On my 2008 panel...I have a random tire pressure sensor that seems to shut off.. i thought it was probably just a connector, but i'm thinking it could be a bad transmitter in the valve stem unit. If i cycle through the DIC, i see no reading for the right rear tire. The tire is up on pressure so i know that's not it.

It hasn't annoyed me enough to take it to the dealer yet, but probably will this spring.

Just a heads up...no biggie.

 

Try reprogramming the sensors. There are instructions on page 5-65 in the owners manual. Your dealer can reset them also.

Not sure why it would do that though, mine have been working great.

 

Man, I'd love to have an '08 just so I could run run-flat rated tires and ditch the spare...

 

Crafty, why can't one toss some run flats on any rim? I didn't think that a tire pressure monitoring system was essential for run flats. I guess it would tell you when your tire does lose pressure but I wouldn't have thought that a system was essential.

 

Well, I'd want to have the TPM just so I'd know if the tires went flat while I was going down the road, I guess. I suppose there'd be no reason not to install them if you kept an eye on them.

Wishful thinking, anyway...

 

Hell yeah, that's just the beginning those ****in electronics devices start up to break already........

 

Crafty, before buying run flat tires consider that the tire cost is high, it takes special machines to mount them, which may not be available when you need them, a flat tire must be trashed which means possibly replacing two expensive tires, which tire stores do not stock because they are expensive and rare. Say you decide to go skiing over the weekend and you drive up into the mountains to the resort having a flat on the way. No dealer has the machine to mount the tires in the boondocks, which does not matter since he does not have the two tires you need (safety requires replacing both tires on an axle if they have significant wear). And he will not mount an odd tire to get you by because it is a safety hazzard. So they load your car on a flat bed (two bucks a mile and no insurance coverage) and haul it back to the city where the dealer will be available on Monday to fix your car, when the tires come in from the distributor. No thanks.

 

OR YOU SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE ROAD HAZARD WHEN YOU PURCHASED YOUR HHR THEN YOU COULD GET THE CORRECT TIRE AND ALL MATCH (PROBABLY PAY A DEDUCTIBLE THOUGH, BUT BETTER THAN HAVING TO FORK OUT 200 PLUS FOR A TIRE AND MORE FOR A RIM... IF IT EVER GOT BENT) A NEW TIRE FOR MY SONATA (I WORK FOR HYUNDAI THERE FOR GET THE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT... STILL $210.00 WITH THE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT .. IF I DIDN'T HAVE THAT $250.00 PLUS MOUNT AND BALANCE NOT TO MENTION HOW KNOWS HOW LONG IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR THE CAR TO GET FIXED.

 

On the Corvettes that came with run flats most of us took them off because of the bad handling, poor ride, and noise. The sensors are nice. I had a tire start going down and I was able to get to a tire shop before it was flat. Ditch the spare if you want and get AAA. Or leave the spare at home and have somebody bring it to you if you have a flat.
I notice there are some aftermarket sensors available that look pretty good.

 

same problem right rear on my 08, and same with my friends 08, we do have after market wheels, but don't think thats the problem, i have noticed it's always the right rear, that people are having problems with.