2020 4Runner TPMS Sensors Not Linking Up

If you get new tires or rims with a 2020 BE CAREFUL!

So I bought a 2020 SR5 Premium and immediately went with Level 8 MK6 wheels. I ran by Discount Tire and had them install the rims with the stock tires and sensors BUT they broke one. Long story short they ordered a Toyota replacement but still cannot get it to link up and work. They said there must be a new program or something to make it work and that I would need to go by the dealship and get them to link the sensors, they cleared the factory ones too, to the vehicle.

So... does anyone know if this is true? Can you link them to the vehicle without a fancy tool? And has anyone else experienced this?

 

Oh, and I believe they said the frequency changed from 300mhz to 330 or something and that is why their generic sensor wasn't a good replacement. So far you must order TPMS sensors from Toyota until someone comes out with the new frequency.

 

I'd like to bump this thread. I have the exact same issue - I've been back and forth from discount tire to the dealership and no one is able to fix it. Discount tire broke 2 sensors but ordered factory replacements from this dealership. Dealership says they're all broke. Discount tire shows me their reader that shows all 4 sensors are working. Dealership says they can't pair them. Now they want to take the tires off and look at them, and of course make me pay. Did you ever find resolution?

 

The solution....

Finally a guy at Discount Tire said that the new Toyota's have a different pairing program that they have not gotten a download for their programmers yet. They expect it in early January of 2020. So, I took mine to a Toyota dealer and they re-paired the sensors to the 4runner using their equipment. It does work and they did try to say the sensors were bad but relinking them to the vehicle does work. I took the receipt back to Discount Tire and the manager handed me my $180 spent to have Toyota fix it. He said he would and honored his word.

 

Right now I'd be REALLY careful about changing out tires or wheels on a 2020. It will be a month or so before Discount Tire or probably others get the updated pairing program to do the pairing with the vehicle. A caveat may be to request they be extremely careful and not attempt to relink or reprogram the sensors on the vehicle. I would think they could change out tires or even wheels without touching the programming. If they break one, at this time, it MUST be replaced with a Toyota OEM part AND re-paired by a dealership.

 

It all depends where you go. I have a tire place I go to. Had them put new SCS wheels on my Tacoma few years ago. Took the factory sensors out and put in the new wheels. No issues the guy removing the tire from wheel needs to know how to do it without damaging the TPS.

 

Did they say what exactly they did to fix it? I was writing on my phone earlier, here's a more detailed account of what happened - maybe you'll be able to provide some insight (and i get to vent) so thanks in advance:

- I had DT (Discount Tire) swap in some new Method NVs and Falken Wildpeaks on my brand new 2020 TRDORP.
- They claim to have broken 2 sensors, and ordered replacements directly from the Toyota Dealership (Charles Maund in ATX)
- DT put these replacements in, but still are not able to pair. Their scanner tool shows the sensors and their respective IDs, indicating that they aren't broken, but DT appears to not have the proper software for pairing 2020's - they can see them just fine, but are not able to connect them to the car.

- I go to the dealership, they spend 3 hours troubleshooting then say "all 4 sensors are broken, that'll be $800 to get new ones."
- DT manager says fuck that, we just replaced two of them, I know they're working.
- I go back to the Dealership at a later day, with sensor ID's in hand (from the previous picture), and give them to the senior service tech. Hour and a half later, they still aren't able to pair them. They claim that valid ID's are 7 digits, and 3 of the 4 ID's in that picture have 8 digits, so they won't work. And now we're here.

I've spent about 8 hours of my time in various waiting rooms so i'm starting to get annoyed lol. If anyone else has any actionable insight into what the fuck is going on, I would sincerely appreciate it.

Well this issue here isn't so much the fact that they break the TPMS. The issue is that there's something different with the 2020 TMPS sensors that appears to not be communicated to the 3rd party vendors, nor the dealerships themselves. I'd be fine right now if they didn't break the sensors in the first place, but we're well beyond that point now.

