New Battery, Changed Odometer! - Honda Pilot

Erniedog · 07-02-2011, 11:49 PM

Hi All,
I went to Advanced Auto Parts and purchased a new battery which came with free installation using the memory keeper tool but when I got home I realized that the Odometer jumped up from 82,500 to 87,500. This I couldn't overlook because I just had 4 new tires installed on 6/30/2011 and the receipts also states the mileage at 82,500. The radio and clock are fine.
I have a 2005 Pilot EX-L.
I bought the car in 2007 and it had 32,000 miles. I also have had 255x55x18's since 08.
Any suggestions? I'm calling Honda and Advanced Auto on Tuesday.

cali510 · 07-03-2011, 12:23 AM

Have you tried to disconnect and install again?

humanoid · 07-03-2011, 12:24 AM

I've changed the battery twice in my 2005 and never had that problem.

samc · 07-03-2011, 12:29 AM

I've never heard of such a problem before in any make but I guess there is a first for everything?

Try honda, but I doubt advanced auto parts will do anything.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 09:12 AM

I've been searching online for an answer and what I've come across is 1) disconnect the negative post for 15 minutes then insert the ignition key before reconnect and 2) is to check to see if it's at KPH instead of MPH. The latter doesn't sound like the problem because I did the math and the mileage would have jumped to the 133k range.
A few web sites stated that it may have set the mileage reading of the vehicle using the larger tires which would added the additional 5% when the battery was changed. This adds up to the 87500 jump but I thought the computer calibrated the size difference automatically.
This is weird to say the least.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 09:14 AM

I'll post what happens after I try the disconnecting of the negative in about an hour.

megatron · 07-03-2011, 10:52 AM

This doesn't sound possible. Are you sure the tire place didn't just copy the mileage down wrong when you got the tires changed? 82,500 sounds like too even a number to have been actual mileage. Also you said when you got home, it was 87,500. That too sounds like too even a number.

Something just doesn't sound right. I think human error is the factor here... not a technical issue with the odometer.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 11:02 AM

Well I just tried the disconnecting of the positive terminal with the ignition on then reconnecting and nothing other than having to reset the clock and radio. (I had the code)
The possibility of human error did cross my mind but I am sure that I was at the 82/83k range and not so close to hitting 90k.
I just called Advanced Auto and as someone mentioned prior, their clueless. I'm going to call Honda on Tuesday.
There are multiple posts about a Class action lawsuit regarding Honda Pilot Odometer reading but I don't think they involve dramatic jumps just inaccuracies in MPH/KPH.

RSQ Pilot · 07-03-2011, 11:02 AM

Weird, how many miles was it from the tire shop to Advanced Auto to home? If it was 82500 at the tire shop then some odd number of miles should have rolled up on the odometer by the time you got home.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 11:07 AM

approx. 17 miles from Discount tire to my house.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 11:08 AM

Oh wait it is approx. 5 miles from AA to my house. I thought you were talkng about the tire shop.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 11:10 AM

Remember the mileage was 82500 on Thursday so I put about another 25 miles or so since by the time I actually got to Adv. Auto. So it wasn't an exact 5k jump but I was giving and general idea as to around 5k.

RSQ Pilot · 07-03-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Erniedog

approx. 17 miles from Discount tire to my house.

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Originally Posted by Erniedog

Oh wait it is approx. 5 miles from AA to my house. I thought you were talkng about the tire shop.

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Originally Posted by Erniedog

Remember the mileage was 82500 on Thursday so I put about another 25 miles or so since by the time I actually got to Adv. Auto. So it wasn't an exact 5k jump but I was giving and general idea as to around 5k.

So if it was 82500 when the tires were installed on 6/30, the mileage should have increased to 82517 or more assuming the tire shop was correct. A reading of 87500 after the battery install makes no sense at all.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 11:16 AM

I hear ya brother, I hear ya. This is weird. There is no way it should have jumped to that number. I'm stumped.

