Goin2drt
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I have a question. Can Jeep do an over the air update without doing anything on the owners end meaning through the infotainment system.
I ask because all of a sudden my TPMS is now working. A bit of background.
I have an 08 JL (early build) and once we went to a lift and bigger tires the TPMS hasn't worked. I work for a TPMS company so we used my vehicle to try everything and every sensor that could be programmed. We came to the conclusion that the Jeep's receiver signal was too weak and just wouldn't work through the thicker tires and lifting it. Best you can do is get the PSI to work (correct pressure read out) but the TPMS light will stay on because the TPMS isn't getting a consistent signal as it is supposed to. Many had this same issue. We also decided that the best sensors to use where the OE Schrader 20398's as those had the strongest signal and would work on a few Jeeps that were lifted and bigger tires.
Well the Jeep has been parked for several weeks. I got in it today to drive it a bit and get an oil change. The TPMS is now working. Literally the only thing I can imagine happened is that FCA realized the issue as a ton of people were having it but I assumed only a dealer could do an update or the owner if he did it through the infotainment system.
I ask because all of a sudden my TPMS is now working. A bit of background.
I have an 08 JL (early build) and once we went to a lift and bigger tires the TPMS hasn't worked. I work for a TPMS company so we used my vehicle to try everything and every sensor that could be programmed. We came to the conclusion that the Jeep's receiver signal was too weak and just wouldn't work through the thicker tires and lifting it. Best you can do is get the PSI to work (correct pressure read out) but the TPMS light will stay on because the TPMS isn't getting a consistent signal as it is supposed to. Many had this same issue. We also decided that the best sensors to use where the OE Schrader 20398's as those had the strongest signal and would work on a few Jeeps that were lifted and bigger tires.
Well the Jeep has been parked for several weeks. I got in it today to drive it a bit and get an oil change. The TPMS is now working. Literally the only thing I can imagine happened is that FCA realized the issue as a ton of people were having it but I assumed only a dealer could do an update or the owner if he did it through the infotainment system.
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