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odometer goes out comes back on??? - 8/2/2007 7:26:30 AM

hurricanes99

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I have a 99 5.4 w/roughly 92K miles and recently the odometer has started going out and then a few minutes later it will come back on?? Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any suggestions on what it could be?

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RE: odometer goes out comes back on??? - 8/3/2007 8:19:11 AM

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could it be the entire instrument cluster going bad?? I checked with the local dealer and he said it was very common for these to go bad. Cost to replace instrument cluster at dealership: $550. and not having the vehicle for 3 days. They have to send the odometer off to ford to get a new one?? I just love FORDS!!

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RE: odometer goes out comes back on??? - 8/3/2007 10:02:42 AM

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Could be..

Is it just the odometer, or the speedo dropping out as well? Any harsh or extended rough trans shifts along with the cluster reading problem? Speed/ABS sensor failures are more common..

Cluster replacement is a relatively eay job.. Price of the cluster is right around 305.00.. You should be able to just supply the parts dept with your VIN/Reg and current mileage (so it can be set) and get a replacement cluster with the current mileage shown that won't tie the truck up for any lenght of time.. More so if you do the work yourself...

There's always the dismantler avenue as well, but nice to have the correct mileage ect..

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RE: odometer goes out comes back on??? - 8/3/2007 1:13:41 PM

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my 99 does the same thing

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RE: odometer goes out comes back on??? - 10/10/2007 5:16:36 AM

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Mine just started doing this...'99 F150. Just odometer - everything else stays on.

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RE: odometer goes out comes back on??? - 10/11/2007 4:16:22 PM

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There's an interesting article about the common intermittent odometer problems in Ford F-series pickup and large SUVs at http://doiop.com/kha55q .

Also another article on Squidoo at http://www.squidoo.com/ford-odometer-repair/

There's also a new do-it-yourself repair manual that shows how to quickly and easily fix the problem. I fixed mine for free in about 2 hours and it has worked like new ever since.

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RE: odometer goes out comes back on??? - 10/14/2007 7:58:58 AM

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for a long time I thought it was just my truck, till I saw this post.
2000 expedition also has same problem
thanks to hes37763 for helpfull web link

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RE: odometer goes out comes back on??? - 11/4/2007 7:57:35 PM

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i too wanted to report this it just started happening on my 2000 eddie bauer expy (168,000 miles)