Shaky speedometer.

[jmpSHO]

My speedometer on my 94 ATX is shaky/bouncy at certain speeds. The VSS and lower speedo cable are new. Is this a sign that the speedometer is on it's way out or do I have a bad cable? The only one left to replace is the upper.

 

[trainguy1989]

Mine does that too.

 

[jmpSHO]

Mine does that too.

It drives me crazy

 

[jmpSHO]

I went through alot of work to get the stupid thing to work and I was really ****** to see it shake at certain speeds.

 

[jayhoyt28]

Must be common. My 93 does it between 50 and 70.

 

[-DVP-]

Replace the upper cable. Mine was like that then the upper broke. After I replaced it, no issues.

Drop the column and your life will be easier.

 

[jmpSHO]

So my speedometer stopped working today. In case anyone wasn't following my older threads I had a problem with it a while ago. I bought the car with it not working last year and I found the upper and lower cables disconnected so I hooked them back up and it woorked for a bit then it did this bouncing up and down thing, it would drop from 70 to 0 MPH and then back up to 70 MPH and then stopped working all together just like it did today. VSS and lower speedometer cable are new, just replaced them a few weeks ago and like I said it worked up until now.

 

[Irish Pride]

Mine works fine up until i hit 75. Once i hit 75 it will jump to 90 and then i hear a rattle type noise coming from the cluster. If i give the dash a good wack on top it will jump back to 75 for a moment and then back up to 90. The rattle goes away when it goes back down to 75.

 

[jmpSHO]

Mine works fine up until i hit 75. Once i hit 75 it will jump to 90 and then i hear a rattle type noise coming from the cluster. If i give the dash a good wack on top it will jump back to 75 for a moment and then back up to 90. The rattle goes away when it goes back down to 75.

It started working again today but I think I am going to swap the cluster and upper speedometer cable to see if that fixes the problem.

 

[tommyturbo]

My 95 MTX will fluctuate on a really cold morning at about 70, it jumps + or - 3-5mph when you speed up or slow down a bit....but once warm is smooth. I had a 92 LX and it was really shakey at all speeds untill the torque converter locked up, and then it was smooth, never did understand that.

 

[-DVP-]

So my speedometer stopped working today. In case anyone wasn't following my older threads I had a problem with it a while ago. I bought the car with it not working last year and I found the upper and lower cables disconnected so I hooked them back up and it woorked for a bit then it did this bouncing up and down thing, it would drop from 70 to 0 MPH and then back up to 70 MPH and then stopped working all together just like it did today. VSS and lower speedometer cable are new, just replaced them a few weeks ago and like I said it worked up until now.

Bad head. If it actually stopping then starting like that I would guess bad head. My 92 had an issue with that.

 

[kikkinasphalt]

im glad i dont have this problem anymore giggidy

 

[jmpSHO]

Bad head. If it actually stopping then starting like that I would guess bad head. My 92 had an issue with that.

What do you mean by bad head?

 

[-DVP-]

Speedo itself

 

[jmpSHO]

Can I use an MTX speedometer? I'm concerned about the O/D off light.