2012 Volkswagen CC What could be wrong with TPMS on car, and how to resolve without dealer involved
What could be wrong with TPMS on car, and how to resolve without dealer involved
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I have a 2012 VW CC and I am now over 78,000 on it, car is less than 22 months old. I use it as work vehicle and drive over 110 miles per day back and forth to work. Just want to list a few problems I have had.
The car drives and handles decent but with each set the tires start to howl and roar after the second or third rotation. I am on third set of tires. I replaced those Conti run flats at 32,000 miles with Hankook, now have some Michelins.
Have Tire Pressure Monitor Sensor that is bad. The sensors on the front will not register anything from the front wheels and the rear one on occasion will say that I have flat tire. Dealer wanted me to bring it in so they could charge me $200 for a diagnostics, I tried to tell them it was the car sensor. Since the problem did not follow the tire when rotated, even though each tire actually has it own sensors located on valve stem. Not to mention, there is a recall for this specific problem but VW says my car is not included in the recall. Not sure how you can have a recall on this issue, for my year, make and model, then u say that my vehicle is not covered when it is the exact problem the other cars are having, and they are covered. So I have a yellow light on my dash cause I refuse to pay for an issue that come up, 2000 miles outside of my warranty. Maybe call to Highway safety will help.
Also have had to replace both sets of headlight, had left set go out at 18 months and right set go out at 20 months. Not sure but I don't think they are supposed to go bad that quickly.
On more than a few occasions the parking brake engages and disengages after shutting the car off. My car has rolled up to a foot or more after parking and releasing foot from brake pedal. Who else has this many issues.
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Conti OEM tires are notoriously noisy. Unfortunately, they also last a long time. Replace them with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 and you will have a new car. I have two 2012 CC's, one an R-line and the other a Lux. Did both at about 35000 miles from Costco at $800 installed including tax and road hazard + 45,000 mile tread wear. Do it. Best tires in the world--read the reviews. They are unbelievably quiet, grip like mad on wet or dry surfaces. And, as an unexpected plus, my highway mpg has gone from 30 to 35-36. One recent round trip from Minneapolis to Rochester, I got 38 mpg averaging 65 mph. I have also taken both cars in for TPMS problems. Insisted all 4 sensors be replaced and they did it at no charge.
Problems occurred in both at 21,000 miles. I don't know exactly what was done, but let your dealer know you are aware of TPMS issues and you won't be happy if you have to bring it back. Volkswagen is skating a thin line with NHTSA on this issue...they don't want to rile them.
