Sometimes Tire Pressure Sensors Fail. Here’s How to Handle ThemSometimes Tire Pressure Sensors Fail. Here’s How to Handle ThemSometimes Tire Pressure Sensors Fail. Here’s How to Handle Them 

USA TODAY Network / ReutersSee that lit-up exclamation point on your dash? That means one or more of your vehicle tires needs air. But if that light stubbornly stays on even after you visited the air pump, you may have a failing tire pressure monitoring system. Here is why these sensors fail and what you should do when they stop working. TPMS measure tire pressure in two ways, direct and indirect.