yea i swapped the 09 galant ralliart wheels..which have tpms with my gts wheels and have the same service required on both of my dashes....today the wife will go to see about getting it recalibrated.....at walmart lol..will report on her findings

 

I am getting winter tires this Friday and was quoted by both Platinum and Hyatt Mitsubishi here in Calgary that the TPMS on winter tires is $400 or $50/wheel. I have opted out of this option this year as winter rubber and wheels is costing me near $1300 for 16". Yes, you can put 16" wheels on the GTS. 18" rubber and winter rims runs about $2000. I will report back with any temporary 'fixes' to make the dinging stop, I will try holding the info button down for 2 seconds. Yay, winter! *said with total sarcasm*

 

Can you please clarify? I think I'm missing something here. $50 x 4 wheels is $200. How come it is $400 or $50 per wheels?

 

I just got a set of Firestone Winterforce mounted on 16" steelies for the winter. Steel wheels do not accept TPMS. It took about 20 minutes of driving before the warning light came on. It seems to come on about every 15 minutes and I hold the info button to clear it each time.

When I put my stock wheels back on will the TPMS need to be re-calibrated since I will have them off for 3-4 months? I'm hoping they will just automatically be recognized again.

Yes it's true - 16" steels fit on the GTS. Got them from tirerack.

 

Unfortunately only the dealer can re-sync the TPMS sensor with the car. I have an '08 and got some cheap 16" rims last winter with some good snow tires. The dealer charges me about $40 every time to sync them. Total rip off if you ask me.

 

Does anyone know if my GTS will go into "limp" mode if I end up getting this service message and dummy light??? I want some cheap 16s for the snow we get, and don't mind the messages, I just hate when my car loses umph.

 

NO. You will only have a little msg on the dash. Nothing more

 

A long as you don't have the car retrained to new sensors the car will acknowledge the sensors and kill the warnings once the originals are reinstalled. It did take about 20 minutes of driving for the light to go out for me last spring once the OEM rims were back on.

I have found a website
http://www.mitsubishi-tpms.com/
which claims to offer a tool other then the MUT III system to retrain sensors but it appears to still be to expensive for the normal owner to justify. I haven't found any one with the new tool yet to verify if it does work but at least there appears to be another option now.

 

ok so i got back from iraq and a couple days later the sensor stopped coming up...i thought maybe cause of the code......then the galants' went off too....was good for a bout a week....then back it reared its ugly head....it now comes and goes as it pleases....it doesnt bother so much in the galant its just a little light...but the lancer pops up with that big yellow triangle...i hold it for a couple seconds every time it pops not too much of a hassle........

 

I wonder if the following would work? (Taken from the 2009 Mazda 6 owner's manual.)

 

This seems contradictory to what everyone else has previously posted. You're saying just switch to winter rims/tires (equipped with their own sensors of course) and wait 15mins, then drive.

Everyone else is posting that the ECU will need to be trained to pick up on the second set of sensors. By the dealer, using an expensive machine..... What gives?

 

Just how bad is the warning anyway? Is it livable or does it persist every 10 mins or so until spring?

I can see its going to wind me up. You pay a fortune for a nice new car and spend six months of the year pressing a button all the time. Or, shell out for a second set of sensors (did anyone ever confirm what these are worth) and then get nailed up the wrong 'n twice a year by to connect them to the ECU.

Any more info available on prices v's level of annoyance?

And does anyone have a part# for the sensor on a '09 GTS?

 

I got a set of sensors off of a jeep liberty, Most Chryslers have the identical sensors as the mitsu's. The set of four used were 45$ shipped. Just waiting for warmer weather to put on the summers. I have access to a brand new snap-on SOLUS, so im gonna see if i can calibrate them this way. if not back to the dealer i go.

 

I'm trying to see if I absolutely need to purchase an OEM TPMS for my '09 Lancer GTS. I want to keep the stock wheels for winter and leave the TPMS on them. My problem is I would rather not fork over almost $400 just for some sensors. I have seen aftermarket ones for less than half, and some guy on E-bay is selling genuines for $50/ea. Has anyone had any issues with aftermarket TPMS, and is there a preferred manufacturer that anyone would recommend. Thanks all.

 

Hey! Another Bostonian!
Where you from in Boston? I live near Fall River, MA.

Anyway... you can purchase OEM TPMS sensor at tirerack.com.
They don't have it on their website, you can just call them and ask for it.

It's about $52 dollars each when I got them around September 2008.