Honda Car Forum

A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.

Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has anyone else
had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell them to fix it and
how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove car and drives with brake
on a lot but not sure if this had anything to do with this problem.

"Strudelsmith" wrote

> Wife drove car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had
> anything to do with this problem.

THIS is a problem in itself, not a "side issue!"

Howard Lester wrote:
> "Strudelsmith" wrote
>
>> Wife drove car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had
>> anything to do with this problem.
>
> THIS is a problem in itself, not a "side issue!"
>
>
Hmmm,
Indeed VERY bad habit!

Strudelsmith wrote:
> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>
> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has anyone else
> had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell them to fix it and
> how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove car and drives with brake
> on a lot but not sure if this had anything to do with this problem.
>
>
Hi,
If it is a newer car, engine ECU will store the mileage. I was told by a
dealer. Don't know if it is true or not.

Howard Lester wrote:
> "Strudelsmith" wrote
>
>> Wife drove car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had
>> anything to do with this problem.
>
> THIS is a problem in itself, not a "side issue!"
>
>
Hmmm,
Bad habit indeed.

Strudelsmith wrote:

> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>
> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has anyone else
> had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell them to fix it and
> how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove car and drives with brake
> on a lot but not sure if this had anything to do with this problem.

Are you sure you're not looking at the trip odometer that may say 694.44 or
6944.4?

"Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote in message
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>A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>
> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has anyone
> else had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell them to fix it
> and how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove car and drives with
> brake on a lot but not sure if this had anything to do with this problem.
>
>

When you figure how to change the display back from km to miles it will read
43,150. Look in the owner's manual for details.

Mike

Michael Pardee wrote:

> "Strudelsmith"

>> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>>
>> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has anyone
>> else had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell them to fix it
>> and how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove car and drives with
>> brake on a lot but not sure if this had anything to do with this problem.


> When you figure how to change the display back from km to miles it will read
> 43,150. Look in the owner's manual for details.
>
> Mike

LOL! and "Doh!"

Good work, Schultz. (Give that man a strudel!)

In article <g5ednTJkG_7H8t3UnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@earthlink.com> ,
"Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote:

> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>
> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has anyone else
> had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell them to fix it and
> how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove car and drives with brake
> on a lot but not sure if this had anything to do with this problem.

Hi,

Your odometer somehow got switched over to kilometers...

(69,444 kilometers = 43,150.5 miles... check it out.)

As far as the parking brake issue... I don't think it would be difficult
to cobble her up a parking brake 'on' warning buzzer.

Good luck!

Erik

"Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote in message
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>A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>
> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has
> anyone else had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell
> them to fix it and how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove
> car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had anything
> to do with this problem.
>

I'm betting on the miles to metric issue, you're reading KMs.

That's a lot of miles for an 07!