kiwikangaroo

Have a 1999 Fairmont AU and at new the speedo had problems. It would stop working. Dealership after many tries fixed it but never knew the cause but just replaced everything. They would fix it then it would stop about 30Ks later. In the end they replaced the computers and wiring to do with the speedo.

Four years later and out of warranty it has stopped again. Anyone know the best people to fix it. I am in Melbourne in the SE area.

Affects the car a lot....auto gets to 3, holds the gears longer, odometer and trip computer and cruise dont now work.

Any ideas?????

Thanks

XR_Strider_GuY

When it stops working how long does it stop for? Also is teh trip meter and odo still working or thats stopped as well. These questions might help isolate the problem.

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Brent79

I had this problem in my EB... was the actual speedo transducer in the gearbox. Would cause the gearbox to lock in 3rd. Since u didnt mention any problems with your gearbox, id say the fault is somewhere in the cluster itself...

Brent

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Brent79

eeer... missed the 3rd paragraph. Yep, sounds like yer speedo sensor/transducer is rooted!! get it replaced!

Brent

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kiwikangaroo

Thanks for the ideas.... it does affect the gearbox....holds in 3rd and is not smooth getting there. Also trip meter etc also dont work, rev counter is still ok.

And when it stops working it is permanent, not intermittent so something has packed up....sounds like the tranducer from what everyone is saying.

AUIIIXR6VCT

Just take it back to ford, if it was a known fault with your car, in most cases they will fix it under warranty.