Q: Bought new tire and value stem week later svc tire monitor light came on
Svc tire monitor came on after bought new tire week later
My car has an automatic transmission.
The TPMS will need to be checked to see if the new sensor is not working or there is another sensor failure. you may have a low tire or failed sensor. Once the system is checked again the if the new sensor is bad it should be replace free of charge.
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