RPM/Speedometer gauge goes below 0!

4r3s · 11-12-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vcdporn

Hi guys,

Any ideas on why both the speedometer and RPM dial goes below 0 even when I'm going anywhere from 0-70 MPH? I don't abuse the car and it only has 4000 miles on it (2009, auto).

Also, any ideas where I can get Redline synthetic 5w-30 oil on the cheap?

Thanks in advance!

So this sounds somewhat similar to my situation. Once it gets cold out and my car sits over night outside the next morning when I turn it on the speedometer won't sweep the guage and sits pointing straight down. So if I leave it be it will read inaccurately just like you said. Weird thing is if I notice this before I pull away simply turning the car off and then back on again the speedometer will function normally everytime. The tachometer works just fine for me though. I took the car to the dealer and there were no error codes to read and they couldnt reproduce the symptom. So next time I take it to them theyre going to have to keep it over night when it gets cold enough because that is the only time I've seen this behavior. Didnt see this problem all summer and as soon as it got cold out again it came back...

vcdporn · 11-12-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

So this sounds somewhat similar to my situation. Once it gets cold out and my car sits over night outside the next morning when I turn it on the speedometer won't sweep the guage and sits pointing straight down. So if I leave it be it will read inaccurately just like you said. Weird thing is if I notice this before I pull away simply turning the car off and then back on again the speedometer will function normally everytime. The tachometer works just fine for me though. I took the car to the dealer and there were no error codes to read and they couldnt reproduce the symptom. So next time I take it to them theyre going to have to keep it over night when it gets cold enough because that is the only time I've seen this behavior. Didnt see this problem all summer and as soon as it got cold out again it came back...

yeah thats exactly what im experiencing. the car stays out in the cold overnight and the dials wont work. then when i restart the car in warmer weather its back to normal. you should leave the car in the cold and drive it to the dealer without turning off the engine..then you can reproduce the behavior

cab83_750 · 11-13-2010, 01:44 PM

Our cars were engineered to be garaged in the winter. The sensor senses winter time so it tries to hibernate.

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Originally Posted by vcdporn

yeah thats exactly what im experiencing. the car stays out in the cold overnight and the dials wont work. then when i restart the car in warmer weather its back to normal. you should leave the car in the cold and drive it to the dealer without turning off the engine..then you can reproduce the behavior

shadoquad · 11-12-2010, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

So this sounds somewhat similar to my situation. Once it gets cold out and my car sits over night outside the next morning when I turn it on the speedometer won't sweep the guage and sits pointing straight down. So if I leave it be it will read inaccurately just like you said. Weird thing is if I notice this before I pull away simply turning the car off and then back on again the speedometer will function normally everytime. The tachometer works just fine for me though. I took the car to the dealer and there were no error codes to read and they couldnt reproduce the symptom. So next time I take it to them theyre going to have to keep it over night when it gets cold enough because that is the only time I've seen this behavior. Didnt see this problem all summer and as soon as it got cold out again it came back...

That's a really strange issue. I'll keep an eye on mine.

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