Modern cars can do a lot of impressive stuff. The onboard diagnostic (OBD) system can tell us when there's a vehicle malfunction by activating the check engine light, while advanced car safety ...

The Costco advantage doesn't just extend to your favorite grocery items and low-priced Interstate batteries. The warehouse retail chain also offers wholesale prices for tires, and they're a fantastic ...

Tire pressure monitoring sensors (TPMS) work by constantly measuring the air pressure within all four of your tires, then relaying that data to your car's computer. If the system is unable to measure ...

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

When this warning lamp illuminates on your instrument panel, at least one of your tires is 25 percent below its correct pressure. This TPMS sensor uses a lithium battery with a five- to 10-year life ...

Senior Editor Mike Allen answers readers' car questions. Q: Always enjoy your column. Was just reading the September issue and noticed the article on "Caught Flat-Not". My wife cannot do the spare ...

Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are relatively new additions to your car’s suite of sensors. At least if you’re old enough to remember when keeping an eye on tire pressures was boasted about ...

On the vast majority of modern cars the tyres pressure monitoring is done via a sensor in the valve stem of the tyre. The valve is always replaced when the tyre is, but the pressure sensors shouldn't ...

Modern vehicles are more capable than ever. They can alert us to engine or mechanical malfunctions, thanks to the onboard diagnostic (OBD) system, and numerous advanced safety systems, like blind spot ...

An estimated 300 million tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensors are in service right now, and tire dealers who are not servicing TPMS are letting revenue opportunities drive out of their shops ...

I just purchased a 2011 Honda Odyssey with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Just had the winter tires installed on steel rims with new valves (TPMS). According to one Honda service department, the ...