Your car's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can fail, but you can still drive. Learn why sensors break and what to do ...

Tire pressure monitoring is a pretty standard feature on newer cars; it’s been required on new cars sold in the United States since 2008. Typically drivers find out ...

I love two-seater, RWD convertibles and own a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata for pavement fun and a lifted 2001 Miata for pre-running. I race air-cooled Volkswagens in desert races like the Mint 400 and the ...

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

When the tire pressure light in your car comes on, you need to inflate your tires. Here's what to do if it stays on even after you do that.

Recently, the low tire-pressure warning indicator on the console of my car—under two years old and with less than 15,000 miles—came on (Figure 1). It’s an indicator for a specific problem, so it is ...

Tire and automotive technology supplier Continental has added a valve cap sensor to its lineup of Digital Tire Monitoring products and services. This sensor works with all of Continental’s digital ...

Fading is the heat of summer, replaced by cool nights and mornings. Eventually, many areas of the country will be faced with consistently chilly, even sub-freezing temperatures. This time of year ...

The reason, according to Consumers Reports, is due to the cold weather causing air to become denser, reducing the tire pressure. Additionally, tires naturally lose pressure over time, which can lead ...

Too many people ignore their tires. Most enthusiasts know that they are more than just pieces of rubber and are actually one of the most important factors in the ability to control a vehicle. Still, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you got in the car this morning and were greeted by an illuminated tire pressure monitor light, it might just be the colder weather. According to Firestone Tires, tires lose or ...

Only driver wages beat out fuel as the largest expense for fleets. With even the slightest underinflation of tires on tractors and trailers causing degradation in fuel economy (not to mention tire ...