have a 94 Toyota Corolla with 78,800 miles, speedometer started acting up. it stays on 0 then when I think i'm going about 40 to 45 mph it will shoots up to 60-65 mph but only goes to 70 mph even if i floored it. once i slow down, it will drop to 0 specially when i step on the brake. the odometer is working fine.
2006-10-22 09:52:05 · 9 answers · asked by Noel P 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Either the cable is shot or the gear on the tranny is stripped!
2006-10-22 09:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely, it isn't the dealer's fault the wrong tires are on the vehicle, it is probably the rental car company. But, used cars are sold as is, and therefore you don't have a leg to stand on unless it poses a safety hazard, for example if the tires were faulty and they caused an accident. The reason the speedometer will read differently is because of what is called roll-out. Roll-out is the distance the vehicle will travel for every complete revolution of the tires which is equal to the circumference of the tire. A speedometer is calibrated for a certain roll-out based on the tire size. Tires that are too big will cause you to be travelling faster than the speedometer reads because you will travel farther in the same amount of time. A smaller tire will be the opposite, you will travel less distance in the same amount of time. The speedometer can be recalibrated, however. The difference will be slight, so what you are driving on now should be fine.
2016-05-21 23:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure if that one has a cable or sensor if it a sensor it's probally shorting internally trans fluid gets in it and ruins them if its a cable the cable is probally broken u need a new cable both are on the transmission but the cable connects to the speedo in the dash u need to take out the instrument panel to change the whole thing
2006-10-22 09:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by JT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a cable that goes from the tailshaft of the transmission to the back of the speedometer that spins faster as your speed increases.
The cable inside the cable housing has probably broken.
2006-10-22 09:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your cable may be frayed or barely hanging on, get a new speedometer cable installed
2006-10-22 09:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by kaka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might need greased.take out the core and put some grease on it,also you can buy odometer lube at most auto stores.
2006-10-22 09:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur speedometer is broken and u need to buy a new one and instal it
2006-10-22 09:54:35 · answer #7 · answered by Redneck101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad cable
2006-10-22 09:57:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be an electrical problem
2006-10-22 09:55:05 · answer #9 · answered by kooimanlora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