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Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:40 pm
by sking23
I have an 03 Vibe 1.8L front wheel drive automatic 4 speed. I have recently had my engine replaced. The check engine light is on and I had it scanned at auto zone. The code indicated that my Vehicle speed sensor was bad/defective. As a result my speedometer and odometer are not working. I ordered and replaced the VSS and it did not fix my problem. When my engine blew up last year the speedometer and odometer were working proprerly. Could someone help me please?
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:25 am
by Doug14
Have you checked all fuses and connections with a multimeter?
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:04 pm
by star_deceiver
Yeah, it sounds like something is disconnected. Have a look around the transmission for disconnected or broken wires.
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:08 am
by sking23
I have not looked at it but I will take it back to the mechanic and have him take a look. Also will the BAD make my transmission shift funny? It has no takeoff power and won't shift into passing gear. I can put my gas peddle to the floor and the car won't take off like it used to.
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 8:54 am
by Doug14
Starting to sound more like a problem i had. Im not sure about the 03 vibes but my 06 had to have PCM replaced under recall from the dealership. A normal mechanic may not know about certain recalls that specific vehicles have. Check your cars history and find out whether it has had it replaced
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:56 pm
by sking23
How do I check the vehicle history? When I bought the car it didn't come with so much as an owner's manual. But I did get my problem fixed. I had a broken wire that lead to the vehicle speed sensor harness. But because of my problem with my speedometer and odometer I now have a problem with my transmission shifting. And there is a whining/ whooping when I go into reverse.
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:07 am
by Doug14
Well there may be a Carfax or something you could check with the VIN of your car. glad to hear one of your problems has been fixed at least. I can not offer any advice on the automatic transmission as mine is a manual, if possible I would suggest going to a Toyota dealer, they seem to be they way to go for a lot of problems.
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:36 pm
by sking23
You know I tried to go to Toyota with a problem and they would not help me. They sent me to my local GM dealer, I was a little thrown by that. But yea my problem s are fixed and I am happy about that.
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:54 am
by Doug14
Yeah a lot of toyota dealers will do that. Glad to hear your problem was fixed! out of curiosity, what was the diagnosis?
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:02 pm
by sking23
I had a broken wire on the plug for the VSS. Probably happened when they were changing out my motor. That's when the problem started.
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:44 am
by crappyvibe03
Where is the speed sensor located
Re: Vehicle speed sensor
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:45 am
by crappyvibe03
Doug14 wrote:Have you checked all fuses and connections with a multimeter?
Can u tell me where the sensor even is