Tire Pressure Monitor with dually

[Berrigan]

To all those with duallys does the tire pressure monitor give actual pressure on all six tires. How about the spare? Ive seen it in a single wheel but not a dually. Thanks

 

[RustyJC]

No factory tire pressure monitoring on DRW trucks, AFAIK.



Rusty

 

[Berrigan]

That stinks. Is it because the gvw puts it out if the federal requirements? (kind of like they dont have to post the mpg in the window)

 

[Grizzly]

I was told that a Tire Press Monitor was standard on all new vehicles. My wife's new 4Runner came with one. It does not display the actual tire pressure. It only alerts you that you have one tire low. It doesn't even tell you which one. I don't know about the new Dodge trucks. I just assume they have the same TPM.



You can purchase a TPM that will tell you the pressure of up to 10 tires. I've been considering purchasing one, but they are spendy.

 

[RustyJC]

I don't know about the new Dodge trucks. I just assume they have the same TPM.

I have a 2011 dually. There's no indication on the dashboard display during startup or anywhere else that it has TPM such as the SRW trucks apparently have. It was delivered with 30 PSIG in the tires and did not flag a tire pressure warning. If that won't flag a warning, then even if it has TPM, it's useless as far as I'm concerned. If another 2011 dually owner has a different experience, then I'm certainly open for correction.



My wife's Toyota Highlander Limited has TPM, and it's sensitive to a tire that's ~5 PSIG underinflated - even the spare.



Rusty

 

[Berrigan]

I was in a SRW 2010 Ram CTD at the dealer a while back and the center LCD display had a pictorial of a drivetrain with 4 tires. Next to each tire was a digital display of tire pressure in each tire. It was great to see accurate pressures in each tire not just a (one tire is low idiot light). It seems as though duallys dont have that option.

 

[Grizzly]

I was in a SRW 2010 Ram CTD at the dealer a while back and the center LCD display had a pictorial of a drivetrain with 4 tires. Next to each tire was a digital display of tire pressure in each tire. It was great to see accurate pressures in each tire not just a (one tire is low idiot light). It seems as though duallys dont have that option.

That sucks!

 

[Cosmo]

Was the SRW truck you were in a 2500 or 3500? I know in 08 the 2500 had TPMS but the 3500 did not - because of the gross weight.

If it doesn't give you the pressure accurately for each tire, it's a worthless system, IMHO. It's another electronic nanny that causes just as many problems as it solves.

So far I've had 2 false positive alarms with my TPMS - once while towing a heavy trailer and once while empty. Now I basically just ignore the TPMS light because I have zero faith that there's actually a problem. With my programmer I can just turn the system off.

I'm not sure how Dodge's system works, but the Subaru system has one receiver for all four sensors. Each sensor sends it's status, PSI, and serial number. The sensors are registered in order, LF, RF, RR, LR, so if you rotate your tires and don't re-register, then adjust pressures, you could set off your light.

I'm really not a fan of electronic nannies as I feel it makes people less aware of what they're doing behind the wheel.

 

[Powder Extreme]

It is not federally mandated to have TPM on a Dually because of the GVW, therefore Dodge doesn't put it on.

I do have factory TPMS in several other vehicles and have never had a problem with it. Been quite handy a few times due to a slow leak that I otherwise might not have caught till it was too late.

I wish both the Dually's had TPMS

 

[Jim W]

Anyone want mine? They can have the system if they can figure out how to remove it from my truck? When I bought my truck I did not know that the 3500 SRW trucks did not have the TPMS system. If I had known I would have bought a 3500 SRW truck instead.



I do not need a "FORD/Firestone" inspired system to tell me if I have a low air pressure in one of my tires. I was taught many many moons ago to use a tire gage and check your air pressure in your tires. I do this once a month and the air pressure never varies by more than 5 psi. I do not need big brother telling me what is the correct air pressure for my truck.



