theEncode Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hi I'm theEncode, I'm new here. I usually find a good forum and join when I get a new car so I can learn about the car and it's upkeep and quirks. I didn't do that this time, and now I'm regretting it. The car has been great, it's still under warranty, but I haven't needed to fix much... until today. Leaving for Phoenix AZ from Austin TX today. Alright everyone in the car, car won't start, just clicks. I jump the car, it took longer than I expected. Car starts, get on the road. Not even out of the neighborhood when I look at the speedo. I'm going "90" on my residential street. I stop at a stop sign and it goes down to 60. I can't get it to go back under 60. Problem is we HAVE to leave. It's already a 14hr drive and I have to do it in 1 day. Don't have time to sit and figure this out. Everything else seems fine. My googlefu is failing, I called my dealership and talked to the service guy. His response, "well man, that's new to me!" So here I am driving 135 on the highway trying to make it to AZ in my 2011 Edge. Any thoughts or suggestions. I would rather not have to leave it at a dealership for any extended time since I'll be out of state. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knickerbocker Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Maybe this will help: http://diy-auto-repair.wonderhowto.com/how-to/reset-busted-speedometer-after-jump-starting-replacing-vehicles-battery-396576/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 disconnect battery neg cable, let sit 30 min, reconnect. if that does not work, you will likely need to replace the battery and/or the instrument cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Keep it under 140 and you should be fine. State troopers give a little leeway... Having said that, disconnect me terminal and reconnect. Maybe just a "stuck" speedo. Just make sure your battery has enough juice to restart the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theEncode Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Cop - "Do you know how fast you were going?" Me - "No idea. Could you please follow me around and blip your lights when I get close to the speed limit?" You guys think that will work?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 I think it has a decent chance of working. The only question is whether any circuits got zapped during the jumpstart, and whether the battery is still good (need a modern digital load tester to verify). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted edge Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Are you sure it is not something simple, like it somehow got switched to km from mph? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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