# Dead Odometer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-odometer/55733>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, f150\
**Created:** [September 29, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-odometer/55733 "2010-09-29T03:21:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Prof\_Young](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/prof_young/32/4706_2.png) [@Prof\_Young](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Prof_Young)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-odometer/55733/1 "2010-09-29T03:21:27Z")

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The odometer on my 1998 F150 stopped working at it was turning over to 95000. My mechanic says to repair it most likely the whole dashboard has to come out, a three or four hundred dollar job. Is it possible that there is an easier fix? Will have a stopped odometer be a legal problem when I try to sell the truck?

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-odometer/55733/2 "2010-09-29T04:03:19Z")

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You will have to check a box on the title that says the odometer reading is not accurate. It won’t be a legal issue, but you’ll have a hell of a time convincing people that you aren’t lying about the mileage, no matter what you say it is.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-odometer/55733/3 "2010-09-29T20:34:29Z")

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Your truck is 13 years old by the model year. I don’t think I would spend three or four hundred dollars to repair the odometer. I would keep the maintenance up to date and keep a record of this.

When I have purchased cars more than six or seven years old, the last thing I check is the odometer. In earlier times, it was common for dealers, even new car dealers to turn back odometers, so I learned to check the condition of the vehicle when buying used.

My brother bought a 1999 F-150 several years ago that had 140,000 miles on the odometer. The truck checked out and the price was great. The truck has been very dependable. If I needed a pickup truck and you were selling your truck at a reasonable price and you had maintained the truck well, I wouldn’t have any hesitation on making the purchase. In most states, all you do is check a box on the title transfer that the indicated mileage is not correct.