So my speedometer...
11-07-2005, 06:44 PM
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So my speedometer...
is on crack. Most of the time it just sits at zero while I drive around, but every once in a while it will follow the engine RPM. My spedo thinks it's a tach. Any idea where to start looking for wiring weirdness? Should I just replace the gauge cluster?
11-07-2005, 07:33 PM
#2
Well, on the auto tranny equipped VG's, the speed sensor sits ontop of/ in the tranny and has a wire running out of it. Start there. It should be between the driver side and middle of the car towards the firewall. If you have trouble finding it, look for a thread I started awhile back called 'engine fire' I believe there is a pic. Good luck!
11-07-2005, 08:04 PM
#3
Aren't the speed sensors in our maxima's supposed to be somewhat common for going out? or smoking crack as it was so eloquently stated.
Yeah, but sounds like it might be a wiring feed back thing also, but that is a PITA to trace/check/fix. Try to bum a known good speed sensor from someone, or get one from a junkyard for cheap, and put it in and see if that helps. It's a cheap and easy way to eliminate that part of the equation. And if that fixes it, even better. Then go buy a new one if you want to.
Yeah, but sounds like it might be a wiring feed back thing also, but that is a PITA to trace/check/fix. Try to bum a known good speed sensor from someone, or get one from a junkyard for cheap, and put it in and see if that helps. It's a cheap and easy way to eliminate that part of the equation. And if that fixes it, even better. Then go buy a new one if you want to.