too many miles and not my fault

[gkrieg]

I am in a lease agreement in Arizona for my Nissan 200sx. I have noticed my mileage seemed to be off and tested this with mile markers and another vehicle to compare. It seems I am loosing 1 mile for every 15 miles driven (I drive 15 miles and my odometer reads 16). Per my lease agreement anything over 12,000 per year I will have to PAY...I was curious of a plan of action so I do not get penalized. I did mention it to the dealer and they said I could bring it in to them but how do I know they won't just fix it and I am still paying for the overage. My other concern is for others who may not have noticed this and had to pay even though they may not have had to. I have figured the problem is due to the low profile tires that are on the car and the ajustment was not made for this type of tire. I have only changed 2 of the tires at this time so 2 of the originals are still on the vehicles. Any ideas of my next step? Has anyone else had a similar situation and have any ideas?

Thanks,
Gkrieg

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

I am in a lease agreement in Arizona for my Nissan 200sx. I have noticed my mileage seemed to be off and tested this with mile markers and another vehicle to compare. It seems I am loosing 1 mile for every 15 miles driven (I drive 15 miles and my odometer reads 16). Per my lease agreement anything over 12,000 per year I will have to PAY...I was curious of a plan of action so I do not get penalized. I did mention it to the dealer and they said I could bring it in to them but how do I know they won't just fix it and I am still paying for the overage. My other concern is for others who may not have noticed this and had to pay even though they may not have had to. I have figured the problem is due to the low profile tires that are on the car and the ajustment was not made for this type of tire. I have only changed 2 of the tires at this time so 2 of the originals are still on the vehicles. Any ideas of my next step? Has anyone else had a similar situation and have any ideas?

Thanks,
Gkrieg

My response:

Yes, bring your car to a Law Enforcement inspection station. Have them put the actual measurement in writing, with the calibration date of their equipment.

If the tires are the same ones that you bought the car with, then it would be the onus of the dealership to have made you aware of this problem. This is the whole purpose behind having an odometer in the first place and, if it's the odometer reading that the dealership will be using to charge you, then you'll have a good argument and defense to the overcharges.

IAAL