I normally operate my rear tires at 45PSI in the winter months. I do this in the winter months for a better ride. The stupid light is always on and I get the alarm at start up that the tire air pressure is low.



Sorry, just my rant against some of the less inspired safety features that the FED's force on us.

Jim W.

 

[Berrigan]

Was the SRW truck you were in a 2500 or 3500? I know in 08 the 2500 had TPMS but the 3500 did not - because of the gross weight.



If it doesn't give you the pressure accurately for each tire, it's a worthless system, IMHO. It's another electronic nanny that causes just as many problems as it solves.



So far I've had 2 false positive alarms with my TPMS - once while towing a heavy trailer and once while empty. Now I basically just ignore the TPMS light because I have zero faith that there's actually a problem. With my programmer I can just turn the system off.



I'm not sure how Dodge's system works, but the Subaru system has one receiver for all four sensors. Each sensor sends it's status, PSI, and serial number. The sensors are registered in order, LF, RF, RR, LR, so if you rotate your tires and don't re-register, then adjust pressures, you could set off your light.



I'm really not a fan of electronic nannies as I feel it makes people less aware of what they're doing behind the wheel.

I dont recall if it was a 2500 srw or 3500 srw. I too check pressures often. But you never know if you just picked up a screw and have a slow leak. The system would be re-assuring to me but not if It gave false warnings as others have said.

 

[Simplysmn]

3500 SRW do not have it either Only 2500's on down

 

[morbius]

If you want TPMS for dually's, look here:

https://www.tiretraker.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TT400C-6

Hope that helps.

 

[rlambert94]

I have it on my 2010 2500 SRW and I hate it. Cold weather, hot weather it is always alerting me when it is just due to the weather changes & not necessarily low. In my opinion, it is not that hard or a pain to just get out and check your tires with a tire pressure gauge while your filling up with diesel. If it's low, put some air in it. Too many bells and whistles on these vehicles nowadays to make people lazy or give them a fall sense of security that the vehicle is "ok" when the "dummy gauge/device" could be wrong.

 

[Cosmo]

I normally operate my rear tires at 45PSI in the winter months. I do this in the winter months for a better ride. The stupid light is always on and I get the alarm at start up that the tire air pressure is low.



Sorry, just my rant against some of the less inspired safety features that the FED's force on us.

Jim W.

Don't you have a "Light Load" button on your dash? My 08 has one, and according to the "supplemental tire inflation information" sticker on my door the rears should be 45 pounds when unloaded.



With the current software on the H&S programmers you can simply turn off the TPMS system, it shouldn't be too long before it's readily available in cheaper products too.

 

[Jim W]

Cosmo,

Yes I do and I have tried to use it many times. My first dealer did not know how to reset the Light load button correctly. He was closed by Chrysler and the second dealer in my area. I will not even let my truck cross his dealership property line. I had a falling out with this dealership when I had them do a oil change once, special rate introduction to them. I wanted the front drive shaft lubed and they stated no it does not get lubed since there is no fitting. Since then I have not been back.

I am using a Smarty and this does not address the light load button yet. I am hoping that Marco will respond to a request and petition on another site that I am on.

Jim W

 

[Cosmo]

Reset the light load button? IIRC you just set your tire pressures to 60/45 and then push the button. That's all I've ever done. :shrug:

Good luck with getting it done through your Smarty.

 

[Jim W]

Reset the light load button? IIRC you just set your tire pressures to 60/45 and then push the button. That's all I've ever done. :shrug:



Good luck with getting it done through your Smarty.

I do this every time I rotate my tires. I rotate them every 5K miles so this happens twice in the fall/winter season. I normally air down the tires in late Oct. , after the camper is put away. Then the tires are usually rotated in Feb. and the tires that were on the front are now on the rear, they are air down to 45 PSI, front now at 60 PSI.

The light load button has never worked correctly, since I have own this truck. I bought the truck new in Nov. 07 and have had the original dealer try to fix it, they couldn't.

Jim W.