Tony Anderson

Can someone please help? I have a 2000 1.8Z, done 70,000 miles and a strange
problem has recently arisen. Driving along at any speed,suddenly the speedo
needle drops to zero, the radio volume diminishes and there is a slight loss
of power. This lasts only a few seconds then all is restored to normal. The
problem may not recurr then for either a few minutes or a few days but what
worries is that its not going to get any better. Please help.
Thanks. Tony Anderson.

Lee

Sounds like a faulty Speedo sensor.
"Tony Anderson" <jenton@ukgateway.net> wrote in message
news:431360ae_4@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> Can someone please help? I have a 2000 1.8Z, done 70,000 miles and a
> strange
> problem has recently arisen. Driving along at any speed,suddenly the
> speedo
> needle drops to zero, the radio volume diminishes and there is a slight
> loss
> of power. This lasts only a few seconds then all is restored to normal.
> The
> problem may not recurr then for either a few minutes or a few days but
> what
> worries is that its not going to get any better. Please help.
> Thanks. Tony Anderson.
>
>

Chris Whelan

Tony Anderson wrote:

> Can someone please help? I have a 2000 1.8Z, done 70,000 miles and a
> strange problem has recently arisen. Driving along at any speed,suddenly
> the speedo needle drops to zero, the radio volume diminishes and there is
> a slight loss of power. This lasts only a few seconds then all is restored
> to normal. The problem may not recurr then for either a few minutes or a
> few days but what worries is that its not going to get any better. Please
> help. Thanks. Tony Anderson.

Google in this group for VSS or vehicle speed sensor. It's a well documented
problem.

Bottom line if in the UK - about 24UKP and a fiddly 30 minute job, or 100UKP
for a dealer to do it.

Replacement sensors are allegedly better.

HTH

Chris

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xford

A) sounds like it could be a vss.
B) if there is any other electrical items acting strange it could be a
temp. loss of voltage. eg. see if the inside light dims or goes out at the
same time. If so it could be a dirty ground cable under the air cleaner.
try moving the cable to the vertical inner fender just ahead of the black
bracket in front of the air cleaner. There is a hole w/ a slot for it but
clean the paint off lst and cover w/ grease ot weatherproof it.