Has anyone ever changed the speed sensor on a 5spd and the speed doesn't work right away? I changed my speed sensor because I had a code for it and the sensor would work but not right away so I got a new one from autozone and it seems like its the same.

 

Just warmed up the car and drove and the speed meter was working. Parked the car and turned it off for a few minutes then went for a drive again then wasn't working but after a few minutes it was working.

 

Have you checked your wires? It almost sounds like something may be a little loose causing an intermittent connection.

 

I'll have to check that and get back to you

 

Thats the only thing I can think of since it seems to work after driving for a bit. It leads me to believe that maybe wires are moving around causing it to start working. Member DennisMik is great with electrical stuff and could probably help you. Shoot him a PM if you don't make any progress.

 

do you have a CEL and a P0500 code?

 

We have the same problem! I changed my VSS even though I didn't have the code hoping it would fix the problem but it didn't....Sometimes the speedometer works & sometimes it doesn't...I think the odometer too

 

Check the wires behind the gauge cluster.

 

Change your gauge cluster, takes maybe 20 minutes to do. Get it from a junkyard or ebay. I had the same problem with my 97 I30

 

Ok here is the dix that worked for me i took out the speedo head removed all the philips screws cleaned all the contacts under the screws with a nail file on both the speedo head and the flex circuit and i have not had the problem return i had a internintant 500 code flashing light 13x on startup and no cruise control and now it works btw evil the 500 code will cause you to fail inspect/emissions just so you know

 

I had a code and I dont have a light on anymore after I reset and changed the sensor but now I have no light

 

Yea thats why im trying to solve this problem because I have emissions due soon

 

When I let the car warm up the speed meter works

 

I changed the wire and still the same

 

I'm leaning toward this now too. Find someone on the ORG or a junkyard who has a cluster and swap the whole thing out. If the VSS is not the issue, really the only other thing is the gauge cluster itself.

 

I changed the speed cluster and it worked on the first cold drive but ill see if it still works the next time I have to drive

 

It was the speed cluster. Now it works every time thanks guys