Why does my odometer quit working on my car?
Why does my odometer quit working on my car?
Your speedometer works, your odometer quit. Chances are, your drive gear has given up. The popular story is that you hit the trip meter reset while the car was in motion. While it is entirely possible that that particular event was the event that caused the actual failure, the root cause lies at the VDO factory.
What happens when your speedometer is not working?
Safety on the road depends on many factors and maintaining the right speed limit is one of them. So, when the car speedometer not working, you don’t know whether you are driving too slow or fast. This could be dangerous on a road where driving at a low speed is essential for safe driving.
Is it possible to reset the dash odometer?
Even if you reset the dash odometer to zero, your true mileage is probably recorded within the engine computer, so it can be discovered easily. Yes, but the milage recorded in the ECU can’t, so anyone (dealer, car enthusiast, backyard mechanic) with a scan tool will find out about it.
What to do when your odometer has zero miles on it?
When a shop/garage has to replace a digital odometer, the replacement odometer sent from the factory has zero mileage on it, so the odometer needs to be sent out to a professional speedometer facility to have the mileage from the old odometer transferred onto the new odometer. The process is not complex, but it is time consuming.
What happens if your speedometer and odometer are not working?
If your speedometer (and odometer) is not working, your turn signals are not going to autocancel. No indication to the module that you have gone anywhere. Find and fix the speedo problem (cable or drive unit) and your turns will work fine. Same thing happened to my 93 Heritage.
When a shop/garage has to replace a digital odometer, the replacement odometer sent from the factory has zero mileage on it, so the odometer needs to be sent out to a professional speedometer facility to have the mileage from the old odometer transferred onto the new odometer. The process is not complex, but it is time consuming.
How do you transfer mileage from one odometer to another?
Legally, both meters need to be sent to the speedometer shop to have the mileage transferred. The speedometer shop literally has to run the new speedometer/ odometer manually with a tool until it reaches the mileage of the original odometer. Depending on the actual mileage of the vehicle will determine how long it will take to transfer the mileage.
Do you have to put an odometer replacement sticker on your car?
If a digital odometer is replaced legally, the mileage doesn’t have to be synced onto the new odometer, but the shop or garage doing the work will have to install an odometer replacement sticker somewhere very noticeable in the vehicle.
