1998 Pontiac Sunfire Odometer

NARCSISUSS

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1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

Interior problem
1998 Pontiac Sunfire 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic? Miles

On my dashboard where the mileage should show up the LED(?) Doesn't display anything. Is it a bulb or a screen that I have to replace or something different?

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FACTORYJACK

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I am showing in GM service info that it is a stepper motor odometer. Is that correct, or is it a digital type display? Does it have any backlighting, light when the headlamps are on.

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 AT 10:44 PM

NARCSISUSS

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From what I remember (since right now there is no lights now) the numbers looked digital, like on a microwave. I think there was a backlight too it, very faint though. I vauguely rememeber it going "brighter" when I turned my lights on.

Right now it is just a black square.
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010 AT 1:48 PM

FACTORYJACK

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The service information from GM, and ALLDATA does not say specifically that there are bulbs for the odometer. Ther are 8 bulbs that are serviceable in the rear of the cluster, and one of these may provide backlighting to the odometer LCD. It would be a trial and error procedure at this point. If you shine a light at the LCD(odometer), can you make out the numbers? If that is the case, it may be just backlighting.

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Monday, March 15th, 2010 AT 10:02 PM