If it's not broke, why fix it.zyzyix wrote:In both automakers defense unscrupulous people was one of the reasons for the switch to digital odometers to try to cut down on fraud,
For the odo reading to only 299,999 miles or km, maybe both companies felt that this was a hint it was time for a new car. New cars are what keep automakers in business
ANALOG odometers weren't "broke" so why did they "fix" them with DIGITAL odometers?Wingnut wrote:If it's not broke, why fix it.zyzyix wrote:In both automakers defense unscrupulous people was one of the reasons for the switch to digital odometers to try to cut down on fraud,
For the odo reading to only 299,999 miles or km, maybe both companies felt that this was a hint it was time for a new car. New cars are what keep automakers in business
VibeTribe wrote:You got that right. Some egg head engineer in Japan really messed up the parameters of the odometer put into the Vibes and Matrix.
(removed) (removed) piece of (removed) cars! The odometer won't even go over 299,999?? What the (removed)? They should refund the $12,000 we paid for them new. (removed) ridiculous.VibeTribe wrote:True, but like John stated, GM and Toyota should have issued a service bulletin and recall several years ago, and had this technical problem fixed at their cost. They messed up.
Some of the other members have used the trip odometer to continue to count mileage, or have swapped in a lower mileage example from another Vibe. I also recall seeing some place on the internet that said they could reprogram it to continue, but I don't know about it.TrojanGT wrote:Hey there!
I was driving (slowly, in walking traffic) and filming my odometer rolling slowly, and then after 3 miles realizing it wasn't going to hit 300,000 miles. Found this thread today, it's been a long time since I wandered into GenVibe. Happy to see everyone still here!
My issue is that I drive for Lyft, and for taxes, I do need to have odometer readings to show how much driving I've done, percentage wise, to deduct my maintenance, etc. I'm feeling like this may mean the end of my beloved 6-speed GT, as far as using it for Lyft and the dark side. So there hasn't been any actual solutions from Toyota or GM? Our 1991 Toyota Previa (analog odometer) is well past 300,000 miles, and I'm interested to see what happens when our 1998 Lexus LS400 gets there. Is this an issue with the Prius as well?
Just wandering and hoping someone has better news. I hated dealing with GM regarding the ridiculous early clutch issues.
I don't know about he Prius or the Previa, but on the Lexus it will go to 999,999 and stop.TrojanGT wrote:I'm interested to see what happens when our 1998 Lexus LS400 gets there.
Highly illegal. There is no such in thing as legally "correcting" or 'resetting" an odometer.joatmon wrote:It looks like you can get an odometer corrected (or reset) for under $70 on ebay, but would require sending the cluster off and waiting for it to come back. There are also other (likely more reputable) companies, like http://www.specmo.com who will do it also.