2005 Ford Explorer tire pressure sensor fault.

[rotech]

My 05 Explorer says " tyre pressure sensor fault, how do i troubleshoot which sensor on the tyres is bad? Thanks all.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

welcome

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! You should get an indicator as to which sensor is bad. Did you check the pressure on all of the tires? The internal battery could be low or the sensor might have a crack. Type in TPMS in the search bar, and you will see a few threads on this. ExplorerDMB has 2 threads.

 

[bacov]

I've had a bad sensor for about a year. A tech at a local tire store identified the wheel after I stopped in to ask what was happening. I've learned to live with it and deleting the message by simply hitting the reset button every time I start the vehicle. One of these days I'll get it replaced.....maybe.

 

[CmdrPopNFresh]

fault means there is something wrong with one of the sensors. depending on if you have the band type or the valve stem type the price could be 60-100 bucks. to figure out which sensor is bad you would need the activation tool.....best bet.....go to les schwab they have the right tool and could probly get it done for cheaper than a dealership......or...just live with it.....its a pain in the a## system anyway.

 

[degrand2k]

I had 4 tires replaced on 2004 mercury mountaineer. When I left, I had tire pressure sensor fault. Went back, they told me I now had a broken sensor. They replaced sensor, and still had fault. They told me to drive around for couple of days to see if went away. It did not... Found out the tires sensors need to be re trained. I am not a mechanic, and was able to do. To do - turn ignition on and off 3 times, when on the 3rd time, press brake pedal, then ignition on and off three times, leaving on 3rd time. Horn beeps, and follow instructions on panel. You need a magnet, and start with driver front tire. Place magnet around stem, wait a few, horn beeps, and panel will tell you to go to next one, passenger front, do same thing with magnet, horn beeps, panel tells you to go to rear pasenger tire and finsh with driver rear tire. This worked for me, so good luck to anyone having problem.

 

[ajaake]

In the words of cousin Eddie "are you serious Clark?"

 

[BigRondo]

In the words of cousin Eddie "are you serious Clark?"

When does the Great American Family Truckster leave for Wally World?

 

[lynchy wa]

F***** hell! I'm getting new tyres next week, I'll have to tell the bloke to be extra bloody careful! What a rigmarol... I'm not down to the canvas yet I might be able to get a few more miles out of them.

 

[martin_95037]

What is the part number for the Tire Pressure Sensor? does ford not sell these this part anymore?

http://www.fordparts.com/Commerce/C...essure Monitoring System (TPMS) Sensor#Search

 

[TechGuru]

What is the part number for the Tire Pressure Sensor? does ford not sell these this part anymore?

http://www.fordparts.com/Commerce/CatalogResults.aspx?v=1fmdu74w85ua20943&initSearch=1&keyword=Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Sensor#Search

MOTORCRAFT | TPMS32 | 4L2Z1A150BB | $41.79 | http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=5023539

Little cheaper on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/122393519819

 

[WaterBrat]

The typical lifespan on the sensor batteries is 10 years. To identify which wheel is bad, you simply need to follow the procedure for programming the new sensors. It takes a large magnet (I used one from an old speaker). As you program each wheel the horn will beep. When the horn doesn't beep within about 20 seconds, that is the bad one. I have had that message for over a year. In Texas you can get a safety inspection even with the message on a 2005 because the TPMS was not a requirement for that model year.

 

[Tech By Trade]

I just replaced one on my 07. They can be had for 20 bucks on ebay. The Chinese knock offs are identical to the OEM. My guess is they ripped the molds off. We will see about the guts. To find out which one is bad buy a programmer and try programming them. When you get to the bad one it will either take a lot of effort to program, or not program at all, which was the case with mine. I got lucky, when i was having the local shop pull the tire off the rim, the idiot using the machine took it off opposite stem first and ripped the old dead sensor out. Luckily the tab was still okay so I took it home and swapped the sensor myself and installed the tire.