Q: Yesterday, my tire pressure light was not on; this morning it is on....why is that?

asked by on September 07, 2017

Yesterday my tire pressure light was not on. This morning it is on? I just need to know when that is

My car has 98000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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