Can an odometer be rolled back?
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Can an odometer be rolled back?
Just curious because an AutoCheck report showed my C5 Z06 Vette has an obvious error. From 123,500 miles - 01/26/2007 to 23,780 miles - 04/25/2007. I have no doubt the original owner didn’t scam me just wondering if it could be done using a Tech II or such?
Sorry if this is seen as a stupid question. :o
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Just curious because an AutoCheck report showed my C5 Z06 Vette has an obvious error. From 123,500 miles - 01/26/2007 to 23,780 miles - 04/25/2007. I have no doubt the original owner didn’t scam me just wondering if it could be done using a Tech II or such?
Sorry if this is seen as a stupid question. :o
Sorry if this is seen as a stupid question. :o
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The person (tech) who was recording the miles on the inspection may have had kilometers showing instead of miles... that happens often and it's a pain to get the correction on Carfax.
The dealer can program miles backwards or forwards, but they won't do it unless you have a valid (legal) reason.
Some people have swapped in a cluster with different miles showing...
The dealer can program miles backwards or forwards, but they won't do it unless you have a valid (legal) reason.
Some people have swapped in a cluster with different miles showing...
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I’m thinking it was a “fat finger” adding an extra digit while entering the data by AutoCheck or the dealership. Thanks gents!
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Just curious because an AutoCheck report showed my C5 Z06 Vette has an obvious error. From 123,500 miles - 01/26/2007 to 23,780 miles - 04/25/2007. I have no doubt the original owner didn’t scam me just wondering if it could be done using a Tech II or such?
Sorry if this is seen as a stupid question. :o
Sorry if this is seen as a stupid question. :o
the car came back 280 miles later and the tech or whatever just forgot the 123,780 and accidentally put 23,780
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the car came back 280 miles later and the tech or whatever just forgot the 123,780 and accidentally put 23,780
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Hopefully just a mistake. If you try to get it corrected, best of luck.
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just swap out the instrument cluster from another C5 car ... C5 only - and you get that other cars mileage - but not C6. C6 the mileage is in the computer and not the cluster, same as 07 and up chevy trucks
I think I'm right ... anyone else ... ?
I think I'm right ... anyone else ... ?
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I swapped gauge clusters in my '99 when i added HUD. My odometer had over 150k on it and the donor cluster had <20k. I simply opened up each cluster and swapped the odometer modules. Now my original odometer is in the HUD gauge cluster.
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