Well i got my car recently from a shady seller. i was wondering if there is anyway to tell if the miles have been rolled back on a 2015 cruze, i checked the car fax and it seems good, but when i checked the driving center dash it showed 3851 of gallons fuel used on a car with only 37000 miles, is this normal?
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if the new owner never reset the trip odometer which is totally possible, it backs up the miles are the actual miles.
it matters because the trip odometer matches the actual miles i have, so i was asking if the actual miles get rolled back will the trip meter roll back with it to match the actual miles.
The trip odometer only reads up to either 999.9 miles or 9,999.9 miles, forget which, then goes back to 0.0 so unless your 2015 is supposed to have under 10,000 miles, your premise is inaccurate. And of the hundreds of used cars I've owned, I can't recall any with more than 1,000 miles on them that still had both odometers match.
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Its over 36000 miles on my car. i can take a pic if you don't believe me
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So you think i'm good? car probably not rolled back?
Well, my 2015 Volkswagen has 159,000 miles,
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And my 2017 Chevy Spark has 110K,
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so anything is possible, but if the Carfax looks OK and the seats, pedals, carpet all look like they are from a lower mileage car, you should be good. If you want to spend $5 for the NMVTIS you can run the vin at sites like https://dmvdesk.com/reports-2/nmvtis and get info that isn't always in the Carfax.
And my 2017 Chevy Spark has 110K,
so anything is possible, but if the Carfax looks OK and the seats, pedals, carpet all look like they are from a lower mileage car, you should be good. If you want to spend $5 for the NMVTIS you can run the vin at sites like https://dmvdesk.com/reports-2/nmvtis and get info that isn't always in the Carfax.
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I don't know, and I don't know as there would be a definitive answer as it may depend on exactly how the rollback was accomplished as there are probably multiple methods. (scan tool, replacing a chip, etc.)
It still doesn't answer why the trip odometer is showing 22.6 MPG but the fuel used is showing 3851 gallons. Doing that math, that suggest the real mileage is closer to 87,000.
I could see a scenario of odo rollback and trip being reset manually.
But is the trip supposed to show all 6 digits?
I can't verify mine as it apparently got reset and has just less then half of the odo. It should be 117 miles less odo. Which is 10,4xx
But is the trip supposed to show all 6 digits?
I can't verify mine as it apparently got reset and has just less then half of the odo. It should be 117 miles less odo. Which is 10,4xx
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Going from memory, it doesn't show leading zeros. I don't know what it's maximum count is.
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is it possible changing the fuel tank had something to do with that?
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I can't imagine the tank holding the gallons pumped value. Did you change the fuel pump module as well? It's an electronic module located behind the liner in the trunk near the fill pipe. (Not to be confused with the fuel pump which is located in the tank.)
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no i bought the car from this guy, but it seems a lot of work has been done on it. i'm gonna keep the car for 4 months and hopefully it doesn't fall apart, then sell it. i do have a p0420 code which is concerning.
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A code P0420 may mean that one or more of the following has happened:
Leaded fuel was used where unleaded was called for (unlikely)
A damaged or failed oxygen / O2 sensor Downstream oxygen sensor (HO2S) wiring damaged or connected improperly
The engine coolant temperature sensor is not working properly
Damaged or leaking exhaust manifold / catalytic converter / muffler / exhaust pipe
Failed or underperforming catalytic converter (likely)
Retarded spark timing
The oxygen sensors in front and behind the converter are reporting too similar of readings
Leaking fuel injector or high fuel pressure Cylinder misfire Oil contamination
Read more at: https://www.obd-codes.com/p0420
Leaded fuel was used where unleaded was called for (unlikely)
A damaged or failed oxygen / O2 sensor Downstream oxygen sensor (HO2S) wiring damaged or connected improperly
The engine coolant temperature sensor is not working properly
Damaged or leaking exhaust manifold / catalytic converter / muffler / exhaust pipe
Failed or underperforming catalytic converter (likely)
Retarded spark timing
The oxygen sensors in front and behind the converter are reporting too similar of readings
Leaking fuel injector or high fuel pressure Cylinder misfire Oil contamination
Read more at: https://www.obd-codes.com/p0420
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That doesn't bode well.
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That doesn't bode well.
Which suggests the catalytic converter isn't functioning properly.
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Until not too long ago on Chevy vehicles the gauge cluster itself was what stored the odometer mileage. Dealers used to find wrecked vehicles with lower mileage than what they had in inventory and just swap the cluster. Instant low-mileage vehicle.
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