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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / May 2006

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Speed Sensor Replaced~Now What?

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The Doctor - 06 May 2006 19:23 GMT
I've just finished replacing my vehicle speed sensor on my '94 Buick
Century due to erratic shifting/broken speedometer. Still no good! The
speedo still doesn't register (its dead on 0, just as if the car is
shut off) and of course the odometer doesn't work. The trans still
shifts, but its not right, particularly when going down hills. Is there
any thing else I can check? The wiring to the vss looked fine, not
brittle or frayed. There was no check engine light on, even before I
replaced the vss. The light does work, however, on startup. I'm at a
total loss...could this be something as simple as the cable? I was told
this car doesn't have one, but I can't seem to get a straight
answer..by the way, this car has the 3.1 engine w/ 4 speed auto
w/overdrive. has currently 46k miles (original) ...thanks for any
input!   The Doctor
Kadaro - 06 May 2006 20:01 GMT
Hey Doc,

Sounds like one of the wires from the speed sensor, that goes back to
the computer is open. Get an ohmeter, a schematic of the car, and check
continuity from the sensor connector back to the computer
connector/harness. Check for corroded contacts also at both ends. The
speed sensor input will have a direct affect on the engine/trans and
other...explaining the bad performance you stated.
The Doctor - 06 May 2006 23:54 GMT
I checked to wires at the sensor end & they were fine....look like
they're getting good contact, but I'll take a meter to them. You
wouldn't think this would be cable-related though?  Thanks for the
ideas~The Doctor
 
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