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speedometer died while driving!

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Old 05-12-12, 03:59 PM
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Hey so while driving in the hwy my speedometer just died. All the other guages work fine. What could've cause it? A few weeks ago I put in coilovers n my abs vsc n vsc off lights came on. Could this had attributed to the problem? Is it just that my main speed sensor went out? But I have no cel on so don't think its that. Help really need ur guys insight on this. Thanks in advance.

Well i tried unplugging the power for an hour and the speedo worked again but then it just died this morning again. Well i unplugged the batt again but this time for longer and now the speedo works again. Any ideas guys? This is really annoying me.

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Broken speed sensor on some of the wheels
Old 05-12-12, 06:39 PM
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disconnect the battery for an hour
Old 05-12-12, 08:47 PM
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I suspect the main speed sensor.
Old 05-13-12, 02:35 AM
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I suspect the main speed sensor too but isn't the cel suppose to go on if that dies? Or.is that just iqn some cases?
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Originally Posted by goodbuds
disconnect the battery for an hour
So I tried this n it seems to have worked. The speedometer seems to b working again. Was just wondering what would cause it to die like this n then work again after unplugging the battery for an hr?
Old 05-14-12, 12:39 PM
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So unplugging the battery didn't work. The speedometer is dead again this morning.
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