1998 Pontiac Sunfire Odometer

1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
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NARCSISUSS
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1998 Pontiac Sunfire 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic ? miles

On my dashboard where the mileage should show up the LED(?) doesn't display anything. Is it a bulb or a screen that I have to replace or something different?
Feb 3, 2010 at 4:18 PM
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FACTORYJACK
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I am showing in GM service info that it is a stepper motor odometer. Is that correct, or is it a digital type display? Does it have any backlighting, light when the headlamps are on.
Feb 3, 2010 at 10:44 PM
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From what I remember (since right now there is no lights now) the numbers looked digital, like on a microwave. I think there was a backlight too it, very faint though. I vauguely rememeber it going "brighter" when I turned my lights on.

right now it is just a black square.
Thanks!
Mar 14, 2010 at 1:48 PM
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The service information from GM, and ALLDATA does not say specifically that there are bulbs for the odometer. Ther are 8 bulbs that are serviceable in the rear of the cluster, and one of these may provide backlighting to the odometer LCD. It would be a trial and error procedure at this point. If you shine a light at the LCD(odometer), can you make out the numbers? If that is the case, it may be just backlighting.
Mar 15, 2010 at 10:02 PM