Odometer reading zero

[stinkbelly]

I was looking to buy a 2006 Chevy Silverado today and tge odometer is reading 0. I drove it around for 9 miles and it went up to 9. What caused it to not Read properly? Would there be any problems in the future if I purchase this truck?

[Sparkles]

Are you sure it wasn’t a tripometer?


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[Walker]

Could it have been on "trip set"

[Lost10mm]

Sounds like they replaced the gauge cluster and weren't equipped to program it.

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[ktex]

Congrats on the new truck!

[shiner78]

Sounds like they replaced the gauge cluster and weren't equipped to program it.

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[medicineman]

It’s can be reset to zero if one knows how.
Long process, but can be done.
Hope this is not the case!

[stinkbelly]

It wasn't the trip. How do you figure out the real mileage? We took it to autozone to read the odometer and it said 9 miles.

[oktx]

Ask the owner?

[Twist]

If it was recently replaced, this will give an idea but it’ll cost a little bit. Like $60 as I recall.

Get a Bluetooth interface like FIXD, plug it in and read it through the associated app on your phone. It should give a complete history of any recorded repair, though that does require the repairs to have actually been reported in.

You might be able to get the info from checking the VIN through CarFax. Again, that would require the repair to have actually been reported.

[Humper]

Try this site

https://www.mytxcar.org/txcar_net/SecurityCheck.aspx

They may have the mileage data from its last inspection.

[captainsling]

I was looking to buy a 2006 Chevy Silverado today and tge odometer is reading 0. I drove it around for 9 miles and it went up to 9. What caused it to not Read properly? Would there be any problems in the future if I purchase this truck?

What caused it to not read properly? It's a Chevy!

[adam_p]

It wasn't the trip. How do you figure out the real mileage? We took it to autozone to read the odometer and it said 9 miles.

Carfax it.

It is one of three things.

1 They changed the cluster because it had issues. Those clusters were know for stepper motor failure. I changed a few in my old truck.

2 They changed the cluster to hide the mileage.

3 They rolled it back. I'd say this is the least likely. I don't think anybody would roll it all the way back to zero.