Erniedog · 07-03-2011, 11:31 AM

First of all I want to thank all of you Piloteers that responded. I appreciate you time and patience.
I sat down after my last post and thought how can I get a true reading of my odometer from a previous auto repair visit and I remembered that I had my oil changed at jiffy lube about 6 weeks ago. So I just called them and sure enough the odometer was at 86k+ miles.
Human error at the tire shop for sure and my poor memory.
That receipt from the tire shop really thru me off.
Thanks again.

07-02-2011, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	New Battery, Changed Odometer! Hi All, I went to Advanced Auto Parts and purchased a new battery which came with free installation using the memory keeper tool but when I got home I realized that the Odometer jumped up from 82,500 to 87,500. This I couldn't overlook because I just had 4 new tires installed on 6/30/2011 and the receipts also states the mileage at 82,500. The radio and clock are fine. I have a 2005 Pilot EX-L. I bought the car in 2007 and it had 32,000 miles. I also have had 255x55x18's since 08. Any suggestions? I'm calling Honda and Advanced Auto on Tuesday.

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07-03-2011, 12:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
cali510 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: hayward,california Posts: 90 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Have you tried to disconnect and install again?

07-03-2011, 12:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
samc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 657 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've never heard of such a problem before in any make but I guess there is a first for everything? Try honda, but I doubt advanced auto parts will do anything.

07-03-2011, 09:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've been searching online for an answer and what I've come across is 1) disconnect the negative post for 15 minutes then insert the ignition key before reconnect and 2) is to check to see if it's at KPH instead of MPH. The latter doesn't sound like the problem because I did the math and the mileage would have jumped to the 133k range. A few web sites stated that it may have set the mileage reading of the vehicle using the larger tires which would added the additional 5% when the battery was changed. This adds up to the 87500 jump but I thought the computer calibrated the size difference automatically. This is weird to say the least.

07-03-2011, 09:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'll post what happens after I try the disconnecting of the negative in about an hour.

07-03-2011, 10:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
megatron Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 137 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This doesn't sound possible. Are you sure the tire place didn't just copy the mileage down wrong when you got the tires changed? 82,500 sounds like too even a number to have been actual mileage. Also you said when you got home, it was 87,500. That too sounds like too even a number. Something just doesn't sound right. I think human error is the factor here... not a technical issue with the odometer.

07-03-2011, 11:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well I just tried the disconnecting of the positive terminal with the ignition on then reconnecting and nothing other than having to reset the clock and radio. (I had the code) The possibility of human error did cross my mind but I am sure that I was at the 82/83k range and not so close to hitting 90k. I just called Advanced Auto and as someone mentioned prior, their clueless. I'm going to call Honda on Tuesday. There are multiple posts about a Class action lawsuit regarding Honda Pilot Odometer reading but I don't think they involve dramatic jumps just inaccuracies in MPH/KPH.

07-03-2011, 11:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	approx. 17 miles from Discount tire to my house.

07-03-2011, 11:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Oh wait it is approx. 5 miles from AA to my house. I thought you were talkng about the tire shop.

07-03-2011, 11:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Remember the mileage was 82500 on Thursday so I put about another 25 miles or so since by the time I actually got to Adv. Auto. So it wasn't an exact 5k jump but I was giving and general idea as to around 5k.

07-03-2011, 11:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I hear ya brother, I hear ya. This is weird. There is no way it should have jumped to that number. I'm stumped.

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07-03-2011, 11:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
Erniedog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oak Park,Il Posts: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	First of all I want to thank all of you Piloteers that responded. I appreciate you time and patience. I sat down after my last post and thought how can I get a true reading of my odometer from a previous auto repair visit and I remembered that I had my oil changed at jiffy lube about 6 weeks ago. So I just called them and sure enough the odometer was at 86k+ miles. Human error at the tire shop for sure and my poor memory. That receipt from the tire shop really thru me off. Thanks again.