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Old 09-02-11, 04:42 AM
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Dodge speedometer
I have a 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel with automatic trans, The speedometer does not start to show speed until the vehicle reaches about 25 MPH. Any thoughts or answers
 
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Old 09-02-11, 11:50 AM
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Vehicle speed sensor (vss) or gremlin in the cluster.
 
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Old 09-02-11, 03:46 PM
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Are there any other signs relating to transmission performance for example? If not and it is all shifting as it should, I would suspect as the tow guy says, a gremlin in the cluster.
 
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Old 09-02-11, 05:39 PM
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Just had to exorcise my speedo/odo. Went dead as Julius Caeser. My speedo's sensor is the output speed sensor in the tranny, but I had no tranny issues so figured it was in the cluster. Cost me $150 to fix - one day service - which I think was pretty reasonable since he also fixed my trip odo that died about 5 or 6 years ago. Pushing 600k miles so got pretty good service out of it.
 
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Old 09-05-11, 01:00 PM
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hm, interesting. I would get that checked out at the mechanics
 
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