Q: Tire pressure sensors are on the fritz
The tire pressure sensors were super useful for the first 20,000 miles I had my 2007 Chevrolet Impala, but now they don’t really work. I am at 45,000 miles and I have had the light reset and the sensors fixed twice and now the light just turns on and off as it pleases. I am not very happy with this, obviously, but it is far from a devastating problem. Will this prevent my car from passing a state-required inspection?
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