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Originally Posted by textivo
Thanks for your reply. Does it make any difference that the speed control is also not working? I was thinking it was probably in the transmission. Any ideas?
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Well, now that you mention it...
There is an Output Shaft Speed Sensor (OSS) and a Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) on the transmission, they may have come disconnected or have corroded contacts.
However...
The cluster should light up even if these sensors are disconnected.
Here's the reference data from my 1996 manual:
«1996 Town Car/Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis Table of Contents»
«Group 13: INSTRUMENTATION AND WARNING SYSTEMS»
«Section 13-01A: Instrument Cluster, Electronic -- Town Car»
«DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION»
Speedometer
Note:
The symbol KM/H signifies a metric speed display and the symbol MPH signifies an English unit speed display. Units are selected by the E/M button.
The speedometer display:
* Provides speed information based on a speed/distance pulse signal (specific number of pulses per mile) from the transmission-mounted vehicle speed sensor (VSS) (9E731).
* Is limited to a maximum of 193 km/h (120 mph).
End speedo ref., begin component ref.
The OSS has no
direct relation to your problem, but check the connector anyway.
Output Shaft Speed Sensor (OSS) 7H103:
The output shaft speed (OSS) sensor is a magnetic pickup, located at the output shaft ring gear that sends a signal to the powertrain control module to indicate transmission output shaft speed. The powertrain control module uses this signal for torque converter clutch control, shift scheduling, used in determining EPC pressure.
Symptoms:
No converter engagements, harsh shifts, abnormal shift schedules.
DTC: P0720, P0721
Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) 9E731:
The vehicle speed sensor is a magnetic pickup that sends a signal to the powertrain control module. This VSS signal tells the PCM vehicle speed. The PCM uses this signal to modify upshift schedules.
Symptoms:
Shift engagement/disengagement (hunting) on grades.
DTC: P0500, P0503, P1500, P1501, P1503
