# Odometer **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 22, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odometer/32223 "2009-06-22T14:03:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ddurlach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@ddurlach](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ddurlach)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odometer/32223/1 "2009-06-22T14:03:10Z")
I have a 2001 Ford F150. The odometer lights up sporadically. I went to get inspected, and my mechanic says it must be repaird by Ford dealer. I just took to the dealer today, and they say the repair is to replace the “cluster”. $400. I am wondering, now, if this can be repaired anywhere else, and how much a cluster replacement should cost. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odometer/32223/2 "2009-06-22T16:33:24Z")
There are some bulbs back there, but if your mechanic knows that’s not the cure then a cluster is $332.00 plus labor. Your mechanic can install it but a dealer must order parts. ---
**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odometer/32223/3 "2009-06-22T17:16:31Z")
Plus your truck must be “grounded” (sitting at the dealer) while they send out the new cluster to be programmed with the correct mileage on the odometer. I had this done on a Honda Accord. Pain in the butt. ---
**Author:** ![ENichols56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@ENichols56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ENichols56)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odometer/32223/4 "2010-02-23T16:02:43Z")
check out this fix [http://www.f150online.com/forums/electrical-systems/373597-intermittent-odometer-repair.html](http://www.f150online.com/forums/electrical-systems/373597-intermittent-odometer-repair.html) Worked for my intermittent 1999 F150 odometer. FYI the mileage is kept in a computer that is separate from the cluster, so the new cluster does not have to be sent off and set. The LCD on the cluster is merely a display. Anyway, if your are still having this issue, try this fix. it worked for me and apparently has worked for many others!