2000 Ford Focus Speedo falls to Zero while driving

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DEB_PRINGLE
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Shakes or Wobbles problem
2000 Ford Focus Manual

Hi I wonder if you can help, my car has recently started this problem. I am driving doesn't matter what speed can be 30mph or 70mph and all of a sudden the speedo drops to zero and there is a slight pull back. When the speedo starts woking again I feel a slight pull and then the car goes along fine. Also no milage is added when the speedo is on zero.
Sometimes when the speedo is at zero and I slow down and go into say 2nd gear the engine stalls. This happened a couple of weeks ago and seems to be happening more regular.

Please help. Thank you
Oct 20, 2010 at 9:45 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Inspect and test the vehicle speed sensor
Oct 20, 2010 at 10:42 AM
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DEB_PRINGLE
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Thank you very much will let you know if that works
Oct 21, 2010 at 9:37 AM
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