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I’ve been getting tires there for years because it’s almost always the cheapest and they do a decent job.
An Irishman on YT has me convinced they broke a wheel position sensor.
And I didn’t even get a hot dog
Costco is pretty far from my house, so that was a major factor when we decided it wasn't worth making that trip once a month.
I only ever use them via Instacart and for tires. Though maybe not even that anymore.
Wheel position sensor? News to me, but I've been out of a garage for over a decade.
I know that the TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensors are REEALLY easy to break, and not always in an obvious way.
Of course, you're relying on a sensor that spins around at high rates of speed, often gets bumped into potholes or hit curbs, vibrates through all of it, and would be considered replaceable within the industry. It isn't the cheapest trip to the shop, but its cheaper than four new tires if that is your issue. Also, your techs can EASILY break one and not know it during normal operating procedures, though usually that was due to guys prefer brute force as the main thing in their tool box so your experiences may vary - I worked with some morons back then, lol.
Ahh, that makes sense. I figured it was something I was just unaware of, even when I was in the shop I didn't do much more than basic maintenance type tasks for the most part.
In my case the wheel position sensor is also an indirect TPMS, because a low tire will rotate faster