I understand that only the dealer can replace the speedo head according to> law, but can't just the odometer be fixed? Where can I find the appropriate> part and a decent mechanic to replace it? I'm in Baltimore, MD.

Nancy via CarKB.com wrote:>> Last year, I brought my car in for a routine service to the dealer (even>> though it's a 1987 240DL wagon Volvo, it's been maintained all these years>> by the dealer), and they told me that the "trip odometer button fell into>> the dash" during the service, but not to worry about it. Since the trip>> odometer had not been working for years, I didn't think much of it. Several>> months later, I noticed that the main odometer was not working either, and>> did not think back to this incident. So when I brought the car back for>> service just now, I noted that the mileage on the main odometer was EXACTLY>> the same as the mileage recorded on my last service call, indicating that>> the main odometer had not worked since that time! The service advisor first>> said that it was not their problem since I had not called about it for>> almost a year. When I pointed that that the evidence irrevocably proved>> that the odometer stopped working the day of that service, he agreed, but>> then claimed that it was all a coincidence. They want to charge me $988>> just for the part (speedometer head), not including labor! Do you think>> this truly could be a coincidence? What would you suggest doing? >>

I understand that only the dealer can replace the speedo head according to> law, but can't just the odometer be fixed? Where can I find the