My tripometer resets when i start

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10-02-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28

It's a '99 thing - happens with low voltage battery/bad terminal connection. Resets to zero, sometimes accompanied by the gauges sweeping on startup. I'd check the connections and get the battery load tested. Here's the TSB if you want to check it out - sometimes the guage cluster needs to be replaced if it's not the battery: "99-08-49-009 Trip Odometer Resets to Zero (Exchange/Install Instrument Cluster." Happens more in cold weather.

If the battery and conections check out Ok then you probably need to update the software. There was a glitch in the early version of the 99 software that could cause this. This glitch can also effect the VATs and fuel pump cut-off. There were problems with the instrument cluster; However, in most of the 99's that I have seen with this problem a reflash with updated software fixed the problem...including my own 99 TA.