Tire Monitor System - DTC Diagnostics

'Troubleshooting TPMS DTCs 32, 34, 36, or 38

Got a '05 Pilot in your shop with any one of these TPMS DTCs?

^ TPMS DTC 32 (right-front tire pressure sensor transmitting failure)

^ TPMS DTC 34 (left-front tire pressure sensor transmitting failure)

^ TPMS DTC 36 (right-rear tire pressure sensor transmitting failure)

^ TPMS DTC 38 (left-rear tire pressure sensor transmitting failure)

If one of these TPMS DTCs looks familiar, follow these steps to fix the problem:

1. Swap the wheel that's causing the problem for a wheel with a known-good sensor.

2. Use the HDS to teach the TPMS control unit the tire pressure sensor ID of the known-good sensor.

Helpful Tip: To avoid control unit learning problems that might crop up (sometimes they do), clear the TPMS DTC with the HDS, then, with the help from someone in your shop, start the learning process while driving the vehicle under 10 mph. The TPMS control unit should learn all four sensor IDs.

^ If the TPMS control unit learns the sensor ID of the known-good sensor, the original wheel has a bad sensor. Refer to pages 18-80 thru 18-82 of the '05 Pilot S/M, and replace that sensor. (Online, enter keyword TPMS, and select Tire Pressure Sensor Replacement from the list.) Reinstall the original wheel on the vehicle.

^ If the TPMS control unit won't learn the sensor ID of the known-good sensor, reinstall the original wheel on the vehicle, and follow the troubleshooting procedure on pages 18-59 thru 18-62 of the S/M. (Online, enter TPMS, and select TPMS DTC Troubleshooting 32, 34, 36, 38 from the list.)