1997 Saturn SL2 speedometer

1997 SATURN SL2
70,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DBEKASHA68
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Hi,
my 97 saturn speedometer is sticking , when I speed up or slow down, so I am not sure how fast I am driving. what do you think is the problem, also do these cars have speedo. cable.
thanks.
Jan 26, 2009 at 10:45 PM
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ZACKMAN
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You may want to check your VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor), located on the transmission differential. The speedometer relies on the input from the sensor to show speed in the cluster. And no, you don't have a speedo cable.
Jan 27, 2009 at 12:09 AM
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