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 ...

Your car's tires are a vital element of your car's overall safety, and absolutely must be in ideal working order to ensure a safe driving experience. However, while it's easy enough to clock a ...

If you look at transportation over the last 40 years, there have been a lot of changes—and truck tires are no exception. In the early 1980s, tube-type tires on multipiece rims were still quite common ...

Likewise, Jensen Tire & Auto in Omaha, Neb., has had issues with corroded valves when changing tires. “Typically when you try to remove the valve stem from a TPMS system, especially if it's three ...

If you drive a relatively modern vehicle, chances are that it has an integrated tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). These systems work with the car's central computer and are designed to monitor ...

As increasing numbers of vehicles equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) pull into tire dealers' service bays, many shops are grappling with the decision of whether, and how much, to ...

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 ...