Odometer stopping on 94 SC2

#1

Hi

My odometer and trip meter have been stopping occasionally lately. Then they
start up again all by themselves. The speedometer works all the time. Any
ideas anyone?

Fred
94 SC2

#2

Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

--
marx404

#3

On May 23, 6:11 am, "marx404" <4... (AT) 404 (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

--
marx404

I wouldn't blame this one on Saturn. I have lost 3 gears on Volvos
and one on a '92 SC. I have a '93 SL2 with 224,000 miles and the
original gears. Go to odometergears.com to get replacements. There
are 2 gears. They are $25 each. It's usually the smaller one that
breaks. It is a good deal of work to remove the cluster, the
speedometer unit, the odometer, and finally, the gears. Replace both
and get it over with. Don't buy a used cluster to fix this problem.
I have bought 2 and been given 1. The gears were broken in every
one. I suspect your gear is in the process of losing a tooth. I hope
this helps.

Terry

#4

On May 23, 6:11 am, "marx404" <4... (AT) 404 (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

--
marx404

I wouldn't blame this one on Saturn. I have lost 3 gears on Volvos
and one on a '92 SC. I have a '93 SL2 with 224,000 miles and the
original gears. Go to odometergears.com to get replacements. There
are 2 gears. They are $25 each. It's usually the smaller one that
breaks. It is a good deal of work to remove the cluster, the
speedometer unit, the odometer, and finally, the gears. Replace both
and get it over with. Don't buy a used cluster to fix this problem.
I have bought 2 and been given 1. The gears were broken in every
one. I suspect your gear is in the process of losing a tooth. I hope
this helps.

Terry

#5

On May 23, 6:11 am, "marx404" <4... (AT) 404 (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

--
marx404

I wouldn't blame this one on Saturn. I have lost 3 gears on Volvos
and one on a '92 SC. I have a '93 SL2 with 224,000 miles and the
original gears. Go to odometergears.com to get replacements. There
are 2 gears. They are $25 each. It's usually the smaller one that
breaks. It is a good deal of work to remove the cluster, the
speedometer unit, the odometer, and finally, the gears. Replace both
and get it over with. Don't buy a used cluster to fix this problem.
I have bought 2 and been given 1. The gears were broken in every
one. I suspect your gear is in the process of losing a tooth. I hope
this helps.

Terry

#6

On May 23, 6:11 am, "marx404" <4... (AT) 404 (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

--
marx404

I wouldn't blame this one on Saturn. I have lost 3 gears on Volvos
and one on a '92 SC. I have a '93 SL2 with 224,000 miles and the
original gears. Go to odometergears.com to get replacements. There
are 2 gears. They are $25 each. It's usually the smaller one that
breaks. It is a good deal of work to remove the cluster, the
speedometer unit, the odometer, and finally, the gears. Replace both
and get it over with. Don't buy a used cluster to fix this problem.
I have bought 2 and been given 1. The gears were broken in every
one. I suspect your gear is in the process of losing a tooth. I hope
this helps.

Terry

#7

"Son_Worshipper" <saneu (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

On May 23, 6:11 am, "marx404" <4... (AT) 404 (DOT) com> wrote:
Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a
tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it
while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

--
marx404

I wouldn't blame this one on Saturn. I have lost 3 gears on Volvos
and one on a '92 SC. I have a '93 SL2 with 224,000 miles and the
original gears. Go to odometergears.com to get replacements. There
are 2 gears. They are $25 each. It's usually the smaller one that
breaks. It is a good deal of work to remove the cluster, the
speedometer unit, the odometer, and finally, the gears. Replace both
and get it over with. Don't buy a used cluster to fix this problem.
I have bought 2 and been given 1. The gears were broken in every
one. I suspect your gear is in the process of losing a tooth. I hope
this helps.

Terry

Thanks all for the tips. It started woking again and has been good so it

looks
like the lost tooth must be it. I'll have to fix it when I get a chance.

Fred

#8

On Wed, 23 May 2007 07:11:38 -0400, "marx404" <404 (AT) 404 (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

Is this related to the "scrunch, scrunch" sound my '97 odometer makes
in cold weather? It works well, but it just makes noise. I found out
there was a bulletin on it, and that it costs $200 to fix, so I
decided to live with it.

Just wondered if this is a related problem or if it's something
completely different.

RK Henry

#9

Hi

I don't hear any noise on mine. Just stops and
starts whever it feels like!

Fred

"RK Henry" <robert.henry (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

On Wed, 23 May 2007 07:11:38 -0400, "marx404" <404 (AT) 404 (DOT) com> wrote:

Yup, unfortunately, your ODO is on the way out. It is controlled by a tiny
plastic gear that was poorly designed by Saturn which breaks in '93 '94
models commonly. It is not easily accessible, it's back in the gauge
cluster. It can be replaced, but it is expensive. Best not to touch it
while
the car is moving, that's how many break.

Is this related to the "scrunch, scrunch" sound my '97 odometer makes
in cold weather? It works well, but it just makes noise. I found out
there was a bulletin on it, and that it costs $200 to fix, so I
decided to live with it.

Just wondered if this is a related problem or if it's something
completely different.

RK Henry

#10

I guess not too many here know about these things. I'll see what
I can find on google.

Fred

"Fred" <fredvp (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

Hi

My odometer and trip meter have been stopping occasionally lately. Then
they start up again all by themselves. The speedometer works all the time.
Any
ideas anyone?

Fred
94 SC2