2007 Mercury Mountaineer tyre pressure sensor

2007 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
20,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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OHANA49
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I drove over a metal object and immediatly my message centre indicated that there was a fault with the tyre pressure sensor....what should I do?
Dec 27, 2008 at 11:42 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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First make sure there is no problem with the tires. If they are ok and the pressure in them is fine, take the car to a nationally recognized parts store and have them scan the computer for codes and reset the light. The sensor may have been tricked into thinking there was too much pressure in the tire when you hit the object. Also, I believe in the owner's manual it explains how to reset that light.
May 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM
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