Odometer Rolled Back On a Used Car

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by JayG

Here's a question, how did they even roll back the odometer?
Replace the cluster?
Are you sure it was not a data entry error?

Not all cars have digital odometers, the Honda (depending upon the model year) could still be a mechanical unit.

[KevinH1990]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Not all cars have digital odometers, the Honda (depending upon the model year) could still be a mechanical unit.

It looks like it is digital:




I think it may be possible to reprogram mileage on a digital cluster. I know that on the Boxster, the mileage is stored on an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Memory) chip in the cluster. It's encrypted, but I would not be surprised if a good programmer figured out the encryption.

I don't know if the original seller received a refund on the taxes he reimbursed to my brother. At that point, my brother figured it was the seller's problem.