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why is my speedometer acting crazy

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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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when accelerating my speedometer needle is acting very strang. it nevers stays at one speed when im driving. for example ill be doing 70 on the highway and my needle will be going all over the place. what is this?
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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do a search for VSS or vehicle speed sensor
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by smokee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a search for VSS or vehicle speed sensor</TD></TR></TABLE>

i 2nd
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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Replace your VSS sensor and it will be good to go
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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no codes? I didn't have the vss all the way in and i was throwing a code after driving for a while.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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swap out the cluster with a friends and see if you still get that. this happened to me with a bad cluster.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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The VSS should go out before the cluster would unless you placed some Algerian Engineering on it.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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VSS Had the same problem
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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check the connector that connects to the speed sensor. This usually gets corroded and causes the speedometer to act erratically.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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mine some time sticks at 0 and when i hit it like tap when driving it plops up to like 20
some times i can tell its not acurate giving it gas and not moving for a few seconds

so my symptoms are a retarted or slow speedo how can i fix this?
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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man you guys really need to learn basic troubleshooting!

never replace a part outright.

its very common for the VSS to have corrosion and contact problems, the symptoms you describe are very accurate with this

unplug the VSS, clean the connectors with electrical parts cleaner, let it dry, try again.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 08:27 PM
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DID U GIVE IT SOME REDBULL
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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i had that verry same prob i fixed mines i have a b16 trans in a eg i took it out pop out the lil pin clean up the shaft put some gear oul on it and put it back in make sure therres no dirt in the sensor it self where it connect to the harness then try it it worked out pretty good for me
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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like everyone else has said, check your VSS first, if not, take out your cluster and and push the speedo needle up, should have some resistance and go back down. if you push it up and it goes all the way around, then you my friend need a new cluster
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 09:10 AM
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bump i have the same prob..
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