Not all F150's have TPMS?

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Old 12-28-2009, 03:45 PM
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Not all F150's have TPMS?

Just curious if all new F150s are supposed to have Tire pressure sensors? I just put my aftermarket wheels and tires on my 2010 fx4 that finally came in last week, and the Tire pressure light has not come on after I swapped. I figured maybe after I drove it, but put 7.5 miles on it and light never came on.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 03:57 PM
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I'm not sure if all the new F-150's have TPMS's or not, however I do recall seeing where many aftermarket wheels are compatible with TPMS.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 04:00 PM
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All of the new F150s have TPMS; it's a federal law.
 
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Originally Posted by shotgunz
All of the new F150s have TPMS; it's a federal law.
That is what I thought, I still don't just don't understand why my tire pressure light hasn't come on after I swapped out my stock sheels/tires with my old aftermarket ones.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 04:31 PM
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Is it possible the installer simply moved the sensors to the new wheels?

The TPMS is described in your manual.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 04:43 PM
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the sensors can be moved, every vehicle sold in the states 06+ has them
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by shotgunz
Is it possible the installer simply moved the sensors to the new wheels?

The TPMS is described in your manual.
No, becuase I installed them myself. Took them off of my 05 and put them on my 2010.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 05:19 PM
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Interesting. Either your TPMS is not working or the light is burned out. Sounds like a trip to the dealer...

Please let us know what you find out.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 05:34 PM
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If you park near where the tires are stored, when parked it will pick up the signal. If all you have made are short trips (less than 20 mins at highway speeds), it will not get a fault.
 
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You need to drive it more before the TPMS light comes on.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Stealth
You need to drive it more before the TPMS light comes on.
Exactly. All '07+ vehicles have some sort of TPMS.
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 08:07 PM
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The light took about 3 days to come on in my ranger. I was driving 100+ km a day too.
 
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That is the problem i'm having i put on my 07 aftermarket wheels with sensors on my 2010 and i have the tpms malfunction light on after driving 30 minutes. i was hoping they were compatible but i guess not gonna have to get sensors changed soon....
 
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Old 12-28-2009, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by CANTUKID
That is the problem i'm having i put on my 07 aftermarket wheels with sensors on my 2010 and i have the tpms malfunction light on after driving 30 minutes. i was hoping they were compatible but i guess not gonna have to get sensors changed soon....
I think you're problem is that the 07-08 sensors are banded to the wheels and the 09-10 wheels are part of the valve stem assembly.
 
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Tire Rack and http://revolutionsupply.com/(S(jftca...FR5inAodSCOYKA sell replacement units (probably cheaper than Ford).
 

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