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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / September 2008odo/speedometer only working intermittently on 1999 Outback
Bought a used ’99 outback legacy to send daughter off to college. Now the speedo has stopped along with the odometer. I think this a common problem.Does anyone have success with the fix?  SignaturePosted at author's request, using moderated http://www.AutoBoardz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.AutoBoardz.com/odo-speedometer-working-intermittently-1999-Outback-ft opict248485.html > Bought a used ’99 outback legacy to send daughter off to college. Now > the speedo has stopped along with the odometer. I think this a common > problem.Does anyone have success with the fix? Not known to be common. Have you checked the speedo cable?? I would check the cable, but this vehicle senses speed electronically through two sensors that also sends this info to the on board computer and without it, the car runs poorly and drinks heavily (fuel) > jgznc wrote: > > Bought a used ’99 outback legacy to send daughter off to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > Not known to be common. Have you checked the speedo cable?? > I would check the cable, but this vehicle senses speed electronically > through two sensors that also sends this info to the on board computer [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > > > Not known to be common. Have you checked the speedo cable?? Well thar ya go then....no cable...no speedo :>) When I did my transmission swap, I forgot to hook the front speed sensor cable back up. What did this cause? Car ran like crap, check engine light came on, rev limiter changed from 6.4k to 4k. This was in a manual impreza, but same rule of thumb should apply. To be honest, I'm not sure where the sensors are located on an auto (i'd assume the same as a manual). I'd check out to see if the speed sensor cables maybe didn't come a little undone. If the connection is loose, this could explain why it sometimes work and doesn't. Does it rain when the speedometer stops or does it do it in the sun as well? One of the sensors could be shot. > > I would check the cable, but this vehicle senses speed electronically > > through two sensors that also sends this info to the on board computer [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Well thar ya go then....no cable...no speedo :> When I did my transmission swap, I forgot to hook the front speed sensor cable back up. What did this cause? Car ran like crap, check engine light came on, rev limiter changed from 6.4k to 4k. This was in a manual impreza, but same rule of thumb should apply. To be honest, I'm not sure where the sensors are located on an auto (i'd assume the same as a manual). I'd check out to see if the speed sensor cables maybe didn't come a little undone. If the connection is loose, this could explain why it sometimes work and doesn't. Does it rain when the speedometer stops or does it do it in the sun as well? One of the sensors could be shot. > > I would check the cable, but this vehicle senses speed electronically > > through two sensors that also sends this info to the on board computer [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Well thar ya go then....no cable...no speedo :> >Bought a used 99 outback legacy to send daughter off to college. Now >the speedo has stopped along with the odometer. I think this a common >problem.Does anyone have success with the fix? Glad I dropped back into this group!! Same car, and today, without warning, the speedo stopped working. Car drove normally, all gauges and idiot lights working, but no speedometer. Did a couple of errands, and suddenly all is well again, so this sounds like sensors to me. Now to figure out where they are, and how to check them. Bob Just your basic flake, and official Old Fart! > >Bought a used ’99 outback legacy to send daughter off to college. Now > >the speedo has stopped along with the odometer. I think this a common [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Just your basic flake, and official Old Fart! Hey Bob, I bought a 99 OBW a few years ago and had the same problem. Bought the car, then later on the drive home, no speedo no odo. Good times. I was led to believe, at the time, that this was actually a fairly common problem. No matter. But, at the time, my concern was how many were actually on the car. I got a hold of the service records, and determined that the car likely had significantly higher miles than anyone could believe. Anyhow, to answer your question, the dealer had to replace the speedo unit behind the guage cluster. If memory serves, it would have been around $300 (2003). Good luck. Jason |
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