limbota Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 i drove to school today with the new rims i put on.. and the TPMS light went on.. no biggie. after school i was going home and on the way home the TPMS light was still on but then started blinking then went solid again. now im almost home and my cruise control light started blinking, my TCS light came on, and so did the check engine light. i kept going trying to get home. then my fuel gauge went down to below empty and started blinking the orange light. i have a full tank of gas. i dont know whats wrong with my car.. if anyone knows anything about this weird "ritual" please share with me how to fix it. is this all because i changed my rims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I Googled TPMS: "Sensors fitted at the back-end of valve stems and are prone to being damaged during tire mounting and dismounting procedures at the tire fitters. Banded sensors are attached to internal rim dropwell circumferences and are prone to damaging the tire's bead during tire fitting operations." Google is your friend. But, then again, the forum is your friend also:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbota Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 i knew what that was. im asking why all the other lights came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearOnePerformance Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 BIU failure...the other lights could have set because of abnormal wheel speed..but the fuel gauge is weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Find someone locally that has a cobb/vag com/tactrix that can pull codes for you. Then when you find out what the code is, someone here can help you fix it hopefully. When the CEL goes off, it flashes all the lights on your dash. The fuel guage is weird tho, I would stay away from driving until you can check the codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I really doubt that it's related to the tpms. There a bunch of us that drive around without sensors in our wheels. "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 +1. Something else could have been damaged though during wheel swap. 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Check if all of your tires are the same size. "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbota Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 my dad found out what it was. the gas cap wasn't screwed on properly.. damn gas station people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbota Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 nevermind im wrong. the lights went off when i did it yesterday. i drove for 1hr yesterday after and it wasnt there. but today i just ran to the store and now the lights came back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 You let gas station attendants fill your tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssej Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 ^^ It's actually law in some states that only station attendants can fill the tank. Of course, I'm glad I don't live in one of those states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbota Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 the station i went to yells at you if you get out and do it yourself. but the lights came on AGAIN today after a while but then went off at random. i'm going to the shop Monday for inspection and to find out whats making it do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Did you check tire sizes? "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbota Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 the overall size is almost identical to the stock size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 But maybe one tire s a different size than the other three. "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbota Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 oh maybe. i'll check tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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