TPMS or Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems are now standard equipment on today's passenger vehicles. TPMS sensors gather data in real time and often are attached to the back of the valve stem or banded ...

Q: I had a set of snow tires mounted on their own rims that I used with my previous BMW 5 series. I now have a newer model of the same car which is equipped with tire pressure monitors. The local tire ...

AKRON—While tire technicians have been dealing with broken sensors and corroded valve stems since tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) became a federally mandated feature on all U.S. passenger ...

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 ...

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 ...