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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: AlpineRob on November 13, 2009, 07:57:57 AM

Title: My speedometer is bouncing up and down?
Post by: AlpineRob on November 13, 2009, 07:57:57 AM

while driving my speedometer tends to pulse up and down randomly. sometimes where i let off the gas hard, it springs into the appropriate place..then when i hit the gas again, it drops to 0..

what in the world could this be?? Thanks

Title: My speedometer is bouncing up and down?
Post by: Jorgeconrico on November 13, 2009, 08:06:54 AM

I think there is a speed sensor on the diff. Maybe check that out first to see if its loose. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Title: My speedometer is bouncing up and down?
Post by: DesktopDave on November 13, 2009, 09:45:42 AM

Yup, definitely.  The wires & connector will "dissolve" at high miles...I cut an old connector off another car & spliced it in to fix my speedometer.  Mine wasn't registering at all though.  Could also be a bad solder joint on the cluster.

Title: My speedometer is bouncing up and down?
Post by: AlpineRob on November 16, 2009, 12:46:14 PM

thanks guys

Title: My speedometer is bouncing up and down?
Post by: carlos318is on November 16, 2009, 03:51:45 PM

If its the clocks I would of thought it would effect the other clocks aswell I would go with the sensor on the diff