2003 Saturn L200 Odometer stopped working and not registeri

ASHURA

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2003 SATURN L200
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
18,814 MILES

My Odometer stopped working after the head on collision and my friend fixed it for me at his body shop. He checked all electrical and diagnosed with special hand held device and told me everything looks fine. But odometer doesn't register my trip. Speedometer, transmission works fine. Since then, I've been driving and at least more than 1000 miles on it. Is there any help to fix this odometer working again? The odometer register is a digital, if it is fixed, would it register all miles that I have driven so far? Thank you so much for your answers.

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SATURNTECH9

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So your speedometer work's it just doesn't add more mileage to your total mileage driven?Think of the digital display as a monitor it only display's what the body control module sends to it to display the body control module store's the total mileage and sends it to digital display. Also do you have any problem's with power door lock's key less entry gas gauge temp gauge crank no start's inside light's etc?

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Saturday, November 6th, 2010 AT 12:22 PM

ASHURA

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Thank you for your response to my question. Only the odometer doesn't work. It doesn't add the total miles I've driven. Speedometer works just fine, it tells me how much speed I drive and RPM works fine. I do not have keyless (remote control) key. Only has a key and I turn it twice to open all other doors. I think eveything else seems normal, except the Odometer. Is it because of the electrical problem or is it something can be fixed by changing sensor or something. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 AT 12:14 AM

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I emailed you the trouble tree for odometer inop it lead's you to a bad cluster but I think you could have a bad bcm possibly because that is what sends the mileage to the lcd display. But follow the trouble tree and see where it leads you.

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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 AT 1:12 PM

ASHURA

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Thank you. I printed out the instructions that you sent via email. Can you please let me know what "bcm" stand for? You think I could have a bad bcm possibly. I don't know what bcm is

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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 AT 10:35 PM

SATURNTECH9

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A bcm is a body control module it controls your security key less entry inside light's fuel gauge your shifter solenoid that make's you have to step on the brake to put the car in gear. Also store's your total mileage driven and display's it on your speedometer LCD display. The trouble tree I sent you I think is only talking about if your odometer doesn't display anything. Because if it displayed the mileage and doesn't advance I don't see why replacing the cluster would fix that. Since the bcm store's the mileage and sends the correct mileage to the LCD display.