[larryr]

I was reading this as the OP needing the receivers - not the wheel-mounted sensor/transmitters... - Chip

well ebay has those too at $50

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hond...99892798?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f0102af3e

I have trouble seeing how a radio receiver can go bad. ( that is what it is ). It should be waterproof.

I wonder if the electrical connection just needs reseating to fix the problem. I can see how it could come "loose" over time.

 

[Big E]

I had the same problem recently...incidentally after I had a service done at the Honda Dealership? The TPMS light would come on sometimes after driving, sometimes right away.

Funny thing is they rotated the tires during this service but would not accept any blame, stating they did nothing. I argued that it was fine before the service, you touched my tires, now it's not fine...figure it out?! After a heated discussion with the Service Manager they finally agreed to replace it and cover the labour if I paid for the part. They charged me for the part which was about $40 Cdn. The install would have cost me about $150 Cdn....rediculous!

 

[laserguy]

I've had this truck for 2 years, I have seen the light 2 times, the funny thing is that it seems to trigger it on the same spot or hwy I drive, first time I stopped turned the car off and on and it was gone. The second time I noticed it I just ignored it and it went away. Maybe it has something to do with the altitude and humidity since this trip I took there is a good climb, I go once every 2 or 3 months, saw last week and the first time was about a year ago.

 

[larryr]

I've had this truck for 2 years, I have seen the light 2 times, the funny thing is that it seems to trigger it on the same spot or hwy I drive, first time I stopped turned the car off and on and it was gone. The second time I noticed it I just ignored it and it went away. Maybe it has something to do with the altitude and humidity since this trip I took there is a good climb, I go once every 2 or 3 months, saw last week and the first time was about a year ago.

How it can happen:

1. If it is at the same spot, someone is broadcasting on the TPMS radio frequency and the receiver on the Ridgeline is getting a garbage signal by just dumb luck has the sync signal long enough to start the learn procedure, triggering the TPMS light.

2. Your TPMS batteries are getting weaker and another car/truck you are passing has new TPMS unit with new batteries and their signal triggers the learn mode on the Ridgeline, it fails as it starts on the front tire sensor and ends on the rear tire sensor. The failure to learn turns on the TPMS light, it resets and relearns at 10mph after you turn off the truck and restart it again.

 

[MrAC1980]

Hey guys just as a follow up to this issue, was the issue in the sensors on the truck itself or in the wheels? I have this same issue intermittently, but no tire light on. Thanks!

 

[MrAC1980]

BUMP: Anyone have any ideas why the tpms light would come on without any tire pressure indicator light on?

 

[silveridge]

Hey guys just as a follow up to this issue, was the issue in the sensors on the truck itself or in the wheels? I have this same issue intermittently, but no tire light on. Thanks!

My guess is that the wheel-mounted sensor/transmitters on Olympus’ truck are what tested bad, and not the onboard initiator units.

Remember that two TPM system items on Olympus’ truck tested bed (see post #20 above). It’s doubtful that two of the hard-wired onboard initiators failed at the same time, since I’m sure that component has a relatively high design life and the likelihood of even one failing is fairly remote.

On the other hand, the wheel sensor/transmitters can be considered to be ‘consumables’ since they have a finite battery life (4-5 years per larryr’s post #9 above). So, it’s more likely that the two bad items on Olympus’ ’06 truck were wheel sensors whose batteries were weak/dying due to normal aging.

(Not suggesting that this is the problem with your truck—there are many other conditions listed in the service manual that could cause the ‘TPMS’ light to illuminate. Only way to troubleshoot your specific problem is to check DTC codes with a code reader, or take your truck to the dealership.)

 

[davidsavournin]

I've been following these TPMS discussions with interest. My 06 Ridgeline has the 'TPMS Bug' too, except it only occurs in the wet!

I have logged the problem for the last 13,000 kms and know that 90% of the time, the TPMS light only comes on in wet conditions. It's totally weird! WE just got back from a 2,300 kms round trip to New Hampshire, driving through rain, snow and mud, but true to form, the TPMS light only came on when the roads were wet.

Anyone else experienced this? Anyone have any ideas about what the cause might be?

I really don't want to end up with a huge bill for fixing this problem, so I'm hoping that it will be something simple!

 

[BryceJay]

I've been hit by the TPMS light coming on intermittently. I had two new rear tires put on and drove 800 miles and now the light comes on after it seems the tires warm up. The light is off when the car starts up and sometimes never comes on at all. I can't really make sense of it.

I went back to the tire place and they checked the tire pressure and said they were over inflated. I tried explaining it is the TPMS system light not the light for low pressure, but they just didn't understand and of course the light was off which didn't help. I gave up and left. As soon as I got on the freeway the light came back on. I'm not willing to go to the expensive dealer to overpay something that is more of a nuisance. After reading numerous threads about it, it seems most just deal with it and I'm not finding too many solutions out there.

