Wont stay in gear and jumping speedometer

Tiny
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2002 olds alero slipping in and out of gear and speedometer jumping
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 AT 5:18 PM

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Tiny
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Whats are the exact code numbers you have?Sounds like it could be a speed sensor issue.
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 AT 5:33 PM
Tiny
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No code came up
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 AT 4:59 PM
Tiny
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So when it gets up to operating temp it will start doing that till it cools down?Also do you have a multimeter to do some testing?
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Thursday, July 12th, 2012 AT 11:55 PM
Tiny
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Doesn't have to be hot or cold to happen
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Friday, July 13th, 2012 AT 12:48 PM
Tiny
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Alright does it happen for a while long enough to test something?Also do you have a multimeter?
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Friday, July 13th, 2012 AT 5:25 PM
Tiny
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Man I do appreciate your help, I changed the speed sensor on the tranny and that seemed to have worked.
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Saturday, July 14th, 2012 AT 6:37 PM
Tiny
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Your welcome thats what I was going to have you check was the speed sensor. Glad to hear you got it fixed.
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Sunday, July 15th, 2012 AT 10:11 PM

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