Disable TPMS

[rynosback]

I have a 2015 Ram 3500 DRW, has anyone removed the tire pressure sensors and deleted it on the Evic? Even though the 3500 DRW trucks don’t have a monitoring system that throughs an alert if low, if a sensor does not read it throws a message in the messages section.

 

[AH64ID]

I have a 2015 Ram 3500 DRW, has anyone removed the TPMS sensors and deleted it on the Evic? Even though the 3500 DRW trucks don’t have a monitoring system that throughs an alert if low, if a sensor does not read it throws a message in the messages section.

You don’t have TPMS, you have TPIS. It can be removed with AlfaOBD or JScan, but why not just fix the sensor?

 

[Cummins12V98]

Don’t think he mentioned having a bad sensor him self.
Personally would not delete my system.

 

[Ozymandias]

Don't replace one, replace them all at the same time.
Same as old - battery's will now die one after another.

Keep the system. If it just safes you one fatal tire failure it well worth it.

 

[rynosback]

You don’t have TPMS, you have TPIS. It can be removed with AlfaOBD or JScan, but why not just fix the sensor?

Correct, it does not monitor and alert me of any issues. One dropped out and then came back. They are 9 years old, so I would suspect they all need to be replaced.

 

[Cummins12V98]

My display on occasion will display - - on one or more then go back to the numbers.

 

[Topzide]

9 yrs old is approaching end of life for the batteries. They say they'll last as long as 10 yrs. Not worth it. If you need tires and they're 5+ yrs old, just replace them. Great peace of mind to keep track of tire pressures.

 

[Cummins2014]

9 yrs old is approaching end of life for the batteries. They say they'll last as long as 10 yrs. Not worth it. If you need tires and they're 5+ yrs old, just replace them. Great peace of mind to keep track of tire pressures.

I’m at 10 years , so far no signs of an issue . With tires nearly new , hopefully they will hang on until I need new tires .

 

[sarj]

...Keep the system. If it just safes you one fatal tire failure it well worth it.

very sound advice.

Maybe a couple years back, I was transitioning from one highway to another going 65 on a sweeping two lane ramp to an uphill highway, got an audible alert & looked down to see 13psi in the right rear, and I had never even seen any warnings on tire pressure ever. It got me urgently over to the side, and even off the highway since there was an immediate off-ramp. It was bone flat by the time I got it stopped. Turns out I picked up a large tread cut that threw whatever punctured it. A rapid air loss flat. The pressure monitors helped keep myself, as well as those driving around me out of a much worse situation. Topzide's advice on five-year tires isn't bad either. I don't go by time, but I'm watching crowns & usually replace at 50% regardless.

 

[Diesel85]

On my previous vehicle ('07 Compass), I kept the alignment up and good care of the tires. However tires age, when they do, they can start loosing air, but other structural problems happen. I kept having to refill the air on my left front tire (which got moved all around the vehicle due to many tire rotations), and I'd use the monitoring system to keep me abreast. I'd check it every few days. Once it got down to 35 PSI, I'd go fill it back to 42 psi. Well, one day I was driving home on the NYS Thruway and my luck had it, that tire blew out. I was doing at-speed with traffic, ~72 mph, and boy, that was a fun run. NOT! I remember trying to keep the vehicle from flipping. Steer axle tire blowouts are not for the faint of heart.

Luckily NO damage to the rim OR vehicle, just needed a new TPMS sensor because it got shredded up. I don't know how I got that lucky, but I did. I pulled over to the side, got my small floor jack and threw my spare on, right as soon as a trooper pulled up. Told him all was good, and I was on my way.

So yes, these sensors are helpful. Dummy me should've been wiser and not let my tires get that old, even though the tread was well within it's acceptable limits.