain place (On the Westbound approach to the San Mateo Bridge in the SF Bay Area). I check my pressure but it's always fine. Thank you for this video, now people can stop thinking I'm insane for saying something is going on with this issue.
Great info - thanks so much for sharing! Just FYI - this same thing happened to me in my BMW 2010 - every day on my commute the tire sensor light would come on at the same location when I was passing a small local airport. Maybe RF interference.
As a woman, I truly appreciate your videos. You just saved me a big hassle.
Good video Brian I'm actually working on a 2010 Crown Victoria has the police package and has a flashing TPMS sensor light it went to two other text and we have replaced the DDM in the ddma and it still will not go into training mode
Thanks for posting. Makes sense! My local dealer was not able to diagnose and frustration levels were rising!
Mak is the goto tech...Wish he lived in my town...Thank you Mak...
as a ford man from way back, really like the information in your videos! thanks.
thisoldguy64 Yeah allot has changed for sure.
Thanks +FordTechMakuloco I'm on the road right now and kept encountering this issue. we pulled out all the cheapy chargers and low and behold...no more problems
+Anthony Holmes Nice!
+FordTechMakuloco my friend I installed 37 inch tires on. A raptor and used stock wheels , and after than the TPMS illuminates and stays like that for a while , what's the problem , and I went to the dealer did a quick checkup nothing wrong with the tires there are brand new , so he did a 360 check up on the wheels and it was gone after leaving the dealer about 5 mins it returned again what's the reason and what's the solution for this , I think beacuase it's about changing tires to larger diameter
+FordTechMakuloco at the dealer he used some Sensor and at every tire he did a check up and started the engine twice after that it's gone , then it returned after like 5 mins
Thank You for your advice. I have a situation on my 2005 Lincoln Aviator that is puzzling me. The passenger side window motor was replaced by the dealer and since then the auto up down feature stopped working. Manual up and down does works and I have tried several methods to correct this. Not much of an issue but as a hobbyist I have to fix this problem 🤣🤣 so I am reaching out to see if it is reparable maybe the unit is not compatible with this car.. Once again Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for this post. Had a 2011 Malibu with this very issue. Person took the aftermarket charging cable with them and TPMS issue would go away. Hopefully, manufacturers find the workaround for this problem because cheap electrical devices and cables are not going away.
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Brad, I know this video is 4 years plus old, but I just had a 2013 F250 super duty in my shop with a B124D-02 for a code. Right front Right Rear sensor would not train. I found a remote back up camera hooked up to the acc. outlet. Unplugged it and every sensor trained and all is well. Customer is ticked because he can't use his B/U camera anymore. I told him he could plug it in when he needs it to back up, but he needs to unplug it going forward. He said he is going to go after Ford.
Good luck going after Ford! They usually deny any responsibity for these type of problems! Poor engineering and design are the true culprits!
I had no idea. I'd installed a mid-level front/rear dash cam pair in my truck and got a TPMS error three days later. Apparently the adapter was the issue. Removed and solved. Thank you!
Thank you! Somebody left an umbrella in my back seat and it actually caused the low tire pressure fault. Didn't figure it out until I watched this.
Wow THANKS FOR THE ADVICE, we have a 2010 Escape, on the way back from a party 1 hour away, we were charging 2 cell phones from power ports and another cell phone was charging from a power bank.
Unplugged and the devices and light went off within minutes. .
Thanks a million!!!
+David Cieszynski Nice!
Well, that'd explain why it happens so rarely in my '08 Taurus, I don't charge my phone very often in the car but it was coming on several times while I was driving on a long trip last summer (we charged our phones quite a bit... needed them for navigation, so they were pretty much plugged in constantly). Since then, it's only come on maybe 2-3 times... so this is sounding pretty likely. Thanks a ton for explaining, now I know I don't really need to worry about it
Thank you so much! I just put the charger in the car this morning and the fault came on. I thought I was going to have to take it in to the shop again. So glad I came across your video!
wow Brian, it worked..... 10 secs after unplugging the phone charger - the TPM light went off. TY!!!
Your suggestion on what charger to purchase no longer works. What type of charger is it please? What’s the correct link on Amazon?
Mine started after installing new wheels and tires from custom offsets. Keep retraining them with the little push button remote thingy and every morning at a particular spot on my way to work that damn fault light and tpms fault on dash and blinking light.
Thanks this helped a lot. 2015 f150 had it happens two different days. After watching this I realized both days it was happening I had plugged in my garmin gps.
It only causes interference if it's plugged in, right?? If the charger is in the glove box for storage, that wouldn't cause interference. Also, can a turned on cell phone, tablet, or pc cause interference. In any case, I'll unplug the charger & see if that works. I drove from Fla to NJ and the tire pressure default kept coming on intermittently, blinking at first, then a solid icon, then would turn off after about ten mins. Great tip!!
Wow! This was extremely helpful, never thought my charger wold do that!
Very helpful! We just got a bluetooth/FM transmitter and started seeing the fault at the same time, but I didn't even think to make the connection until I saw this video. Hopefully choosing a different FM frequency will clear the fault.
This is so true, the interference of cheap cord I’m listening to the video and while he’s playing, you got a cheap cordon unplug it the sensor went off. OMG. This is so true.
Fixed my problem thank you. Pulled over and threw cheap ass charger in the bin
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you just saved me $400, I got a new charger and got the fault warning. Mechanic thought sensor batteries were dead and wanted me to replace all if the sensors!
i'm a Chrysler tech and couple months ago we had a 2013 Ram 1500 in and the complaint was that the TPMS light was going on every time that you past 3000 RPM, at less than 3000 rpm or at idle the light was off.the alternator was the culprit bc it had a bad diode in it and had to much ripple causing a lot of interference try to explain that to the customer
Dude, you are the best !!!! you just saved me a bunch of time & bucks. Well worth Subscribing.
Same issue with my dashcam charger lead on a UK Ford Focus ST, My issue was the end of the charger in the 12v charger port was loose and once tightened and I reset the TPMS level via the user dash interface its sorted. Seems the intermitted voltage to it due to being lose caused interference. Thanks for the video