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Symptom Chart

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NOTE: For vehicles with different front and rear tire pressures (such as E-Series and certain F-Series), the tire pressure sensors must be trained following a tire rotation. Failure to train the sensors will cause the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) indicator to illuminate.

For vehicles with the same tire pressures for front and rear tires, tire rotation will not affect the system.

Failure of a TPMS component may not cause the message center to display a fault message or a DTC to be stored. The Symptom Chart is a starting point to begin diagnosis of these concerns.

Symptom Chart

Condition Possible Sources Action
  • Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) indicator ON continuously and message center (if equipped) displays LOW TIRE PRESSURE
  • Spare tire currently in use
  • INSTALL the repaired road wheel/tire in place of the spare tire.
 
  • Air pressure not set to specifications listed on the vehicle certification label
  • Smart junction box (SJB) will not enter sensor training mode
  • Brake on/off (BOO) switch
  • Ignition switch
  • Vehicle communication bus
  • ABS module
  • SJB
  • TPMS indicator FLASHES for 70 seconds and then remains ON solid when the ignition key is turned to the ON position and DTC B287A or B2872 is present
  • TPMS sensor(s)
  • TPMS sensor(s) not trained to the SJB
  • SJB
    NOTE: If the vehicle has been stationary for more than 30 minutes, the sensors will go into a "sleep mode" to conserve battery power. It will be necessary to wake them up so they will transmit the latest tire pressure information to the SJB.
  • ACTIVATE the TPMS sensors. REFER to Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Sensor Activation  in this article. Go to Pinpoint Test G .
  • TPMS indicator FLASHES for 70 seconds and then remains ON solid when the ignition key is turned to the ON position, the message center (if equipped) displays TIRE MONITOR FAULT and DTC B1342 is present
  • SJB
  • TPMS indicator FLASHES for 70 seconds and then remains ON solid when the ignition key is turned to the ON position, the message center (if equipped) displays TIRE MONITOR FAULT and there are no DTCs present in the SJB
  • Vehicle communication bus
  • SJB
  • Vehicle communication issue between SJB and instrument cluster
  • One or more sensors will not train
  • Tire pressure sensor(s)
  • Vehicle communication bus
  • SJB
  • RETRIEVE and RECORD DTCs. REFER to the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) DTC Chart.