T&C Service tire soon ?

My '03 with 9000 miles just spit out a computer message:
'Service tire system soon, see owners manual'.
Couldn't find anything in the manual (might have missed it
I suppose). But, what the heck does this mean ? ?
Thanks !
Zork

 

had you read the wowners manual all the way
to learn about your new vehicle you would have found that means you need
to check the tire pressure

 

No....if the tire pressure has to be checked it will display the
message High or Low tire pressure in 'x' (1-4) tires. That is
a different message.
Thanks anyway.
Zork
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Perhaps they are reminding you to rotate the tires. Doesn't the manual call
for them to be rotated every 7-10 K miles?

If the owners manual doesn't clear up your question, try asking the dealer.

 

Manual was of no help so visited the dealer this AM. When this message
is displayed, it means that one or all of the sensor have low batteries!
Of course they did not have any in stock, so will have to go back in
a few days. Mechanic said they are suppose to last 10 years, these
lasted 6 months. Oh wellll.........
Zork
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I have an '04 T & C, (Platinum Edition, Touring Model), with similar
equipment, I believe. Since the day I took delivery, (about March 24, 2004),
the right rear wheel/tire combination has caused me to add about 5 lbs of air
pressure every two and one-half, to three days. I believe it to be a faulty
wheel, (based ONLY upon my experience with cast aluminum alloy wheels from
years of aftermarket purchases for various MoPar hotrods, and having had this
occur several times --- all replaced within a matter of days, by the retailer
of those wheels, with the explanation that is's a common occurrance), and plan
to seek some assistance from the dealer's service department, very soon. I
purchased a wheel warranty/insurance coverage, in the event that the wheels
become damaged, in some event, (my cost was nearly $200), and I'm not sure
HOWthis issue will be handled, the dealer/manufacturer, or the
warranty/insurance policy, but somebody better be willing to step up to the
plate, soon after I get there, and explain my delemna. What do you think??


God Bless,
Dan'L

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I think what you believe would mean more if it were proven.
Why not simply spray some soapy water on the valve stem for starters to see
if it bubbles.
Having worked with cars for some time I can tell you that the valve stem is
more apt to be the cause then the wheel.

 

offers sage advice:

Okay, . . . . Well, maybe I forgot to mention that I've been around
cars long enough, that after about a week's worth of battling this errant
wheel/tire combination, for a good starter, I used my handi-dandi impact wrench
to remove the wheel/tire ass'y, and couped with my handdi-dandi garden variety
hose, hooked to the utility sink in my garage, and a few droplets of Ivory©
Brand dishwashing liquid, I checked both the valve stem and both beads for slow
leaks, to no avail. About the only test I didn't perform, was a complete
submersion test, to properly check the wheel, but I thought I noticed a couple
of small bubbles coming from the back side of two of the nine spokes that make
up the center of the wheel, both in the area, where the center spokes meet with
the wheel's rim area, but the casting is so pourous in both areas, (as well as
two other, similar pourous areas on that same wheel --- not noticable on any of
the other three wheels, BTW), that it was difficult to discern the source of
those three or four VERY small bubbles. The "soapy-squirt/bubble-test" was, in
my distinctly amateur mechanical opinion, was a complete failure, as the
results had to be chalked up as "inconclusive," requiring a trip to the dealer,
to test out their service department's response to this kind of wheel/tire
issue.

Maybe I should also inform you that the dealer where I bought the
vehicle, is a professional client of mine, and I get along famously, with the
Service Manager, and a number of his Service Writers, so I did this stuff, to
keep from looking like the mechanical fool you thought me to be, when I DO take
it in, . . . . but then, . . . they already know me to have owned all those
hotrods, and prolly wouldn't think me a fool, in any case.

God Bless,
Dan'L

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