Speedometer jumps between high and low states
Our 2000 Windstar (95k) began having intermittent (analogue) speedometer problems. It would jump between reading correctly and reading about 60% of actual (55 mph vs. 30 mph when going 55 mph). It would stay in one state for a few minutes or longer or would fluctuate rapidly.
Now it is stuck in the low state; odometer progresses slowly, too.
<<edit: needle is actually very steady now, unlike jumping needle others on the forum mention -- it's just WRONG -- 30 mph when going 55 mph>>
A repair place replaced the vehicle speed sensor (broke off a piece of the existing one and had to do some major disassembly to complete the job... MANY hours of labor for what they said would be a half-hour job).
Didn't work -- still doing the same. Now they think it could be a problem with the computer... sounds EXPENSIVE to me.
Any thoughts? Would be greatly appreciated...
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