 

Yeah it don’t make sense. Try to do something easy just putting nicer wheels on and you have to go thru this. It sucks. I have been there with other stuff. Hard to believe there is anything different with the 2020 sensors. Unless because of the TPS show up on my dash on my 2020 Pro could have something to do with it. My 15 Tacoma did not have that on the dash showing what the lbs were. It’s showed you had low tire. I think it is something with that. Anything showing in your owners manual?

 

Yes, someone correct me if i'm wrong but I believe only the 2020 4Runners have the ability to see individual tire pressures in the dash, indicating at least some level of difference (software only, most likely) between 2020 and 2019.

Great observation. I was scrambling to get to work and didn't piece that together. I'll have to give them a call back and see why they weren't able to at least pair the 7 digit sensor.

 

Yes good observation Kevin,
Yes I believe only started in the 2020 able to read tire pressure.

 

Are you going to the Dealership you bought the truck from? Can you try a different dealership? I know Principle Toyota in Memphis really provided a stupid answer when I said I needed them reprogrammed. The tech said "some wheels put them at an odd angle and the aim is off transmitting the signal". Uh...... BULLS***! So I took the truck to the dealer I bought from and told them, they also gave me a little runaround but once I told them the updated software was used to program them, one of the guys said "oh yeah there is an update, let me go get it and we'll try it". And that worked.

 

Just FYI, the previous 4Runners could read the TPMS data it just only offered the dash light. Aftermarket head units can tap into the OBDII interface and get that. Seen it in person with my own eyes. Jelly too. Oh well.

 

I have been reading this on T4R.. someone said you can reprogram the sensors yourself. Page 425 of the manual : http://s3.amazonaws.com/toyota.site.p01/toyota/manuals/OM35B54U/OM35B54U.pdf

 

My 2020 TRD Pro pairs the sensors from the dash. I tried to add a tpms sensor to the spare but that confused all of them, so I had to take out the one for the spare and re-pair the other four. I think a 2020 limited will do 5 sensors.

 

2020 has a lot of new gizmos & doo dads that are going to take a while to test out. TPMS being just 1 of them.

 

Just the reason I do not buy first model years of any vehicle.
I bought a 2019 TRD ORP in Nov 2019 just so I could get the last model year while I could still find a brand new one.

 

Let me jump , 2020 Toyota 4 Runner came with Safety Sense 2.0 , TPMS work with Safety Sense , when you will put low air mean low air pressure your break pedal will go pretty deep will increase inch or 2 petal travel to make a hard break and when you will place air around 39 or 40 PSI your break pedal will break pretty well , please try and share , i have experience this and i am pretty amaze .

 

I wouldn't run my tire pressures at 39 or 40 psi.
The MAX on the stock tires is 44psi.
The door panel will tell you 32psi is recommended pressure.

 

why not? there no safety issue with that pressure. only rough ride.

 

What Are Problems of Overinflated Tires?
It Can Cause a Blowout or Accident
As mentioned above, your risk for a tire blowout increases significantly with extra PSI. Maintaining control of your vehicle is near impossible during a tire blowout and endangers yourself and other drivers, in addition to the fact that many of your vehicle's assisted safety functions such as ABS will struggle to function properly without the tires being filled to the factory recommendations.

They're Easier To Get Damaged from Road Debris
Also, having overinflated tires makes them more susceptible to damage from road hazards such as potholes, cracks, curbs, and other junk in the road. The tire is more stiff and rigid than normal so they can’t flex around obstacles as they usually would.



Overinflated Tires Wear Out Your Tires Faster & Unevenly
Uneven tire wear can also be the result of overinflation. When your tires have too much air it causes the center of the tread to bow out and wear first. Because of this you will need new tires more often and have a less than comfortable ride.

 

39-40 is not over inflated
32 recommend is comfort

 

No , of course it's not past the max., but the rough ride part will be there for sure.

 

yes rough

 

I'm new here, but this was helpful. I have a 2020 4Runner SR5 Premium. I bought a set of stock wheels and snow tires off a 2016 4Runner. Bought factory TPMS sensors and installed on the wheels. Went through the procedure in the manual and all 4 linked right up. No need to go to the dealer which they offered to register the sensors for $160. They claimed they had to pay for the equipment to do plug into the vehicle. I hope this helps others. Now every season I can swap the wheels and go through the process, drive around a short distance and be all good.