speedometer not working properly?

2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
240,000 MILES • 3.4L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TJWILLIAMS
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My speedometer keeps bouncing up and down and stops working sometimes. when this happens i have loss of power also.
May 29, 2023 at 5:49 AM
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Yep, this sounds like a classic VSS (output shaft sensor) that is going out here is the location of the sensor so you can swap it out to help fix the problem. Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.

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May 30, 2023 at 11:44 AM
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