speedo is working intermittently with hard shifting

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MAYOR PACE
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1998 ford ranger 3.0 ,automatic,, shifts hard from 1st to 2nd,, speedometer not working and over drive light is on.. was told it was the speed sensor . is that correct? I can turn off the truck, crank it back up , drive around the block ,,,,drives fine , everything works ... the problem comes back several days later . this has happened twice
Nov 13, 2011 at 7:32 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Get the trouble code to confirm if it is the speed sensor.
Nov 13, 2011 at 8:27 AM
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