Dealership won’t flash the speedometer to match tire size. What now?

[TYJ]

So... I’m sitting at the dealership right now. I asked the service rep to please flash my Speedo to match tire size. He says “We can’t do that anymore. There used to be a code for us to do it but it doesn’t exist anymore. You’ll have to get a device and do it yourself.”

Seriously? Uh... ok. I ask him “How many of your Jeep owners keep stock size tires?” ?

Outside of a Tazer Mini, what other devices exist to do this?

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[NachoRuby]

Strange. I wonder if that's new, or just that dealership? I asked mine last week when I told them I was putting 35s on, and they said they could do it for $120

 

[Lateralus]

What line of work do you do that other people are entitled to at no cost to them?

 

[CMac]

Strange. I wonder if that's new, or just that dealership? I asked mine last week when I told them I was putting 35s on, and they said they could do it for $120

Yes, I'd call another dealership....seems some of these people could fcuk up a cup of coffee.

 

[RavensEyeOffroad]

What line of work do you do that other people are entitled to at no cost to them?

Doesn't seem like money was the problem, more like incompetence.

 

[Lateralus]

Doesn't seem like money was the problem, more like incompetence.

You're right, just reread it. Sorry OP, I should read better next time

Edit to add, Iam pretty cheap and bought the jscan app and connectors to do it myself for less than $75. Pretty easy and its there if you ever need to go back.

 

[TYJ]

What line of work do you do that other people are entitled to at no cost to them?

That’s rude AF dude. Nowhere did I say that I asked the dealer to do it for free.

 

[TYJ]

You're right, just reread it. Sorry OP, I should read better next time

Edit to add, Iam pretty cheap and bought the jscan app and connectors to do it myself for less than $75. Pretty easy and its there if you ever need to go back.

Yes, and thank you for the more constructive answer.

 

[TYJ]

Yes, I'd call another dealership....seems some of these people could fcuk up a cup of coffee.

The nearest next dealership is 3 hours away. I’m going to have to buy a device to do it myself which is fine, I just don’t really need all the features of a Tazer Mini to adjust my speedo to my tire size.

 

[Bad Luck Bill]

I used JSCAN, all in all like a $120 invested.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I'll see if I can look up the TSBs that cover that........ yes, there are bulletins about tire size, etc. and calibrating for tire changes.
Heck I asked my dealer if they'd add the code to my VIN for my self-installed passive entry and reflash my system to ensure it was in the flash specific for my truck/VIN.
I expected to pay 50-100 and guess what - they did it for FREE.

I don't know if this one is helpful at all.................

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The nearest next dealership is 3 hours away. I’m going to have to buy a device to do it myself which is fine, I just don’t really need all the features of a Tazer Mini to adjust my speedo to my tire size.

Get JSCAN and an OBD bluetooth adapter and security bypass cable. There's a lot of posts about those here.

 

[chsapeak]

I asked my dealer last week beings I was switching from 35"s to 37"s and they said they have to buy the code from Jeep and it would cost me $125. Sounds like they may be using a one time "factory" code at the dealers.. I bought a Taser mini instead and now its done.

 

[am1978]

Find another dealer.

 

[Steak.Sauce]

Ran into the same issue a month ago with my first oil change. Asked them to do it and they said they were not allowed to do it any more. Literally told me to go buy a Tazer or find a local auto shop to go do it for me. They didn't have a good explanation as to why they weren't allowed to, just that "corporate changed the policy".

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