Trip meter random resets

[GWDRoverTX]

I could not find any previous forums addressing this subject. Has anyone had a problem with both of their trip meters randomly resetting to 0? I usually reset them when I fill up with gas and have the range displayed on the message center. After I drive a couple of days and they have registered a good number of miles, I start it up and they both show 0.0 miles and the message center is displaying the clock. It sometimes happens when I start it up in the morning to go to work or it might happen in the evening when I leave the office.
I am wondering if this is the beginning of the end for my battery. Anybody have any ideas?

 

[Houm_WA]

You aren't resetting the mpg calculator are you? I think they may be connected...

 

[GWDRoverTX]

Houm_WA,
Not sure exactly what you're referring to. I have a 2007 SE V8 with everything except the navigation pkg. When I fill up with gas, I usually push the trip meter button under the speedo/tach to reset it to 0, then I push the "i" button on the left stalk to reset it on the message center. In the past it would register the mileage until I did the same procedure. But now it just resets to 0 at random times. Yesterday I drove home from work and there were miles on both trip meters when I parked it for the night. Then this morning I started it up, did not hit any buttons, and the trip meters showed 0 miles.

 

[Houm_WA]

yeah you can reset the mpg calculation using the stalk on the steering wheel, too. ...and when you do that, I believe it resets everything else, too.

 

[Earing2008]

I haven't had any issues with the message center trip but I did notice that the main tripometer resets at random milages. I've tried to use the main tripometer as a milage per oil change but one random day around 3K miles I noticed it had reset itself. I definately have the symptoms but no explaination.

 

[Bruno]

Same here, any fixes yet ?

 

[Talon_884]

My LR3 just started to do this recently, any reason why it would randomly reset everything in the Message Center Display?

 

[umbertob]

Did you get the battery checked yet? Could be an early sign of a weak one.

 

[Earing2008]

This has been an ongoing issue for me and I've got a battery test report that told me it was in great shape. Starting to sound like a cold case file here.

 

[tlt]

I've only seen this once, and it happened twice in two days. The battery is bad. I replaced it, and no more problems.

I don't care what the battery test guy said, he said the same thing to me. And I told him, i've had this since 2005 and i've put 5 batteries in it, I know when the battery is bad. (I had some warranty left, hence the push back) After a little grumbling, he said he'd give me another pro-rated one (one month out of the replacement warranty) but he wouldn't change it for me. I said, fine, I brought my own tools. Changed it, took it home and cleaned the terminals, sealed it with 3m 1600 clear insulating spray, and down the road I go... for another two years.