Hi,

Can you clarify what is exactly wrong with the odometer?

Those W210 cars have a sealed digital odometer. If one part of the display is faulty, you will need to have the whole unit replaced.

Regards

Mike S.

not sure what you mean by oil odometer. If your oil pressure is low then your oil may be low... if you have the correct amount of oil on the dipstick then its either a mechanical problem with circulating the oil or a faulty electrical signal. At which point take it to the shop.

By driving the vehicle

check for a loose wire at the fuse box

Shouldn't be a cable. It should be electronically driven from ECM. Mine didn't work until I repaired bad solder connections on the circuit board.

With great difficulty.

Pretty much the only choice is to look for other signs. If the car has been driven a lot there are other things that'll begin to wear out, like the driver's seat upholstery, the rubber pads on the pedals etc.

No, the odometer is not part of an emissions test.

Not sure what kind/year of car you have. The odometer and speedometer are both driven by the same cable. The cable goes forward from the back of the speedometer, throught the fire wall and down to the transmission. You should be able to see where the cable protrudes through the firewall. Some cars use an electrical transducer instead of a cable. The transducer is mounted in the transaxel, has an electrical cable and connector going to it, probably two wires. The speedometer on this system is electronic and receives an electrical signal from the transducer. There is nothing different looking about the speedometer to immediatly indicate which system you have. Good Luck

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

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

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!

Question for Last answer:

WHAT IS THE PART NUMBER TO THE BULB?

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.

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.

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