1998 Acura EL wonky speedometer = wonky odometer

1998 ACURA EL
182,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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SOCCERBOY
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My car runs perfectly fine but my speedometer only works about 50% of the time. When it doesn't work the needle is pinned on 30km/hr, do you know why that is?
Jun 24, 2008 at 8:28 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the vehicle speed sensor could be at the transmission or the speedometer head-
Jun 24, 2008 at 8:50 PM
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