Trip odometer keeps resetting
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Trip odometer keeps resetting
Ok, about a week ago I switched out my driver side O2 because it wasn't working even though I had a NEW bosch 13111 in there. So I cleaned the connectors out with some spray and installed another O2 that I had laying around and now when I start my car I noticed that the odometer is always set to 0. What is causing this? My idle seems fine, but my car seems to have bad MPG now. Now I always reset my odometer to 0 when I get gas just to see how long my tank lasts, but now it just keeps resetting on its own.
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my car has been doing the same thing for about two weeks now. I havn't changed anything in proly 6 months so I don't know where to start looking.
The spring on my trip meter seems fine. My gas mileage seems to be unaffected.
The spring on my trip meter seems fine. My gas mileage seems to be unaffected.
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There is a TSB on the '99 cars resetting the trip odo (sometimes accompanied by the gauges sweeping also on startup). Check the battery connections and/or have it load tested - a good battery makes it go away. Just because the battery is 3 years old doesn't mean anything.
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There is a TSB on the '99 cars resetting the trip odo (sometimes accompanied by the gauges sweeping also on startup). Check the battery connections and/or have it load tested - a good battery makes it go away. Just because the battery is 3 years old doesn't mean anything.
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+1 on the battery connection. mine was loose and it reset itself every time since i bought the car. check the connections and make sure the bolts aren't stripped out or something is loose. I changed the connection on my positive terminal and everything was fine. I would check this before anything else. If it isn't this then I would suggest a battery load test or maybe a parasitic drain test to make sure your battery isn't dropping to a lower voltage when you start your car.
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Love this forum.
Have had the same problem for ages. The "gauge sweep" lol. I thought it was kind of cool. But yeah, makes sense about the battery. And it happens to me more often on cold mornings. I have had the same battery in my car for over 8 years!
Sorry, I know old thread.
Have had the same problem for ages. The "gauge sweep" lol. I thought it was kind of cool. But yeah, makes sense about the battery. And it happens to me more often on cold mornings. I have had the same battery in my car for over 8 years!
Sorry, I know old thread.
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There was a TSB for the 1999s. It happens with a battery with only a low voltage left or on very cold days also (something with the pins behind at the gauge cluster). Cars are way out of warranty so I doubt any dealer will still fix it if it is the cluster lol. My 99 does it but now the battery is on the weak side. Still enough to start the car easily everytime. Hope it helps.