So a few months ago, the TPMS light went on and started beeping while my wife was driving and it kind of freaked her out. She later told me about it and I told her what it was. It turns out the tires were a little low so I filled them back up.
Then about a month ago, it went off after I was coming back form the dealer for the 6 month/5K mile service because it seems the tech forgot to reset the TPMS after filling and rotating the tires. I found them about 39psi +/- 2 so I evened them up and reset the TPMS then gave some feedback to the service manager as this is probably something certain techs forget to do often.
Yesterday, the TPMS went off when we were coming back from the store. She asked why it keeps going off and says that its a pain in the @#$. Anyway, I checked the tires today and found a screw in one of them! It was a $5 fix with the rubber plug things from walmart.
So from my perspective, it has worked perfectly and done exactly as it should both times it went off with my wife in the car. Many people forget to fill their tires when they get low unless there is something to remind them (especially if it's the wife that normally drives it). Many people also don't know if there is a nail or screw in a tire until it goes flat and is really noticeable while driving. It seems the CX-5 TPMS has detected both cases for us and I'm so happy that we don't have one of those TPMS with expensive sensors on each wheel.
Then about a month ago, it went off after I was coming back form the dealer for the 6 month/5K mile service because it seems the tech forgot to reset the TPMS after filling and rotating the tires. I found them about 39psi +/- 2 so I evened them up and reset the TPMS then gave some feedback to the service manager as this is probably something certain techs forget to do often.
Yesterday, the TPMS went off when we were coming back from the store. She asked why it keeps going off and says that its a pain in the @#$. Anyway, I checked the tires today and found a screw in one of them! It was a $5 fix with the rubber plug things from walmart.
So from my perspective, it has worked perfectly and done exactly as it should both times it went off with my wife in the car. Many people forget to fill their tires when they get low unless there is something to remind them (especially if it's the wife that normally drives it). Many people also don't know if there is a nail or screw in a tire until it goes flat and is really noticeable while driving. It seems the CX-5 TPMS has detected both cases for us and I'm so happy that we don't have one of those TPMS with expensive sensors on each wheel.