HELLLPPP....tire pressure monitors

[LesC.]

Originally Posted by Mike E

Yea, somewhere mid-year with the 07 models they dropped the sensor in the spare. If your spare has a rubber valve stem then you do not have a sensor.

Also, make sure you use a plastic valve cap and not a metal one. The metal ones bond with the stem and when you try to remove the metal cap it twists off the stem with it and your buying yourself a new sensor. It sucks when that happens!

why would a metal valve stem cap bond to the valve stem ? I ask this because I DO have metal caps on my valve stems and I have not had a problem so far. Is this something that happens over a long period of time ?