Golf/GTI VI :: Speedometer Is Off By 6 Km/h?
Aug 2, 2011
On a road trip my buddy noticed I was going a little slow. I thought I was doing 115 km/h, but my buddy said I was doing 109 km/h. So we did a test while on the road and sure enough my speedometer said I was doing 115km/h both on the gas and in crusie control mode while my buddy behind me said his car showed 109 km/h. I further confirmed the speed by checking on my GPS which again confirmed the issue at 6km/h less than what I was showing on the dash.
How the heck can this be? I have changed my wheels to 17" wheels with 225 45 17 tires which I know is fine for my 2010 Golf TDI. My alignment is fine as the car tracks perfectly straingth and no issue there. Tire pressure is fine also. Really, I don't know if this is even something to call out.
What could it be?
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The speed sensors were replaced for another issue a year and a half ago. The dealership initially wanted me to put a new transmission in it for $3800 after they said the trans was slipping past 45. Then they said something instead about a valve plate (could be wrong vernacular) for $1000 instead of an entire transmission.
When I finally told them that my cruise control is completely erratic, trying to track the needle movements with upshifts and downshifts, they said it's $200 in parts for the drive gears and that they were made with plastic that can wear out.
So I said I would sit on it, since the ideas about the issue seem to vary greatly, and my father set me up to go to a transmission shop to have the car checked out. They had it for two days and changed the fluid out but we can't fix your speedometer issue... take it to the speedometer shop, but btw we think your transmission is fine.
Now, do I take it back to the dealer for the drive gears, or do I take it to another specialist? I have seen people say all it needed were the drive gears replaced and a new sensor. My odometer seems to still be working. There is no issue with my gas gauge.
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Could it be that my coolant leaked over the last weeks and somehow messed with my speedometer, or are those most likely independent errors?
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If I erase the code, and drive no matter how far/fast I go, the check light doesn't turns on. But as soon as I turn of the car and drive again it does comes on.
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1. Speedometer stopped working.
2. Fuel gauge goes on the fritz (rapidly declines) when parked on an incline or going around corners.
3. Cruise control does not work. "Cruise" light come on the dash but the set/reset button on the stalk does nothing.
Note: All fuses are in tact.
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The speedometer says 90 and the GPS says 72...
The speedometer says 50 and the GPS says 36....
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when driving at night, the light from the speedometer reflects up onto the windshield like you see in the picture above.
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t's really annoying having to explain who drives the car that the speeds reads 5mph fast... Or continue to remind my wife that because the cruise is set to 80 means I'm going 75...
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Some how my speedometer switched over to kilometers from miles per hour. Why and how the heck do I change it back.
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Is this something I should have the dealer correct or just roll with it? I've seen others post similar results, so wondering if ALL Sonatas do this?
OEM 18' wheels/tires.
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