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Since i have had my 99TL (about 2 months now), i have had more and more of an inclination that my spedometer says i am going faster than i really am. the reasons are:
1) before when i would drive what i thought was 75/85 on the highway, i was passing cars extermely easily. now it seems that in relation to my spedo, even big rigs are doing 75-80. it just doesnt feel right.
2) driven by cops going what i thought was pretty fast, and they didn't pull out.
3.) last month i did 1880 miles according to the car...i've never driven that much before.
any thoughts or ideas?
1) before when i would drive what i thought was 75/85 on the highway, i was passing cars extermely easily. now it seems that in relation to my spedo, even big rigs are doing 75-80. it just doesnt feel right.
2) driven by cops going what i thought was pretty fast, and they didn't pull out.
3.) last month i did 1880 miles according to the car...i've never driven that much before.
any thoughts or ideas?
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You'll be surprised how fast those big rigs drive on the highway, especially at night. I remember once I was driving ~90 mph and a big rig passed me up.:wow:
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Get a passenger and a stopwatch to see if you need to get the spedometer recalibrated.
Get on the highway exactly at 60 mph. When you pass a mile marker hit the stopwatch. Keep it exactly at 60 until the next mile marker. If it takes more than 1 minute, you spedometer is over-reading your true speed; less than 1 minute then it's under-reading.
BTW my 1997 Accord has always over-read the true speed. I often buzz a "public awareness" radar at 80 and it says I'm really doing 76.
Get on the highway exactly at 60 mph. When you pass a mile marker hit the stopwatch. Keep it exactly at 60 until the next mile marker. If it takes more than 1 minute, you spedometer is over-reading your true speed; less than 1 minute then it's under-reading.
BTW my 1997 Accord has always over-read the true speed. I often buzz a "public awareness" radar at 80 and it says I'm really doing 76.
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Originally posted by BlackShadow
You'll be surprised how fast those big rigs drive on the highway, especially at night. I remember once I was driving ~90 mph and a big rig passed me up.:wow:
You'll be surprised how fast those big rigs drive on the highway, especially at night. I remember once I was driving ~90 mph and a big rig passed me up.:wow:
Have you seen this oldie called "Duel"? Those freakin' 18 wheelers might start like a snail, but once it gets going, it's pretty sick.
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well i know sometimes the big rigs go fast, but in relation to my previous car(s), it seems like everyone is driving a lot faster now in relation to me. i will have to do the mile market test and see what i can come up with. assuming it's off, is this something that would be covered under factory warranty?
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Originally posted by dpakman91
well i know sometimes the big rigs go fast, but in relation to my previous car(s), it seems like everyone is driving a lot faster now in relation to me. i will have to do the mile market test and see what i can come up with. assuming it's off, is this something that would be covered under factory warranty?
well i know sometimes the big rigs go fast, but in relation to my previous car(s), it seems like everyone is driving a lot faster now in relation to me. i will have to do the mile market test and see what i can come up with. assuming it's off, is this something that would be covered under factory warranty?
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i'm not sure, but i can tell you that if it is off, it is off by quite a bit. i will call the closest acura dealership monday and see what they have to say about it. i have to bring it in to get the seat panel of the heated seats fixed anyway...the WOULD be covered, right?
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Your covered with the seats. Good luck with the speedometer... tell them it's defective and artificially running-up the miles on your car which destroys the value. Maybe they'll bite.
On the otherhand, if they can turn the whole thing off for a couple of months, I'd jump at that and stick a wet finger out the window to guess my speed.
On the otherhand, if they can turn the whole thing off for a couple of months, I'd jump at that and stick a wet finger out the window to guess my speed.
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i scheduled an appointment with my closest acura dealer, Schaller acura, in manchester, connecticut. they guy i talked to was real nice about the heated seats, but when i brought up the spedo issue, he said that "we can take a quick look at it." doesn't sounds to me like they will be finding anything wrong, whethere there actually is something wrong or not.
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I've got a 99 also. My speedometer is off around 8% confirmed by the Acura dealer. My odometer is dead on. I was told that the speedometer and odometer both use separate speed sensors.
The dealer was going to fix but then they spoke with the factory. They would not fix because the speedometer error was within spec's. The factory will allow plus or minus 10% before they will fix under warranty. I was shocked that they have that type of tollerence.
The dealer was going to fix but then they spoke with the factory. They would not fix because the speedometer error was within spec's. The factory will allow plus or minus 10% before they will fix under warranty. I was shocked that they have that type of tollerence.
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Originally posted by Tom Blasing
It SHOULD be only =/- 1%.
It SHOULD be only =/- 1%.
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that's seriously ludicrious. at higher speeds, these "acceptable" innacuracies are enough to warranty a speeding ticket. i.e. 65 would read as 71.5mph. unbelievable.
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Originally posted by dpakman91
that's seriously ludicrious. at higher speeds, these "acceptable" innacuracies are enough to warranty a speeding ticket. i.e. 65 would read as 71.5mph. unbelievable.
that's seriously ludicrious. at higher speeds, these "acceptable" innacuracies are enough to warranty a speeding ticket. i.e. 65 would read as 71.5mph. unbelievable.
BTW, where in MA are you located?
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Originally posted by fla-tls
I guess if it is off, you could fix it by changing your wheel/tire combination to a larger diameter set.
I guess if it is off, you could fix it by changing your wheel/tire combination to a larger diameter set.
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Originally posted by dpakman91
that's seriously ludicrious. at higher speeds, these "acceptable" innacuracies are enough to warranty a speeding ticket. i.e. 65 would read as 71.5mph. unbelievable.
that's seriously ludicrious. at higher speeds, these "acceptable" innacuracies are enough to warranty a speeding ticket. i.e. 65 would read as 71.5mph. unbelievable.
In the good old days, there were shops that could fix your speedo, but I am not sure our electronic gauges are fixable...
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