replaced starter - now trip odo resets when car shut off
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99 ws6 - lid ory catback. everything else stock.
i replaced the starter and now when the car is shut off the trip odo resets. normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but the gas guage doesn't work
and i had been using the trip odo in place of it.
background: i had the same issue last year and after searching i replaced the battery - viola, problem solved. a year to the day, actually - it was perfect up until i replaced the starter yesterday. i removed a delco remy starter and replaced it with the same thing.
what the ****? this car is a pain in the ***. apparently 99s are notorious for having cluster problems to start with.
i replaced the starter and now when the car is shut off the trip odo resets. normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but the gas guage doesn't work
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background: i had the same issue last year and after searching i replaced the battery - viola, problem solved. a year to the day, actually - it was perfect up until i replaced the starter yesterday. i removed a delco remy starter and replaced it with the same thing.
what the ****? this car is a pain in the ***. apparently 99s are notorious for having cluster problems to start with.
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Flame me for trying, but anyone that knows GM clusters till 2006 knows the gauge motors themselves are prone to failure.
I just sent my 2004 Escalade's cluster to a guy on eBay, Gaugerepairman, to get all the stepper motors replaced.
My speedo was stuck @ 60. Then 30, then 100.... It just did whatever the hell it wanted to.
I joined CadillacForums and found out its VERY common, and GM actually had a recall on them. I missed the mileage marker though.
GM has had issues in the past with the stepper motors. It's documented.
Therein lies your fault.
I just sent my 2004 Escalade's cluster to a guy on eBay, Gaugerepairman, to get all the stepper motors replaced.
My speedo was stuck @ 60. Then 30, then 100.... It just did whatever the hell it wanted to.
I joined CadillacForums and found out its VERY common, and GM actually had a recall on them. I missed the mileage marker though.
GM has had issues in the past with the stepper motors. It's documented.
Therein lies your fault.
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This is a known issue with these clusters. There's a memory chip that needs replacement. The odo resetting is exasperated by low temperatures, low voltage or removed battery voltage. Back when these cars were under warranty, GM would do the fix.
You'll need to remove the instrument cluster and send it to http://www.modelelectronics.com/index.asp for the chip replacement. This is the company that GM uses.
This has nothing to do with any grounds or the PCM.
Interesting how this problem popped up after the starter replacement. Perhaps it's because the cluster was powered down.
You'll need to remove the instrument cluster and send it to http://www.modelelectronics.com/index.asp for the chip replacement. This is the company that GM uses.
This has nothing to do with any grounds or the PCM.
Interesting how this problem popped up after the starter replacement. Perhaps it's because the cluster was powered down.
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the car has no trouble starting. no odd noises, etc. like i said, i had this issue last year and replacing the battery to fix it. i'm not buying a new battery every year. the car functioned perfectly fine for months like this last year before i finally got tired of writing the mileage down on a piece of paper when i filled up with gas. i actually took that battery out of the ta and installed it in another car that has had 0 issues.
******* fbodies.