Odometers

it starts at the transmission near the firewall, runs through the firewall directly to the speedometer. you have to remove the combination meter(where the speedometer and guages are) in order to remove it.......this is not for amateurs!

check the fuse panel

YOU CANT BUY A BULB CALL YOU PONTIAC DEALER AND HE WILL EXPLAIN WHAT HAS TO BE DONE

The entire cluster has to be replaced. This has happened to me 2 times now. The part is about $300 and the dealer HAS to install it. It takes about 3 hours to be done. This is something that you have to do if you ever want to sell the car, since you have to have the mileage.

I have had the bulb on the odometer out for two years now. you can still read the mileage by pointing a flashlight to the odometer, from the side.

The Cluster DOES NOT have to be replaced, i fixed mine for less then $1. And if your dealer charged you 3 hours labour they ripped you off, it takes about 30 minutes to replace the cluster. Remove your top dash pad (remove airbag fuse first), remove your cluster, take off the back cover (6 screws) and then locate the odometer bulb, turn and remove it, then solder a small 12v bulb from your local auto parts store in its place, very simple and a hell of alot cheaper

All I did was remove the screws for the dash removed the dash then removed the cluster and the 6 screws. I then went to my local scrap yard did the same thing to a scraped sunfire there. They did not charge me for the bulb since I removed it my self. Only a Sucker would bring it to a dealership. I'm a girl and I had no problem took me less than an hour!

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WHAT IS THE PART NUMBER TO THE BULB?

A mile is a mile, give or take the acccuracy of the meter - which is usually something like 1-3%

get a black rapist to do it

Nope,, is not possible, it displays both mileage and trip info

likely on the back of the odometer, it depends on the car. You can likely find out by calling the car manufacturer

Unless the entire gauge cluster was replaced with one out of another car, I would have to say the gauge is faulty. Is the car named "Christine" by chance?

These are usually sealed units and for the most part are not repairable. You might get another one from a junk yard ... or try searching the internet.

The other possibility is that the physical cable that drives a mechanical speedo could be broken. Some of these are driven off the transmission, others are driven off one of the front wheels.

Hi, You need to replace the odometer gear wheel. It is a tiny plastic gear with teeth that after years of use tends to break. It is a pain to change out but you can do it your self. Go on Ebay there is a seller that has some pretty good instructions for repacing the gear as well as price. Good luck, JQ

On the dash, right below the temperature gauge.

It is not low ash. It says lo wash. You windshield washer fluid reservoir is low.

Find a location with a known, sign pointed distance to, like the next rest area, the next junction, or the next town.

Ideally, it should be at least 3-5 miles, but preferably longer (or kilometers) to make the result easier to determine.

Then just check your odo when you pass the sign, memorize the number, drive to the posted spot and check your odo again. If your odo has counted up the same number of miles (or maybe one off) as what's on the signs, then your odo is using the same units as on the signs.

Or borrow a GPS to compare with, they usually have an ODO function in them as well.

Or check what distance you get with your car, then ask a friend what distance (s)he got with another car.

Um, why would your odometer day done? 21, because a canoe fell out of the sky.

Odometer reading is a vital tool in car assessment, it represents safety, real age of the vehicle, and many other general factors. The act of altering the number constitutes forgery and fraud, due to it's apparent nature. For example, if it would be legal to alter the odometer reading, then many people could buy brand new cars at their local dealerships, with reality being that those are used cars with thousands of miles on them, and used car owners will be more prone to be in car collisions, without having a clue of the real state of their car.

what is odometer disclosure exempt by federal law?

You can not as it is a computer chip. Also, it is against the law to defraud.

It could be a broken or disconnected speedo cable, that's one thing, the other is that the speedo itself has died that's what happened to me. The thing to do is first check the cable. You need to disconnect it from both ends and see that the inside works, the hard part is removing the instrument panel assy. This whole deal takes a bit of time and sure helps if you've got help but it's doable. If the cable's ok then you need to buy a new instrument assy.

Yes

Here is how the Chilton Manual says to do it......
1.Raise and safely support the vehicle.
2.Disengage the cable from the transmission.->Disconnect the cable by pulling it out of the speed sensor. Do not attempt to remove the spring retainer clip with the sensor. 3.Disconnect the cable from its retaining clips
4.Push the cable through the grommet in the floor and pull it into the passenger compartment.
5.Disconnect the cable from the speedometer, cluster removal may be necessary.
6.Install the speedometer in position and route it through the floor.
7.Connect it at the speedometer and at the transmission.Hope this helps.

I had this problem with the 95 and took the car for diagnostics. it was the vehicle speed sensor. it is secured with one bolt and attaches with one wire to the back side of the transmission. it's hard to reach but you can change it yourself. first check the connection and wiring on the one yoyu've got.

a short in you wiring harness

It is possible, however against Federal law to do so

I found the answer myself and thought I'd post it. The Rear Wiper Motor fuse also serves the front dash for some reason. The clue to this is that the accel (G) gauge and compass also went out at the same time. The rear wiper wasn't working, but that was unknown since it had not been needed since the dash went out. I checked that fuse in the fuse box and, sure enough, it was blown. I replaced it and the dash came back on.

They record in kilometers, yet distances on British road signs are prominently displayed in miles and car's speedometers read in miles per hour with km/h in small display just like the U.S.! As ironic as that sounds, it's a fact.