why would my odometer stop working but everything else still works?
why would my odometer stop working but everything else still works?
some one help! i was told that i need a new cluster--how is that possible when every single other gauge works! only the odometer stopped working!
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Didderson
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Re: why would my odometer stop working but everythi ... (240monkey)
Maybe it's the odometer circuitry itself. I know your odometer won't work if you have a bad speed sensor, but you say that all guages work fine including your speedometer. So yeah, speed sensor: speedo and odometer. odometer not working: must be something between that and the odo.
Re: why would my odometer stop working but everythi ... (240monkey)
Sometimes when I press the trip button, it will catch and neither the trip meter nor the odometer will work.
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Ekinchheng
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Re: why would my odometer stop working but everythi ... (240monkey)
Hey I'm having the same problem also, but my cluster night light don't work nor the hud and millage. I know its a wiring problem but don't know which harness to look for.
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Re: why would my odometer stop working but everythi ... (Ekinchheng)
yea i noticed my trip meter sticks from time to time.... and the odometer stops working for a few minutes (when i notice)... if i hit the trip again, it just starts ticking again...
i wouldnt worry about it too much
i wouldnt worry about it too much
Re: why would my odometer stop working but everythi ... (Didderson)
yea what he said and its located on top of your tranny. mine goes in and out. i have to pop the clutch and it starts working and im just to lazy to get my fat butt under that car to fix it.Didderson wrote:Maybe it's the odometer circuitry itself. I know your odometer won't work if you have a bad speed sensor, but you say that all guages work fine including your speedometer. So yeah, speed sensor: speedo and odometer. odometer not working: must be something between that and the odo.
and when mine did that it was #14 fuse blew. after i replaced it my cluster and my sidemarkers started to work again.Ekinchheng wrote:Hey I'm having the same problem also, but my cluster night light don't work nor the hud and millage. I know its a wiring problem but don't know which harness to look for.
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Re: why would my odometer stop working but everythi ... (icnuthin)
I checked my fuse aready and it wasn't blown.icnuthin wrote:
yea what he said and its located on top of your tranny. mine goes in and out. i have to pop the clutch and it starts working and im just to lazy to get my fat butt under that car to fix it.
and when mine did that it was #14 fuse blew. after i replaced it my cluster and my sidemarkers started to work again.
Re: why would my odometer stop working but everythi ... (Ekinchheng)
I will shortly be purchasing a vehicle with a similar problem in which the odometer "does not work" (that's all I know thus far, he said it stopped working just two weeks ago). I am thinking of replacing the dash with a data logger style set up display, so I am wondering, will that alleviate all of the problems by replacing the whole dash with a new display unit? I am knew to this forum, so thank you in advance
more than likely its the solder joints on the cluster that go bad. mine sporadically works while all other gauges work no problem. i just change the oil every 4 months and call it good. don't really feel like going to the dealer to pick up a new gauge cluster for 450.00 euros (about 600.00+ american dollars)
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There's a small motor behind odometer. You might want to check if that's working.
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