Check Tire Pressure Light???

NeonGA · 10-20-2002, 09:11 AM

I never really noticed this but on the far right lower corner of our guage cluster there is a check tire pres light, and a bunch of has marks above it. Does the computer actually moniter that, i dont see how cause there is no sensor in the wheel.

VaGT · 10-20-2002, 09:12 AM

99 model year did.

00-03 do not.... we just get the indicator on the guage that never lights up.

NeonGA · 10-20-2002, 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by VaGT
99 model year did.

00-03 do not.... we just get the indicator on the guage that never lights up.

really that is pretty cool is it like wireless or something?? how does it work if you have a 99....What about rims dont they screw it up?

Vintalage · 10-20-2002, 09:57 AM

I think it's a wired sensor. I don't know where the placement is. I belive there is a sensor in each wheel. And it sure does work, when one of my tires began to lose a air on my '99 alero, I heard a chime and the light poped on. It's a very good feature. I wonder why the Grand ams don't have it anymore.

BMOBYLE · 10-20-2002, 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by Vintalage
I think it's a wired sensor. I don't know where the placement is. I belive there is a sensor in each wheel. And it sure does work, when one of my tires began to lose a air on my '99 alero, I heard a chime and the light poped on. It's a very good feature. I wonder why the Grand ams don't have it anymore.

Nahhhh I was told the PCM measures the difference in the abs sensors and if they are off a certain spec going a consistant speed for a certain amount of time the pcm sees a low tire pressure. I guess a flatter tire spins slower than a FULLY inflated
tire. It had worked a couple times for me and each time it came on it was RIGHT. My friend that works at PONTIAC told me the tire has to be about 10 to 18psi lower than the others though.

NeonGA · 10-20-2002, 10:08 AM

regardless its pretty cool, I wonder why they took it out??? anyone know???

koolZ71 · 10-20-2002, 10:43 AM

i think because it began to just throw lights and it was annoying to people that had it cause when they had there tires rotated an changed it would go off..or somethig along those lines

10-20-2002, 07:39 PM

BMbyle is right Readings are taken from the abs wheel speed sensors and if one of the wheels is out of spec then the light will pop on. A tire with low pressure would rotate slower than one fully inflated

When it comes on i cant remember for that particular car but theres either a button on the dash, in the glovebox, or over on the passenger side in the fusebox theres a reset button.

X-ception · 10-21-2002, 04:17 AM

Yeah, i dont caare for that at all. Mine will go off. and I will be like cool that saved me from something bad. So i go check all the tires and they are all at 32psi. So now i have to reset that light. In a years time I probly had this go off like 6 times. I dont know about those hashes they never lit up or anything.

10-20-2002, 09:11 AM	#1
NeonGA Biff Tannon Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Erie, PA Age: 38 Posts: 99	Check Tire Pressure Light??? I never really noticed this but on the far right lower corner of our guage cluster there is a check tire pres light, and a bunch of has marks above it. Does the computer actually moniter that, i dont see how cause there is no sensor in the wheel. __________________ 00' Grand Am SE 3.4 *ROLLIN ON NUTTIN BUT AIR* CHECK OUT MY RIDE!!!!!

10-20-2002, 09:12 AM	#2
VaGT Go Steelers! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Woodbridge, Va Age: 44 Posts: 842 Vehicle: 2001 Grand Am GT1	99 model year did. 00-03 do not.... we just get the indicator on the guage that never lights up. __________________ 2001 Grand Am GT1 75th Anniversary Edition Purchased new 6/14/01

10-20-2002, 10:08 AM	#6
NeonGA Biff Tannon Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Erie, PA Age: 38 Posts: 99	regardless its pretty cool, I wonder why they took it out??? anyone know??? __________________ 00' Grand Am SE 3.4 *ROLLIN ON NUTTIN BUT AIR* CHECK OUT MY RIDE!!!!!

10-20-2002, 10:43 AM	#7
koolZ71 walkin' tall AKA: nathan Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: laura, Ohio Age: 41 Posts: 1,522 Vehicle: 04 colorado<>93 SHO	i think because it began to just throw lights and it was annoying to people that had it cause when they had there tires rotated an changed it would go off..or somethig along those lines __________________ JACOB HECK 7-03-82---07-29-01 I will miss u baby brother formaly koolgt

10-20-2002, 07:39 PM	#8
Ibanez4560 Guest Posts: n/a	.. BMbyle is right Readings are taken from the abs wheel speed sensors and if one of the wheels is out of spec then the light will pop on. A tire with low pressure would rotate slower than one fully inflated When it comes on i cant remember for that particular car but theres either a button on the dash, in the glovebox, or over on the passenger side in the fusebox theres a reset button.

10-20-2002, 09:57 AM	#4
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	I think it's a wired sensor. I don't know where the placement is. I belive there is a sensor in each wheel. And it sure does work, when one of my tires began to lose a air on my '99 alero, I heard a chime and the light poped on. It's a very good feature. I wonder why the Grand ams don't have it anymore.

10-21-2002, 04:17 AM	#9
X-ception Vicious Performance AKA: matt Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Smithfield, Pa Age: 37 Posts: 335 Vehicle: Too many........	Yeah, i dont caare for that at all. Mine will go off. and I will be like cool that saved me from something bad. So i go check all the tires and they are all at 32psi. So now i have to reset that light. In a years time I probly had this go off like 6 times. I dont know about those hashes they never lit up or anything.

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