2003 Ford Ranger speedometer

2003 FORD RANGER
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BRUCE DEDMON
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2003 Ford Ranger 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 70,ooo miles

speedometer bounces up and down while the truck is idling
Apr 24, 2010 at 1:47 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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your vehicle uses vehicle speed sensor and output shaft speed sensor to operate speedometer, if its bouncing it may be due to a failing sensor or faulty ground to sensor(s) or back of cluster.
Apr 25, 2010 at 1:35 AM
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