Hello.
I'm surprised it didn't come up when I searched this forum, as surely I am not the first to be "less than pleased" over Honda's new TPMS programming? Namely, if you choose to drive with winter rims (with their own TPMS sensors installed), you will need to pay your stealership $50 to code your sensors... EVERY TIME you swap them (i.e. twice a year = $100/yr fee to drive a Honda safely in Canada), OR buy a $150 tool to do it yourself (which is backordered and not available now until January).

Naturally, you can simply ignore the TPMS light (some have "corrected" this problem with a piece of electrical tape to block their view... ha ) but in doing so, you also leave yourself vulnerable to not being able to shut the VSA off. When TPMS is in fault, the VSA is locked "on." So in deep snow or glare ice... good luck getting'er going! Low risk, but still a bummer.

So I asked Honda Canada "What's up with THAT?!" and received, in short, the following reply (I suggested the problem was an oversight on behalf of Honda):

I have a bad feeling the "there is currently correction for this..." is supposed to be "there is currently NO correction for this..." meaning "too bad, so sad, suck it up Honda owner... suckerrrrr" But I guess that would have sounded bad in their email.

So what did is everyone else doing? Ignoring it or Paying it?

 

Wow. Quiet forum here...

Anyway, if anyone is interested, Honda Canada replied to 100% confirm:

They installed 4 TPMS sensors. If the owner wants to put new ones on, "Not Their Problem." Notwithstanding "wants" to put new ones on is a very shortsighted perspective as "must" put new ones one is more like it, in Canada.

What a bunch of maroons.

 

this is pretty normal for all companies mr bmermeup. This forum is mostly filled with 1st gen CRV owners so dont feel too butthurt that no one replied. Im a certified mechanic but im currently working at a Krown shop undercoating cars. 95% of the new cars that come in have TMPS lights.

 

You can just buy a TPMS progamming tool. (might cost some but better than paying 50$ every winter) Although using the tool is a pain in the **** (my experience)

But really it's pretty simple.

 

if you read his reply to himself it says that the specific tool for hondas new tmps is backordered. Id just buy a second set of sensors and put them in another set of rims and pay the 50 bucks to get it programmed.

 

My parents own a 2010 CRV and they have tire work done at Sears. Sears charged them 5 dollars to reprogram their TPMS system.