1998 Pontiac Sunbird Digital Odometer display is off

CEEJAY102

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1998 PONTIAC SUNBIRD
125,000 MILES

The only two items in this 'affordable" car that are digital are the odometer and the radio station/time display. Both have stopped working. I believe I've checked all the fuses it could be and I will soon need to renew the plates and do an E-test, so I rely need to see the mileage.
HELP

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JDL

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16,098 POSTS

I didn't see a 98 sunbird in our database? Did you mean a sunfire? Will the vehicle inspection fail your car because the odometer doesn't work? The state I live in doesn't do vehicle inspections.

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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 AT 12:08 PM

CEEJAY102

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Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. (Couldn't get into my account!)
You are correct, it is a Sunfire not Sunbird (blonde moment)
Unfortunately, the Ontario governments way of getting more $ from us is to force us to do these every other year. No pass, no new plate sticker! It doesn't matter if the car is 1, 2 or 50 yrs old.
I will certainly need the odometer reading for the E-test and to get the new sticker.
I hope you can help me, I'm afraid of what a Dealership will gouge me to fix this and even if I can't do it myself, it's better to be prepared if I DO have to bring it in and not be viewed as an easy mark.