# Dodge Ram 1500 Odometer Goes Backwards **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 21, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279 "2026-09-21T01:53:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Old-Days-Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7feea3/32.png) [@Old-Days-Rick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Old-Days-Rick)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/1 "2026-09-21T01:53:48Z")
2019 Dodge Ram 1500. I would not believe this however I have seen it with my own two eyes. A friend’s dad has a Ram, it has a digital odometer with the monochrome screen, a lower trim level. Has 78k on it. The mileage was 78,888.9 then it went back to 78,888.1 when it was supposed to go to 78,889.0 The vehicle is doing this sporadically at different mileage reading. I cant believe we can not make an odometer that works reliably now! Lots of information online as to the cause and solution to this. Sounds like the ECM will have the correct mileage in it. I want to play around with it more to see what is happening and if the mileage corrects itself when restarting the vehicle. I will look at it more tomorrow and try to see what is really going on. I can’t believe they are getting away with this! ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/2 "2026-09-21T02:18:38Z")
You know Ram trucks have more than their fair share of electrical problems, right? They tend to be infected with a bad case of the FIATs… ---
**Author:** ![Old-Days-Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7feea3/32.png) [@Old-Days-Rick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Old-Days-Rick)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/3 "2026-09-21T02:33:23Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > You know Ram trucks have more than their fair share of electrical problems, right? > > They tend to be infected with a bad case of the FIATs… Oh yes, it doesn’t suprise me. I just cant believe that the government lets them get away with an odometer having issues. I will be honest, when the claim was made I didn’t believe it. I seen it multiple times so it was a correct complaint. Many issues have been had with this particular truck. I also alerted him to a probable exhaust manifold leak. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/4 "2026-09-21T03:45:31Z")
So did the odometer on that truck’s great-grandmother … ![IMG_8215](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/4/643c68c88ee8dff07e00297a05f171d4bd56cb70.jpeg) ! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/5 "2026-09-21T13:39:13Z")
> [@Old-Days-Rick](#): > > I can’t believe they are getting away with this! Getting away with this ??? A part that malfunctions is not a corporate conspiracy . ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/6 "2026-09-21T14:17:51Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > Getting away with this ??? A part that malfunctions is not a corporate conspiracy . +1 The only chance for a recall would be if enough owners post complaints with NHTSA. Then, an investigation _might_ result, and… eventually… a recall _might_ take place. It’s extremely unlikely that Stellantis would do anything unless it was mandated. ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/7 "2026-09-21T15:41:55Z")
On a 7 year old vehicle, I would buy a new or remanufactured instrument cluster. On something 10+ years old, I would get a used one from a junkyard, with “close enough” miles on it. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/8 "2026-09-21T16:01:42Z")
The problem isn’t with the instrument cluster. The problem is with the ECU that gets the signal from the VSS and turns it into the signal for the digital odometer. Tester ---
**Author:** ![KTPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@KTPhil](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KTPhil)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/9 "2026-09-21T19:00:32Z")
Let these guys know about this: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/4/04bd774ed8036af3128de0953dec83ff7a85f348.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-ram-1500-odometer-goes-backwards/206279/10 "2026-09-21T22:07:47Z")
Nothing to get away with. Im sure they would just say the real number is in the computer and the display is only a display. At any rate i read the story of chrysler and all they have been through and this would be the least of their worries before they close the doors for good. Im trying to remember but i believe it was when my Riviera turned over to 500,000.0. It was about two in the morning so i pulled over and took a picture of it for posterity. It was on an old phone that i dont have anymore and the IT guys were never able to get it to print out. Maybe i5 was a company phone that i had to turn in, i dunno, but i dont have it, only in my mind of where i was and when. It didnt show it was two in the morning instead of afternoon so i know i showed it to a few people who were not impressed. My wife was on a trip or something so didnt have to admit why i was out that late. Once in a lifetime, but dontb Tell me about old cars.