Hi there - I have a 1999 Escort Wagon and I have recently had a problem with my odometer - it stopped work. The speedometer, just like everything else, works perfectly well. The odometer (including the trip odometer) just simply stopped working. I took it to a mechanic and he told me that everything is electronic there and therefore I would actually need to replace the entire instrument panel. That obviously seemed excessive, and so was the price ($400 for the panel alone).
Before I made any decisions, I decided to search online and it seems like cleaning up the battery's ground contact would be a possibility (since the PCM uses that). I haven't tried that yet... is it actually a possible solution?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks!