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Topic: My speedo is off about 15% on the '02...Please Read and Advise.
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70 Pony
Gearhead Posts: 1801
From: Glenmoore, PA, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 06-30-2002 07:58 PM
   
Since I owned that car...I always felt it was saying a lot faster than I was going...
especially at high speeds...
Yesterday had my son in law cruise at 60 MPH in a VW Passat....at 60 I was losing him...at 66 I was in pace...
Today I saw one of those Police "You are travelling at --- MPH" they put up on the road, that tells you your speed...
I went thru it at 60 flat on the speedo...the sign said 53 mph..my hi school math tells me that's over 13% (off)..
OEM gears, wheels and tires....no chips or add ons other that muffs and Steeda Lowering (sport) springs....
I must admit that on a clear PaTurnpike i was in triple digits in the teens and I know i was doing 90 mph TOPS !!!
Questions: it's going back to dealer (Obviously) and I think I have an argument to readjust the mileage on my warranty..as I just turned 9 grand and real quick,,,even at 15% it would be more like 7700 miles...
Also...anybody ever hear of this before on an oem car...and do you think I have a good case for turning back the mileage (at least on paper)??------------------
EDDIE D
Resto Mod '70 Sport Roof
Arrest Me Red
'02 GT, Torch Red
"If I knew I would have lived this long, I would have taken better care of myself !"
"U.S. Marines; First to go. Last to know !"
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 32067
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-01-2002 08:04 PM
Eddie, when I bought my '94 F-150, I was told they would recalibrate my speedo up to 6 times due to tire changes.  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1, '72 Mustang Sprint, '94 F-150
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 32067
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-01-2002 08:06 PM
P.S. Pam just said "If his speedo is off 15%, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE IT!!!"  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1, '72 Mustang Sprint, '94 F-150
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70 Pony
Gearhead Posts: 1801
From: Glenmoore, PA, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 07-03-2002 06:59 AM
STEVE...tell PAM, I laughed out loud...you two ought to be comedy writers....
I didn't change a damn thing that would affect the speedo...
Just Muffs, springs and air filter....
How about the warranty issue.....------------------
EDDIE D
Resto Mod '70 Sport Roof
Arrest Me Red
'02 GT, Torch Red
"If I knew I would have lived this long, I would have taken better care of myself !"
"U.S. Marines; First to go. Last to know !"
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 682
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 07-03-2002 10:43 AM
Sounds like a good reason to get it fixed at dealer cost, but do you have access to someting like AAA does where they give you a diagnostic of your car they also do speed calibration. This way you take your car to the dealer with proof in your hands.------------------
joe
2001 SVT Cobra
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98 F-150
90 Escort GT (smokes the tires in all 5 gears, or just smokes through all gears)
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 32067
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-03-2002 08:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by 70 Pony:
I didn't change a damn thing that would affect the speedo...
Just Muffs, springs and air filter....
How about the warranty issue.....
Then it's definitely a warranty problem. For some reason I thought you threw on a set of rubberband tires. ------------------
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70 Pony
Gearhead Posts: 1801
From: Glenmoore, PA, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 07-06-2002 05:15 AM
Joe...we have a AAA diag. center but for non members it's about $60....
Yeah Steve...the whole thing is OEM...I'm figuring with my Odometer around 9K...I'm really only at around 7500...
And I think it's at least 15%....
Which means my mileage warranty should be extended to around 38 K instead of 36 K...
No rush...the longer the better...and looking at the little dial hitting 118 looks cool, even though I'm only doing around 91 mph... ------------------
EDDIE D
Resto Mod '70 Sport Roof
Arrest Me Red
'02 GT, Torch Red
"If I knew I would have lived this long, I would have taken better care of myself !"
"U.S. Marines; First to go. Last to know !"
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