murdoc158 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I have a 1997 Legacy GT AWD 2.5L 5-speed manual (wagon). My speedo and odometer (analog) stopped working. It happened this morning as I was shifting from 1st to 2nd. There was no grinding, but the engagement of 2nd gear seemed a bit firmer than usual. The speedo dropped to 0, then bounced around for a while. It then came to rest at 0 and once in a while will move maybe 5-10MPH. Also in 4th or 5th gear at 4500RPM, it seems like I am hitting a rev-limiter. This is not present in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gears. I crawled under the car todto take a look at things. The car does not have a speedo cable so that is out. Is it one of the speed sensors maybe? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Auto or manual trans? Probably one of the speed sensors took a dump. Is there a check engine light on? The car is not going to run right in a lot of ways until the speed sensor is working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murdoc158 Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Legacy777 said: Auto or manual trans? Probably one of the speed sensors took a dump. Is there a check engine light on? The car is not going to run right in a lot of ways until the speed sensor is working. 5-speed manual. CEL has been on since I bought the car. Codes pulled for misfires across the board (P0301, P0302, P0303). I've replaced too many parts that I gave up chasing the cause of the misfire. Car runs fine otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murdoc158 Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Just an update: I pulled two more codes today: P0500 and P1540. Any ideas? If it is one of the speed sensors (VSS correct?) which one is it? Edit: The cruise control is also inop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I don't have a list of the codes, however the cruise control won't work with a dead speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 murdoc158 said: Just an update: I pulled two more codes today: P0500 and P1540. Any ideas? If it is one of the speed sensors (VSS correct?) which one is it? Edit: The cruise control is also inop. the speedo operates off of the front, VSS#2. passenger side front of the trans. near the top. the wire connector is below the air, intake right side, near the fire wall. should be a 3 wire connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murdoc158 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 johnceggleston said: the speedo operates off of the front, VSS#2. passenger side front of the trans. near the top. the wire connector is below the air, intake right side, near the fire wall. should be a 3 wire connector. Thanks! I ordered the VSS (part # 85082AC012) today. Should be in by Monday. I will post back with results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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