I have an '06 Magnum with a little over 100k miles.
1. The "Check TPM System" just started popping up in the warning window. It was registering 28 - 30 psi in the tires. I put in air to 35 psi and started the car. Same check system notice came up and showed 34 psi in all of the tires. Is this something a tire shop or mechanic can take care of or do I need to take it to a dealer?
2. Several years ago I bought aftermarket headlights as the factory lights had glazed over to the point it didn't do any good to polish them. But the adjustment screws don't work. At night it is like I am looking for squirrels in the trees on side of the road. Any suggestions on good aftermarket headlights that I can buy and install that will work properly?
Thanks for you help.
Re: '06 Magnum Questions - TPM & Headlights
[Re: calif67rt]
#3064554 08/02/2206:41 AM08/02/2206:41 AM
Some aftermarket headlamp assys have crappy adjustment mechanisms. You have to check them right away and return/exchange if they don't work. The cheaper the part, the more likely the problem. About every 2 years or so I polish the plastic lenses on the ol' Breeze: rubbing compound and a small wool cutting pad work fine. If the lenses are really bad, wet-sanding with 1000-1500 and then polishing has worked on several different cars. But if the plating on the reflectors has deteriorated, they're junk.
The TPMS has sensors at each wheel and the sensors have a battery in them. The batteries die over time and the sensor(s) need replacing. Any tire shop can do this.
Autozone use to have a loaner diagnostic tool that would communicate with the TPMS. They changed out a bunch of the loaner tools a year or two ago so I'm not sure if it's still available.
The TPMS has sensors at each wheel and the sensors have a battery in them. The batteries die over time and the sensor(s) need replacing. Any tire shop can do this.
This. I waited until I needed new tires though because as part of the valve stem, the tire has to come of the rim and therefore needs rebalancing. DO NOT let any tire shop tell you they need to program the new TPMS to your car! Scam. Just buy the Mopar ones so you'll get decent quality and they program themselves once you drive about a mile or less. I JUST replaced them on my 2010 Charger and the light went off in less than a mile. They have a 6-10 year battery life expectancy.
No need to remove the tire to replace the sensor, breaking the bead on the sensor side is all that's needed. Don't confuse "relearning" with "programming", every new sensor needs to relearn and driving a while should do that.
No need to remove the tire to replace the sensor, breaking the bead on the sensor side is all that's needed. Don't confuse "relearning" with "programming", every new sensor needs to relearn and driving a while should do that.
I don't know what a scamming tire shop might call it; "We need to use our programmer to set up your new sensors" for example. Whatever they call it don't go for it. As I wrote before, just driving does the trick. And I guess you can fit the new TPMS past the tire by breaking the bead, but I'd still wait until I was replacing tires. I don't think it's worth the expense. Just my opinion.
I have driven the car around for a while. The screen still shows check system then shows the air pressure in each tire correctly. So I don't think it is the sensor in the tires. I called the tire shop and they said it would cost about $300 to replace all 4 sensors. They said their own brand does not work well with Mopars so they said to replace them with OEM sensors. But when I told him the the system was reading the tire pressure correctly, he seemed puzzled. So I am taking it in in the morning and they will do a free diagnostic to see if it is something else.
Went to the tire shop this morning. They said that all 4 sensors are reading correctly but the 2 on the left side are a little slow. They did as much as they could do and recommended I take it to the dealer. Not. Looks like I will be buying the appcar diagnostic software and turning the system off.
I don't see where you say you actually checked the air pressure, only where you say the system shows it's okay. I guess the tire shop must've checked the pressure though.
Until I was ready for new tires and had my TPMS replaced in each wheel, I also went with the small piece of electrical tape
Electrical tape - isn't that how ya fix a Check Engine light ?
Oh heck yeah, I have stories...
Definitely NOT a CEL! My only CEL on my 5.7 was Coolant Temp Sensor and I addressed that immediately. The electrical tape was a savior until it was time for new tires, but admittedly it felt really good to remove it and clean the cover and have no lights
Facts are stubborn things.
Re: '06 Magnum Questions - TPM & Headlights
[Re: larrymopar360]
#3067042 08/11/2211:39 AM08/11/2211:39 AM