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 ...

Your car's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can fail, but you can still drive. Learn why sensors break and what to do when they stop working.

Tire shops have turned a once simple errand into a surprisingly technical decision point: when you buy a fresh set of rubber, should you also spring for new tire pressure sensors hiding inside each ...

If you’re driving a beloved older vehicle, like a reliable sedan from the early 2000s, or a classic weekend cruiser, you’re ...

TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensors monitor the air pressure in a vehicle's tires and alert the driver when the pressure drops below a certain level. They are designed to increase road ...

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 ...

As people like to say, your car has only four contact points with the ground, or three if you drive something like a Reliant Robin, one of the lightest cars ever made. The wheels and tires are the ...

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 ...

SmarTire Systems Inc.(Richmond, BC Canada) has been granted a U.S. patent protecting its multimount technology for the installation of sensors in tire pressure monitoring systems. The multimount ...

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 ...

Do tire pressure sensors use individual batteries (that may last only 10 years) rather than the car’s electrical system? Could such a battery replacement cost about $85 for each wheel? What about ...

Switching tires or running lower-than-normal tire pressures off-road that keep setting off the TPMS warning light? Here’s a tip: Put the sensors in a pressurized container. We don’t recommend running ...