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My car won’t recognize my new TPMS sensors

My car is a 2019 Chevy Cruze Hatchback LT.

I’m here because I’m having an issue with the computer in my car recognizing new TPMS sensors. I have all brand new sensors. I’ve been to two places already. The first shop I went to was a one man shop that had excellent ratings. I used TPMS sensors from him and I was right next to him while he was trying to reprogram the sensors. But my car couldn’t accept them. He was even showing me the tool. It showed all four tires as green, but it was my car not accepting the new sensors. They’re the right frequency 443 mhz and everything. He recommended I go to Canadian Tire and they had the same problem. I then bought four new sensors from them because they said they couldn’t reprogram the ones from the first guy because they were the cheap kind. But after all this, the cheap kind would’ve been fine because it’s my computer that’s broken.

Their mechanics were not able to connect the new sensors to the car. The car is not recognizing the new ones and on my dashboard I have dashes for all four tires. They said it was a computer issue and to go to a Chevrolet dealership. I did and they said they couldn’t reprogram sensors that weren’t GM. He went out to my car for maybe 2 minutes, not nearly enough time to see if he could reprogram them. The guy there was so abrasive and didn’t want to help me at all. They then tried to scam me and get me to buy 4 new TPMS sensors for almost $237 each for a total of $803. I looked online at a genuine auto parts store and GM TPMS sensors are $47 each. They’re scamming people. I’m at my wits end. I hope someone here might shed some light onto the issue.

Also, yesterday my tire blew. I had run over something at work the night before. Because of my TPMS issues, I didn’t know one of my tires was leaking. I didn’t even feel the movement of a flat tire. So I was a danger to myself and others. When I went to get four new tires after my tire blew, even the tire shop couldn’t get my car to recognize the sensors. Their reprogramming tool showed green for all four tires, but it’s my car that won’t recognize it. Has anyone has this happen? I need this fixed ASAP.

I really want the tire warning light to go off and be able to see my tire pressure from my dashboard.

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