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DES

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posted 02-04-2011 08:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for DES     send a private message to DES   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by DES
So this morning I do my "It's Friday so drive the prowler day" and as soon as I pull out of the garage the "Low Tire Alert" light comes on.
When I got to work I did a walk around and the tires look fine however its too dark to check the pressure.

Question: what prompts the low tire alert and is it a matter of checking tire pressure? loose cap? and does the alert turn off when tire pressure is norm or do they come on in error?
Any info would be greatly appreciated
DES

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posted 02-04-2011 08:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dave Mills     send a private message to Dave Mills   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dave Mills
My warning light started coming on in 2003. After replacing the sensors a couple times, I gave up. I have a piece of black electrical tape covering the light. I have no idea if its still on or not. I have never had a tire pressure issue with the car.
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posted 02-04-2011 08:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ALLEY CAT     send a private message to ALLEY CAT   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by ALLEY CAT
Cold or cooler temps can set tire light to come on. After tire pressure warms up,,light will go off.

If it stays on after warming the tires,,,you better check air pressures.

Light go on around 18 to 22psi

DES

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posted 02-04-2011 08:25 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for DES     send a private message to DES   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by DES
thanx for all the great info..i'll keep an eye on it and check the pressure.
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posted 02-04-2011 08:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for xtreme prowler     send a private message to xtreme prowler   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by xtreme prowler
quote:
Originally posted by Dave Mills:
My warning light started coming on in 2003. After replacing the sensors a couple times, I gave up. I have a piece of black electrical tape covering the light. I have no idea if its still on or not. I have never had a tire pressure issue with the car.

same here...
now that I don't have the run flats, my aftermarkets don't have the sensors so I carry a plug kit and a small 12V compressor, thats all I've needed for 5 years.

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posted 02-04-2011 08:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ALLEY CAT     send a private message to ALLEY CAT   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by ALLEY CAT
",,,,thats all I've needed for 5 years."


What,,,,no spare rear rotor?

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posted 02-04-2011 09:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for galaxie     send a private message to galaxie   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by galaxie
I just mounted a spare on the deck lid......problem solved.
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posted 02-04-2011 09:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dudeuconfuseme     send a private message to dudeuconfuseme   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by dudeuconfuseme
yep as soon as it gets cold, on it comes.
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posted 02-04-2011 10:17 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for xtreme prowler     send a private message to xtreme prowler   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by xtreme prowler
quote:
Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
[B]",,,,thats all I've needed for 5 years."


What,,,,no spare rear rotor? [/B]


brakes ? ,,, Thats a different story. last year I had to have one of the rear rotors turned down when I wore out the rear brake pads... pretty good, one set of pads for 70,000 miles going to inspect that rear inner pad every year now..

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posted 02-04-2011 11:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for JeraneW     send a private message to JeraneW   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by JeraneW
I gave up and like Dave, I have black tape over my light and now and then check my tire pressure. Been lucky for the last seven years.
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posted 02-04-2011 12:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fibertop     send a private message to fibertop   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by fibertop
"I just mounted a spare on the deck lid......problem solved".

That has possibilities!

This message has been edited by fibertop on 02-04-2011 at 12:11 PM

DES

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posted 02-04-2011 01:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for DES     send a private message to DES   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by DES
drove the prowler at lunch to Jack in the Box and no tire alert/....good times!!
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Are those the original sensors? They do have a limited lifetime due to the batteries in them going bad. Replacing the sensors in all but the newest Prowlers is very expensive. I changed to non runflat tires and installed an aftermarket TPMS by Orange that gives me temps and pressures for each tire. Then I disconnected the TPMS under the dash and no more annoying dash light.
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posted 02-04-2011 01:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StingRay     send a private message to StingRay   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by StingRay
quote:
Originally posted by DES:
drove the prowler at lunch to Jack in the Box and no tire alert/....good times!!

Good times on two fronts; first that your LTPWS light is not on (must have wamred up), and second, Jack in the Box - yum! If they still have it, the Frisco Melt, used to love getting those when I traveled out to Southern Cal!

Prowle On

DES

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posted 02-04-2011 02:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for DES     send a private message to DES   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by DES
i am a total health freak and gym freak but on Fridays i always splurge for 3 tacos and large fries before i go back to the chicken and brocolli diet.
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posted 02-04-2011 03:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StingRay     send a private message to StingRay   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by StingRay
Health Freak / Southern Cal - don't those two go hand in hand? I miss not having JitB's here in the Chicago area. Closest ones are in St. Louis I think.

How far is Valencia from Ontario? May be out there early in March! Will get my JitB fix then.

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posted 02-04-2011 03:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heynow14     send a private message to heynow14   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by heynow14
If one tire falls below 3psi of the remaining 3 tires the light will come on. Check them all.

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posted 02-04-2011 04:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JeraneW     send a private message to JeraneW   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by JeraneW
FIBERTOP (Roger) Andria and I would like to see a picture of your continental kit (spare tire) on your Prowler trunk. LOL
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quote:
Originally posted by JeraneW:
FIBERTOP (Roger) Andria and I would like to see a picture of your continental kit (spare tire) on your Prowler trunk. LOL

That was a quote from galaxie. I just added that it had possibilities. I wish I could photoshop something like that lol.

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posted 02-04-2011 10:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dskatt     send a private message to dskatt   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by dskatt
I have trouble in the summer when temps get into the mid 90's. Something about the heat sets my warning light and chime off.
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posted 02-22-2011 07:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PURRFECT     send a private message to PURRFECT   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by PURRFECT
I have seen the light when running hot (in the 90s), and also when cool, (in the 60s and 70s) while all 4 run-flat tires are at 34psi... The light usually goes out if I run some distance/time over 100 miles (like recent run to the Keys). Had the low tire light, and alarm on one cold morning (about 55 degrees) and after Kat being parked in storage for 10 weeks. Since the pressure remains OK on the tires, (now for 18 months), I just plan to change out the sensors when I eventually change over to non-run-flats.

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posted 02-22-2011 08:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for catfish     send a private message to catfish   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by catfish
extreme if you had a rr rotor chewed up so to speak,i would ck the rear caliper for sticking problem,ive got 130.000 and still have lots of rr pad left,i believe you need a new caliper.there is no way it should have worn out a rotor in 70.000,a new caliper should fix that.due to the lite weight of a prowler rrs should last at least 170.000.

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