2006 kia speedometer odometer problems
For everyone having the problem of a dead speedometer and odometer not racking up miles but EVERYTHING else works. I had the same issue and I went on for hours researching to no end. Everyone said if the VSS is reading in a scan tool, the VSS is fine and it's either wiring on your cluster. WRONG. In the scan tool, the vehicle speed is being populated by the ABS wheel speed sensors, it is NOT reading the VSS directly even though it may use those exact words. Remove the hose between the intake and the air box and look down left under a coolant hose on top of the trans, the sensor is right there held in by one 10MM bolt (use a few extensions and a swivel). When I tried to disconnect the plug, the sensor pulled apart in two pieces. The inside where the spring makes contact was green. I pulled the plug out and the female end was green and corroded as well as the 3 prongs on the male end. Advance Auto sells a replacement pigtail for $10, it's only 3 wires (pink (12v+), black (12v-) and orange/green (pulse wire to speedometer in cluster). Splice them in order, install new sensor and BOOM everything worked again. Do not replace your cluster, do not listen to your scan tool, and no the car does not need to be showing a CEL or code if the VSS is bad, trust me. Hours and hours and hours of research it was simply the $70 VSS and a $10 plug end! Worst case if you have a pulse wire issue somewhere between there and the cluster, you can splice in a new wire on the orange/green and run it through the firewall to the back of the cluster. There are 3 plugs in the back, looking at the cluster from the FRONT gauges, the far left plug, top row, 5th wire in from the left is the other end of that orange/green even though it may show as different there. You can jump around and splice in there as well!
