Odometer display when car starts??
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Odometer display when car starts??
At times when I start my '99 Vette, the DIC displays "Corvette by Chevrolet," then the odometer reading. It will stay there until I cancel it. Any ideas about why this is happening time to time?
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Re: Odometer display when car starts?? (TOPGUN9)
If this happens when the car has been sitting for some time (overnight or longer) and when it never happens during daily driving, the car's battery might be getting weak (internal resistance increases). The starter draws a big current and the battery voltage will momentarily drop to a point where the computer resets the dic readings back to default (odometer).
Do you still have a stock battery in the car? What year is your car?
Also check if the battery terminals are clean and tight. Dirty or loose battery terminals increase the resistance as well.
I cleaned mine and put some Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) on the terminals to avoid corrosion.
Hope this helps
Roger
Do you still have a stock battery in the car? What year is your car?
Also check if the battery terminals are clean and tight. Dirty or loose battery terminals increase the resistance as well.
I cleaned mine and put some Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) on the terminals to avoid corrosion.
Hope this helps
Roger
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Re: Odometer display when car starts?? (TOPGUN9)
At times when I start my '99 Vette, the DIC displays "Corvette by Chevrolet," then the odometer reading. It will stay there until I cancel it. Any ideas about why this is happening time to time?
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Re: Odometer display when car starts?? (Richin Chicago)
It will stay there until I cancel it. Any ideas about why this is happening time to time?
update:
ooops; you said "some of the time". Might not be what I originally thought.
[Modified by Mike Mercury, 3:03 PM 6/15/2002]
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Re: Odometer display when car starts?? (vettefool)
my 98 does this on rare occasions :confused: new optima battery installed a few momths ago and I don't remember it happening lately.
This is also true of the HUD which goes back to a full display with the oil can. This is, at least, true with 2000 year and back.
I don't know if it is true for later models but I am guessing it is.
