In early April this year, about a week after my tyres were replaced, the front-right TMPS sensor went on the blink. Then a few weeks later the rear-right TMPS also went dark, followed by the rear-left last week. I now have 1 TPMS left that works. My car is 2 years and 7 months old and based on my research on these forums it seems like 5-7 years is the normal lifespan I should expect. At first I thought they were damaged by the tyre shop, but given their time-delayed failures it's more logical to assume the batteries have just died and they came from the same batch. (Could be wrong though)
When the first one died, I raised a Service Request with Tesla and they came back with a $265 cost estimate to replace it. This is the first car I've owned with a TPMS system and honestly, it seems like a pain the butt. I've been checking the tyre pressures with a gauge...you know...like EVERY OTHER CAR I OWN AND HAVE EVER OWNED and all is well, but the Error Message is getting annoying.
Curious if anyone else has had these fail prematurely, or perhaps is this actually premature or is it normal? Do I have a warranty claimable item or am I just up for $1000 to replace them all (most likely very soon) every 2-1/2 years if I care enough to get rid of the stupid error message.
Interested in other owners experiences with these things.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
When the first one died, I raised a Service Request with Tesla and they came back with a $265 cost estimate to replace it. This is the first car I've owned with a TPMS system and honestly, it seems like a pain the butt. I've been checking the tyre pressures with a gauge...you know...like EVERY OTHER CAR I OWN AND HAVE EVER OWNED and all is well, but the Error Message is getting annoying.
Curious if anyone else has had these fail prematurely, or perhaps is this actually premature or is it normal? Do I have a warranty claimable item or am I just up for $1000 to replace them all (most likely very soon) every 2-1/2 years if I care enough to get rid of the stupid error message.
Interested in other owners experiences with these things.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.