Comments on: Is Your Odometer Cheating You?

If Found To Be Too Fast, It Can Affect Warranty, Lease Fees, Resale Value

[nonameabc]

I own a Honda too. I think the court should order Honda, in addition, to change or recall all meters. Because, Honda is "accidental oversight", then, it is their mistake. We cannot carry a mistake on each car, and Honda needs to pay the price for it. Good points, MPG problem, and why only in Honda and Nissan but not the others.

[bettyanne2]

Back in 1993 I was having to make business trips to our District office about 140 miles away. I realized my car showed the trip as 7-8 miles longer than other people making the same trip. That sent me out to compare my odometer with the .1 mileage markers on the highway. My VW Passat was noticeably over. I went to the dealer and made them put in a new one. The new one was better but still not fully accurate. I thought this was a fluke and have never checked my more recent cars. Apparently we've been getting cheated for a long time.

[hondaowner]

If Honda and Nissan intentionally calibrated their odometers to read high, which artificially inflated MPG on at least 6 million vehicles, then isn't it possible that they calibrated their engines to burn 2%-4% more gas as well? My wife and I each purchased a 2006 Honda and, MPG aside, they both burn more gas than our other Hondas (our family owns four). If these automakers intentionally calibrated their odometers to read high to mask an engine burning more gas, then isn't possible that the big oil companies are involved in this problem somehow?

[hondaowner]

If Honda and Nissan intentionally calibrated their odometers to read high, which artificially inflated MPG on at least 6 million vehicles, then isn't it possible that they calibrated their engines to burn 2%-4% more gas as well? My wife and I each purchased a 2006 Honda and, MPG aside, they both burn more gas than our other Hondas (our family owns four). If these automakers intentionally calibrated their odometers to read high to mask an engine burning more gas, then isn't possible that the big oil companies are involved in this problem somehow?

[edjohn66]

Same problem with my Kia Spectra. I wouldn't benefit from a class-action lawsuit, because I bought it and I'm driving it until it dies. But Kia owners who leased or sold their cars, take note! It might be time to call a lawyer.

[gangesdak]

All I know is that I always drove Chevy or Ford, and they served me very well for 40 years. Only once I bought Japanese built Dodge Colt, and there were no end of problems. Even today if there is one car with rust on the road, it is a Japanese car. I always got reliability and value in US cars. Based on my experience, business practices of other Japanese industries is not clean. I am glad that they found out about the odometers. Other findings will sure to follow.

[bettyanne2]

Back in 1993 I was having to make business trips to our District office about 140 miles away. I realized my car showed the trip as 7-8 miles longer than other people making the same trip. That sent me out to compare my odometer with the .1 mileage markers on the highway. My VW Passat was noticeably over. I went to the dealer and made them put in a new one. The new one was better but still not fully accurate. So, this problem is not new. Apparently we've been getting cheated for a long time.

[thomderr]

Hey, check them ALL!

There is no difference between turning the odometer back by a cheating used car dealer or a new car company installing a 'micro-program' in their on-board computer to increase the mileage.

The odometers should be checked by the government, the same as impact crash ratings. Why? It's fraud!

[jhcooper1]

I wathed the show this morning about the odometer in the Honda car. I have a Kenworth truck that has the same problem. I bought it to the attention of the dealer and they blew it off. Where/who else do I report this to an how.

[darreldd]

It is time that someone chanlenged Honda. I had a 2000 Accord that registered 4 miles faster than it was going, so at 75 MPH per the GPS the speedometer said 79MPH. I took it back to Honda 3 times and was told how did I now it was wrong and they verified it and said Honda allowed 10% error. This was my seventh Honda and my last I now drive a Chevy and will not ever go back to Honda as long as they feel they can be this dishonest with the public.