 

[bornon911]

Had this issue on my 2006 Ridgeline (93K miles) for over a year, and finally got it fixed today.

The culprit: the tire pressure in the SPARE tire (in the trunk) dropped to 10psi.

Topped it back up. Issue resolved.

 

[BryceJay]

I had mine looked at and the rear tires were not sending a signal. I had them replaced for $45 each at discount tire and they brought the old ones out to me and they had water in them which fried the circuits. It took them minutes to use a device to test the signal and they were quick at replacing them. I've had the light on long enough to drive me crazy and now I am hit with the gas cap tightening message now! Ugh, one thing after another!

 

[speedlever]

Had this issue on my 2006 Ridgeline (93K miles) for over a year, and finally got it fixed today.

The culprit: the tire pressure in the SPARE tire (in the trunk) dropped to 10psi.

Topped it back up. Issue resolved.

You must have a full size spare with TPMS installed. The space saver spare does not have a sensor.

 

[feetdry]

So I'd like to know for sure that for those of us carrying a full size spare in the trunk that is equiped with a TPMS if the pressure in that spare drops we can expect to see the TPMS light on the dash after start up? Of course with that light, it could mean other things but with those of us carrying around a 5th tire with a TPMS, it could just mean low pressure in that tire.

Shucks, I guess it means that I don't have to open the trunk and check the pressure of the spare from time to time.

 

[Alaskanyukon]

Just yesterday I installed 4 new Dorman sensors, the TPMS light came on after driving 5-6 mi on the highway. After restart engine goes off and on again, will check tomorrow with Snap-On scanner what is going on, I'm thinking bad new sensor and relearning procedure fail.

 

[Alaskanyukon]

Checked today:
ID learning - complete
Syst recognize 4 sensors
All 4 sensor: battery life normal
Three sensors reading tire temp above 90 F
One LF reading 68 F
All 4 sensors reading correct tire pressure about 34-35 PSI
Three sensors: status normal
LF: status alert
Three sensors: frequency cycles more than 115
LF: 0
etc, etc, etc........

Checked for codes: "LF tire low pressure" ? (35 PSI is not low)
Clear code, road tested, before TPMS light goes on pop same code again.
LF tire new Dorman sensor is bad!:act047:

 

[WartRidge]

I finally got around into bringing in my car to the dealer to check the TPMS (along with the dome map lights, and the check gas cap light). I brought it to the dealer because I bought an third party warranty with a $50 deductible. I won't bore you with the horrible details of the rest because this thread covers the TPMS problem.

Dropped it off Tuesday morning, got it just last night (you can count that as 3 days) from the dealer. They test drove my 1/4 tank of gas to zero. Drove off the lot and 4 miles later, I had to call AAA to bail me out. I hate the dealer more now.

They replaced 3 of the TPMS sensors after I was on the phone with them for 2 of the 3 days arguing that the sensor comes on and there is definitely something wrong in which they were confident everything was fine according to their tests but they cannot figure out why the light comes on. Very incompetent. But just to get me off the phone and stop bothering them, they replaced three of the four that they think went bad.

This morning after a few miles (about 7) the TPMS light came back on. So maybe it was that last one that they didn't swap out? My Ridge is a 2006 RTL with ~77K miles on it.

Called the dealer this morning to let them know and they said to bring it back but fill up the tank for them to drive another 25+ miles and enjoy my car until the TPMS light comes back on. I don't see the point into driving and seeing the light coming on as a test, I just told them it came on. Not sure what it would do for them to see it personally.

So yes, it is at the range of the life term of the TPMS sensors. But interesting to see ont his thread that it could be the spare, in which I do have a full size.

Tonight I will check the pressure in my spare and we'll see what happens.

Stay tuned...

 

[Ky_kilowatt]

I just purchased new tires at SAMs Club. I now have the same problem of "TPMS" comes on. They checked the sensors, said two were no longer sending a signal. Funny that two decide to stop working at the same time when they are working on them. $36 each, plus $5 each to install them. I tried pulling the 7.5 A fuse, didn't work. Light stayed on all the time with that unfix.

 

[DK-NY]

Old post I realize but I thought an answer might be useful to others. This indicate a bad TPMS sensor inside one wheel. Most good tire shops have a scanner that can check each wheel and identify which one is bad, then it is just a matter of breaking down the wheel and replacing the sensor. About $50 each OEM last I checked. You might want to buy one new sensor first as even though tire shops carry TPMS sensors I found mine did not have any compatible with the Ridge.

A shade tree solution if you have a compressor or don't mind a couple trips to the gas station is to let one tire air out at a time, maybe down to 20lbs. Drive around a little and see if that individual tire shows up on the vehicle icon with four tires. They say as little as 4 lbs difference can trigger a sensor. Do not expect it to show up instantly, go around the block. By trial and error you can find the defective sensor, even remove that wheel and take it to a shop for replacement installation.

Hope that helps.

d.k.
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