TPMS Inoperable after New Tires at Discount Tire

Unnecessary repairs are like stealing in my opinion.

 

Good to know, the TPMS batteries have lasted that long, too.

 

The Tacoma and Prius are my first two cars with TPMS and this is my first tire change with TPMS, so I figured that was just a standard charge when I purchased online. Calling DT now to see how they're going to make this right. Thanks.

 

No, just the comment about "no DTC" indicates a disparity between the RF scan and the OBDII scan. Many comments here about generic scanners finding no DTC when they are indeed present.

 

I stand corrected.

TPMS rebuild kits have a few more parts beyond the valve core. Amazon link shows some Prius compatible kits and the parts.

Fortunately no issues w/ TPMS despite 3 sets of tires over 7 years, 132K miles.

EDIT: "The whole idea behind replacing the sensor parts is the rubber grommet can deteriorate and dry rot just as easy as the rubber on your tires. Also new parts ensure a clean barrier where your sensor is attached to your rim through the opening to the environment. We recommend it not because we really make money off them, most replacement packs are usually about 2 bucks a tire depending on the vehicle (<$8 most expensive), but to ensure that you get a leak free, "fresh start" to your new tires."
Post #6 from Toyota Tacoma World.

 

if Toyota is like most car companies, the tpms sensors are siemens or one of a few other manufacurers, not actually made by Toyota, so no need to buy from Toyota. any decent tpms scanner should be able to read the battery life of the sensors. if none of the sensors will communicate with the tool, I'd want to have the numbers read directly off of each sensor, and of course when doing that, see if they've damaged the sensors. if their tire jockey wasn't properly trained, it isn't hard to bust the sensors off the valve stems, and a dishonest guy would just put the new tires on and not tell anyone.

btw, thank our stupid politicians for arbitrarily deciding an "active" tpm system was needed instead of just using the wheel speed sensors to tell if a tire is going flat. the kiss rule always applies to cars.

 

Did our stupid politicians actually require direct systems?

Or is it the case that the simple indirect systems, i.e. wheel speed sensors, have been unable to meet the performance requirements? From some discussion I see, the more advanced indirect systems are not at all simple.