Vehicle tire leak detection system and method of using the same

A method of detecting a leak of a vehicle tire, comprising:

• providing a vehicle tire leak detection system to detect a leak of a vehicle tire, the vehicle tire leak detection system including one or more sonic sensors to directly pick up sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of a vehicle tire leak and transmit a signal or signals in response to the sound of the vehicle tire leak;
• and a base unit including electronics to process the signal or signals, and an alarm to indicate that a vehicle tire leak has been detected;
• locating the base unit of the vehicle tire leak detection system on a vehicle and the one or more sonic sensors of the vehicle tire leak detection system near one or more vehicle tires of the vehicle;
• directly sonically sensing with said one or more sonic sensors a natal vehicle tire sound having a characteristic frequency or frequencies representative of a vehicle tire leak without the use of a separate special sound generator and transmitting a signal or signals in response to the sound of the vehicle tire leak to the electronics;
• processing the signal or signals in response to the sound of the vehicle tire leak with the electronics;
• initiating an alarm indicating that the tire leak took place if the signal or signals represent a sound of a vehicle tire leak.