hacking into car computer to change mileage

**SLIM_DURST** · 03-01-2007, 02:34 AM

anyone see that device for sale? I saw it on craigslist. out of curiousity I emailed him. he said it's $10,000. and can change the mileage of almost any GM car, and otehr brands (forget which).
it's a scary thought as I try to get another car with low mileage. i guess a carfax COULD show you teh true mileage, but carfax doesnt always show you nothing.

**cujo** · 03-01-2007, 03:37 AM

I agree it definately is a scary thing. But with today's computerized inspections, I think it is going to be hard to get away with frauds like that.

**third_shift|studios** · 03-01-2007, 06:08 AM

hey man, for 10,000 i'll sell you a time machine.

**ss~zoso~ss** · 03-01-2007, 06:31 AM

^

that was great
good call!

**SexOnWheels** · 03-01-2007, 06:47 AM

All the programmers can do this when they do a tune as well.

It has been happening for quite a while now, esp. with GM based trucks that the rig pigs up here drive the shit out of and roll back the miliage.

They are 2-3 year old but just bagged.

**00ws6m6** · 03-01-2007, 06:51 AM

car fax sucks i bought my car knowing it was crashed before i owed it, and car fax didn't have any report on it. they only show a report if the accident was reported. they only showed prior owners, and a couple of factory recalls and repairs.

**MadSeason** · 03-01-2007, 07:44 AM

a laptop and 500 dollar software can do this

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 03-01-2007, 12:51 PM

hell the 99-02 gm trucks you can just switch the cluster. it worked to get warranty work!!!

**Nastyfoot** · 03-01-2007, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

hey man, for 10,000 i'll sell you a time machine.

Send me back to 10th grade, I wanna do my x-g/f again from that era

**FuxOnTheFirstDate** · 03-01-2007, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by 00ws6m6

car fax sucks i bought my car knowing it was crashed before i owed it, and car fax didn't have any report on it. they only show a report if the accident was reported. they only showed prior owners, and a couple of factory recalls and repairs.

Ditto for my old LT1 car. Wrecked twice and Carfux didn't even mention it.

**tnthub** · 03-02-2007, 04:34 AM

My odometer stopped working when I unplugged the transmission cable (to prevent the speedo from kicking in the rev limiter)... At the time it was set to 255 mph but with gearing and transmission change the rev limiter was licking in around 110 so I just unplugged it.