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Replying to: belpheglore923 (Jan 21, 2009 1:40 pm) Not so funny I guess..... 
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Have a 98 Regal that the battery went dead on and after putting a new battery the odometer went from 97,000 to 388,000 . And now it does not change at all. Is there a cheap fix?
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Replying to: dandan50 (Jan 24, 2009 2:05 pm) And now it does not change at all. Is there a cheap fix? You sure you weren't abducted by aliens... and blacked out during the drive to Mars? |
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Replying to: dandan50 (Jan 24, 2009 2:05 pm) If you take the screw out from the dash panel (mine is grey) on the right hand side of the car (where you put the fuses) And some models have a screw on the left...You can pop the plastic retaining dash cover off...Don't be afraid to yank a little ITS NOT GOING TO BREAK!!!! Then you will need a 7mm socket and a rachet to taKE OUT the 4 bolts holding the odometer cluster in the dash... Then send it in to a company and explain its the digital screen..Chances are depending where you are from this could cost 300$ so I send mine to a compnay u can locate on the internet in Florida...He told me on the phone exact costs and I fixed one for approx 140$ through him... Also I dont recomend driving without the cluster due to damage that can be caused to airbag and other components... Or you can go to a junk yard try to get lucky and find a cluster with around the same miledge... By law it is illegal to tamper with the odometer readings..But in this case I believe it is legal... I had 144,000 on my 1998 buick regal and I got one out of a junkyard instead of sending it out..The junkyard one said 188,000 but I didnt care because I like seeing my miles...See its not like they are going to come for me because I put more miles on my car...LOL Also if u lose you brake lights which is notorious to happen it is the turn signal switch...You can change it without having to take off the steering wheel...I know I have done it.... Also flush you coolant frequently....Dexcool will errode away the intake gaskets on the car... If the key ever gets stuck in the ignition they put a button under the steering wheel u can push...U have to take off the round pplastic circle looks like a pennie size...Inside there is a release button... Also at about 144,000 miles the power steering pump hose will go bad...GUranteed gm mess up...Easy fix if u have a few hours and patience... I built a 98 buick regal ls from the ground up...There is nothing I dont know about this car.....If u keep the car...keep this message....my advice will  suit u well.
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| For the last 3 days my 99 Regal turn signals have been acting up. If you turn the left one on the ABS, service vehicle soon, and Trac off light come on. If you turn on the right turn signal ALL lights come on and car dies. If you do not touch any turn signals at all then, no lights will come on. When you turn the car off and back on all lights go away. I have been looking around and saw that it COULD be the ignition switch. Is this right? | |
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This 1999 Regal has the 3.8 liter engine. It has started stalling without any warning. Engine can be warm or cold. Can be giving gas or stepping on brake. When engine stops all other electrical things (lights, radio, etc) are still on. No fault codes show up and check engine light does not come on. Can start the car right up and it runs fine and usually won't stall out again. As you can tell there is no way to predict when this will happen or any way to make it occur. Anyone know what is wrong???
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Replying to: goodnewsauto (Feb 07, 2009 12:54 pm)
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Replying to: yarnall (Mar 14, 2009 9:15 am)
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Replying to: goodnewsauto (Mar 14, 2009 10:32 am) 
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Replying to: gary81 (Dec 22, 2008 3:26 pm) I just recently purchased a '01 Regal LS. I live in wisconsin (Milwaukee), and it recently has started to become warm outside. I had been having the same problems as you were. The first thing I did was I pulled out the spring from the Gearshift button. I noticed a lot of gunk built up in there, and once I cleaned that it started working. This worked for about 100 starts. The problem flared back up again... this time I went much more in-depth. I actually took off the "wood" around the gear-shift, and then started digging through the center console until I removed that completely. Once I could see completely around the gearshift assembly, I took off the cover that has the PRND32L on it. Underneath, I watched as I pushed in and out the gearshift button to see what part was not moving. Found out there was a lever towards the corner by the glove box that had soda spilled on it that was making it stick. Once I sprayed it with WD-40, the lever started to move. It has been around 1000 starts since then and I have had no problems whatsoever. I hope this helps. Joe |
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