Trip/Odometer button not working..

Having trouble? Need more info on something mechanical? Ask here!

Moderator: Modsquad

User avatar
Gil
Frequent Poster
Frequent Poster
Posts: 623
Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:20 pm
Year: 2013
Color: black
Location: Watsonville, CA

Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by Gil »

:( My trip odometer button stopped working, it works sometimes now. :(
It has always been a bit of a stubborn button, as I had to press kind of hard for it too work.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? I'm guessing I'll have to take the panel apart to fix it.


Gil
ImageImage
  • 2013 Honda PCX 150, NCY Variator kit, Dr Pulley 13g Roller weights
  • IRC and City Grip tires, LED driving lights, Coroplast top box, MFR exhaust, Daytona Windshield.
TheMaverick
Frequent Poster
Frequent Poster
Posts: 733
Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:07 am

Re: Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by TheMaverick »

Mine is working fine. Do you have to press yours hard to reset it, or is it staying reset once it has been pushed (ie is it sticking down?). If the former then probably a faulty switch.

To be honest, I mostly just keep my bike on the odometer setting now, and don't worry too much about the trip meter.
User avatar
WhiteNoise
Official Moderator
Official Moderator
Posts: 8784
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:15 pm
Year: 2015 PCX 150esp
Color: Pearl *White*
Location: L.I. N.Y.

Re: Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by WhiteNoise »

I don't know guys, whadda think about this?

Dirty Perhaps?
Is there a way to get a spritz of cleaner under the push-button of your dash lens?
I do not like removing tupperware if I can avoid it.
IF this can work, try using a plastic straw on the can's nozzle
Or
hold the straw and run a drop or two down the outside of it leading to the area to be cleaned. It just might do the magic :D and Walmart's pricing works too!

Btw, I have a 2015, my trip/odometer button appears to have a removable boot over it. Maybe it comes off via fingernail (or ?) exposing a perimeter to get a straw in? Never did this. Just thinking simple first :D

https://www.walmart.com/ip/CRC-Electron ... #read-more
Location, Year & Color - Please enter Yours today!
How? Log in. Click the User Control Panel button (top right of any page). Upon destination, click Profile in left column. Look >See the questions? Please Complete. We Thank You
User avatar
Mel46
Forum Benefactor
Forum Benefactor
Posts: 6959
Joined: Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:13 pm
Year: 2013
Color: red PCX
Location: Dallas, Ga USA

Re: Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by Mel46 »

I use canned air for a lot of those small areas. You might consider buying a can that has one of those small straws, and then try blowing around the button. It may or may not work, but it wouldn't cost that much to try.
Currently own:
Red 2013 Honda PCX150

Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights
Custom seat from Thailand - Bad Boy Airhorn
Takegawa Lowering Shocks - Michelin City Grip Tires
Headlight assy upgraded to LEDs w/HS5 main bulbs
NCY variator, drive face, and rollers
User avatar
PCX150Rider
Frequent Poster
Frequent Poster
Posts: 1832
Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:56 pm
Year: 2017
Color: White
Location: Old Saybrook, CT

Re: Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by PCX150Rider »

Mine works OK but I find I need to make sure it makes the change before I release the button. . .it isn't instantaneous. I've got older TV or VCR/DVD remotes with push buttons that don't work anymore though. The whole remote isn't toast. . .just certain buttons. . .so I have to physically push the buttons on the player itself for certain functions. Conversely I've also got an older VCR that has buttons on it that don't respond but the ones on the remote do. . .go figure. . .life is cruel. I think it's just something that wears out after a while. Of course the time my cat spilled my Ginger Ale on the DVD remote didn't help either. 8)
User avatar
Gil
Frequent Poster
Frequent Poster
Posts: 623
Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:20 pm
Year: 2013
Color: black
Location: Watsonville, CA

Re: Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by Gil »

Up until it stopped working, I had to press quite hard for it to register a button press. I managed to get it too the odometer, so i left it there. I do find the trip meter very handy when taking trips, too keep track of how much range I have left.

WhiteNoise Have you tried the cleaner before? I'll try to remove the rubber cover and see what happens.

Gil
ImageImage
  • 2013 Honda PCX 150, NCY Variator kit, Dr Pulley 13g Roller weights
  • IRC and City Grip tires, LED driving lights, Coroplast top box, MFR exhaust, Daytona Windshield.
User avatar
you you
What's a wot?
What's a wot?
Posts: 10000
Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:37 pm
Location: Between Lulu and Chichi

Re: Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by you you »

Check that whatever cleaner you use is ok with plastics
User avatar
WhiteNoise
Official Moderator
Official Moderator
Posts: 8784
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:15 pm
Year: 2015 PCX 150esp
Color: Pearl *White*
Location: L.I. N.Y.

Re: Trip/Odometer button not working..

Post by WhiteNoise »

Indeed, check whatever it is you use, esp on any/all plastics.

Click again on the link above, enlarge photo of can. "Plastic safe."
I have used Radio Shacks version of this spray cleaner on my stereo component's circuit boards. It evaporates almost instantaneously, no wetness remains. I like having it on hand.
Location, Year & Color - Please enter Yours today!
How? Log in. Click the User Control Panel button (top right of any page). Upon destination, click Profile in left column. Look >See the questions? Please Complete. We Thank You
Post Reply