Had The TPMs Replaced on My 2018 Equinox

[Lee]

Last week one of my TPM readings went blank when it was cold out but came back on several days later when the temps got up in the 40s.
The Equinox has about 58,000 miles so I decided to still have it replaced. On my 2008 Equinox I changed all four around 60,000 miles.
On my wife's 2008 Malibu one went out at 59,000 miles but the other three were still working when we traded last month at 70,000 miles.
I was just going to change the one but the shop computer showed 3 were weak so I had all four changed.
I had the dealership use OEM TPMS and they were $99 each.
You can buy cheaper OEM ones online and even cheaper aftermarket ones online.
Labor was $21 each tire.
I'm just posting so people will have a idea of cost when the dealer does it.
For kicks I looked up what I paid in 2017. Each TPM was $60 and labor was $15 per tire.
Here's what the units look like
The picture is not clear enough, the units are made by Schrader.

 

[ricklack]

made in UK?? wow, wasn't expecting that

 

[PoManNox]

$500+ is a hard pill to swallow, but I'm with you on this. I'd pay it to keep the light out and TPMS functioning.

It used to be common to get about 10yrs out of the sensors. I've replaced one so far on my 2016 8th gen malibu and have another dead one that needs replaced.

The shop I use down the road uses autel replacements. He charges $50 for the sensor and around $20 for the R/R. Which ever way you go, none of them are cheap IMO.

 

[Lee]

It used to be common to get about 10yrs out of the sensors

My Equinox is 7.5 years old.
My wife's Malibu was a little over 11 years old when the one was replaced.
My 2008 Equinox was 10 years old when I replaced the TPMs.

 

[Lee]

made in UK?? wow, wasn't expecting that

The one in the Malibu was also made in the UK by Schrader.
Here's what that one looked like.

 

[RIT333]

Without removing a tpms, I doubt that the dealer could determine that the battery in the tpms is weak.

 

[Lee]

Without removing a tpms, I doubt that the dealer could determine that the battery in the tpms is weak.

I was surprised but they have never bull shited me in the past and we have done business there for a long time.
There was no reason to push a sale.
When I came in I said I would probably replace the others later in the year as they went out.

 

[PoManNox]

I know the autel hand held TPMS scanners can tell you if the battery is weak in the TPMS sensors. I think the problem generally is, they go from weak to dead w/ no comms quickly.

 

[PairsNPaint]

I had one go out about 6 months ago then within 2 weeks the other three died (2016 Nox w/80k miles). Annoying, but I just hit the "Menu" button to get rid of the "Service Tire Monitor" message and get back to speed reading. I am NOT paying $600 when I can carry a tire pressure gauge in the glovebox!

 

[RIT333]

I stand corrected about them being able to determine battery life of tpms without their removal.

But I agree that $600 is a big "bill" to swallow. For my winter tires, I put black electrical tape over where the warning message would appear. I went 40 years without any tpms, and I lived to tell about it.