Hi all-
I have a 2010 GTI, about 35k miles. 12 days ago, i had new tires installed. All seemed fine until 3 days ago. That morning i set off for work and the tire pressure warning light was flashing at me. A minute later, it stayed solid. Reading the manual, this behavior suggests that the tpms system has some sort of malfunction.
I went back to the place that installed the tires. They had no idea. So today i took it to the dealer. They first tried pressing a button in the glove box- no effect. They then looked and they suspected one of the sensors was damaged during the installation, and they'd have to take off all the tires and replace the damaged sensor- this would cost $300!
Now, if the sensor was damaged, why did i not get a warning light for 10 days? On the other hand, it does seem awfully coincidental time-wise.
So i was hoping to get input from other GTI owners about this and figure out if i'm going to have to bite that $300 bullet.
Thanks in advance!
-Fizz
I have a 2010 GTI, about 35k miles. 12 days ago, i had new tires installed. All seemed fine until 3 days ago. That morning i set off for work and the tire pressure warning light was flashing at me. A minute later, it stayed solid. Reading the manual, this behavior suggests that the tpms system has some sort of malfunction.
I went back to the place that installed the tires. They had no idea. So today i took it to the dealer. They first tried pressing a button in the glove box- no effect. They then looked and they suspected one of the sensors was damaged during the installation, and they'd have to take off all the tires and replace the damaged sensor- this would cost $300!
Now, if the sensor was damaged, why did i not get a warning light for 10 days? On the other hand, it does seem awfully coincidental time-wise.
So i was hoping to get input from other GTI owners about this and figure out if i'm going to have to bite that $300 bullet.
Thanks in advance!
-Fizz