While it is physically possible for a trained mechanic to cause your odometer to stop running, doing so would be illegal in most jurisdictions. A properly-functioning odometer is necessary for insurance and vehicle resale purposes, and any form of tampering -- stopping it, or worse, setting it back to a lower number -- would be providing false information to the authorities.
The odometer on a 1993 Nissan Quest will stop working if the sending unit has failed. When a signal is not received from the sensor, the odometer is unable to properly update.
what can cause my speed odometer to stop working, it would work awhile, than stop, now not at all
If you are talking about the trip odometer push the button in and hold it for a couple seconds. It will reset. If you are talking about the constant odometer, there is no way to stop it, unless you disconnect it from the front left wheel well. By the way, that is illegal.
If the speedo works and not the odometer, take it to the speedo shop as something is wrong in the speedo itself. You can't stop the odometer without stopping the speedo.
They both work off of the same signal. If the speedometer works but the odometer doesn't, the odometer has failed.
The odometer on a 96 Ford Explorer is tied into the speedometer. If the speedometer is working then there is a gear problem inside of the speedometer causing the odometer to not work.
The most common reason for a 1996 Chrysler Cirrus odometer and RPM gauge to stop working is a fuse. If the fuse is removed from the dash and replaced, often times the odometer and RPM gauge will begin working.
It's illegal.
Get to a shop quick.
You can't. Besides, it's against the law to tamper with the odometer.
What would make your speed odometer stop working after putting an alternator on? 2005 Chevy Malibu
Disconnecting the speed sensor stops the speedo and odometer. The odometer has to be changed by a certified speedo repair shop.