Tyre Pressure Monitor False Alarm? - Page 2

Geoff22642 · Jun 22nd, 2019, 21:36

My warnings come on most weeks but all false alarms. All 4 lights came on while going very slowly over a speed bump.I do not want this system on my next car. I carry gloves in the car just for this.:

SwissXC90 · Jun 23rd, 2019, 07:22

On my old XC90 I have had a tyre pick up a screw and it had a slow leak. And another tyre lost air for no reason. I wish I had TPMS but I do not.

TPMS does work and is very useful.

neil1949 · Nov 3rd, 2019, 16:11

Had this happen yesterday, mid way through a 200mile trip all 4 showing lost pressure. We pulled into a service station and checked, but all 4 were fine, so recalibrated and set off with no trouble. The only factor that I could think of that made me wonder, was that this happened just after it started to rain. Now please be gentle with me as this is a new motor and haven't experienced any of these fancy computer programmed things before, but, could it have been possible that the rain cooled the tyres down, reducing the pressure and activating the system? Now I am going to dive for cover before the salvo starts, lol

Dash300 · Nov 3rd, 2019, 19:33

I had the short lived 'in tyre' TPMS and it was such pain with almost daily alerts. Particularly in the summer months. Tyres in the sun would trigger the system, a complete nuisance. If they could predict an imminent blowout (which none can) I would have lived with it but in the end got it disabled.
The rotational ABS system however is much better which presumably is why Volvo ditched the in tyre sensor system.

nkclair · Nov 4th, 2019, 13:31

Hi, I've had this too twice, took to Volvo which car is still under warranty. there couldn't see why, there did some checks on the computer and said there are waiting on Volvo for an update cause there not sure. I'll be back once there come to back to me.

Jun 23rd, 2019, 07:22	#12
SwissXC90 Premier Member Last Online: Mar 20th, 2024 18:26 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Cross Country	On my old XC90 I have had a tyre pick up a screw and it had a slow leak. And another tyre lost air for no reason. I wish I had TPMS but I do not. TPMS does work and is very useful. __________________ XC90 R-Design MY2009, Black Sapphire Metallic. HP-Sound, RSE, Nav, Tel, ParkingCam, BLIS, ParkingHeater, RestHeat, Removable Towbar, Summer: CRATUS 20x8 on Pirelli Scorpion Zeros 255/45, Winter: NEPTUNE 17x7 on Continental WinterContact 4x4 235/65.

Jun 22nd, 2019, 21:36	#11
Geoff22642 New Member Last Online: Jun 22nd, 2019 21:38 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Edinburgh	My warnings come on most weeks but all false alarms. All 4 lights came on while going very slowly over a speed bump.I do not want this system on my next car. I carry gloves in the car just for this.:

Nov 3rd, 2019, 16:11	#13
neil1949 New Member Last Online: Apr 26th, 2021 10:17 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: stoke on trent	Had this happen yesterday, mid way through a 200mile trip all 4 showing lost pressure. We pulled into a service station and checked, but all 4 were fine, so recalibrated and set off with no trouble. The only factor that I could think of that made me wonder, was that this happened just after it started to rain. Now please be gentle with me as this is a new motor and haven't experienced any of these fancy computer programmed things before, but, could it have been possible that the rain cooled the tyres down, reducing the pressure and activating the system? Now I am going to dive for cover before the salvo starts, lol

Nov 3rd, 2019, 19:33	#14
Dash300 High Grand Master Member Last Online: Oct 27th, 2021 23:16 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: British South Somerset	I had the short lived 'in tyre' TPMS and it was such pain with almost daily alerts. Particularly in the summer months. Tyres in the sun would trigger the system, a complete nuisance. If they could predict an imminent blowout (which none can) I would have lived with it but in the end got it disabled. The rotational ABS system however is much better which presumably is why Volvo ditched the in tyre sensor system.

Nov 4th, 2019, 13:31	#15
nkclair Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 15:27 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: wolverhampton	Hi, I've had this too twice, took to Volvo which car is still under warranty. there couldn't see why, there did some checks on the computer and said there are waiting on Volvo for an update cause there not sure. I'll be back once there come to back to me.

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