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Why won't my speedometer work until my car runs for a while? Then it jumps.I have a1991 Chevy cavalier what is causing this

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Could be the speed sensor, plug, wiring. Heat is what makes it work at times.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 28, 2008

SOURCE: chevy cavalier 2005 speedometer stuck not working

If your odometer is working and your speedo needle doesnt indicate correctly then your problem is the stepper motor in the cluster. I have repaired a lot of instrument clusters....cost is 105.00

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 15, 2009

SOURCE: chevy cavalier 2005 speedometer stuck not working

Google used speed cluster. Buy one and have it installed. I found one for $112 shipped and installed for $30 bucks. Sorry if I posted twice. Good Luck.

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mike loshbough

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  • Posted on Feb 25, 2009

SOURCE: 1999 Chevy Cavalier speedometer doesn't work

when some one replaced the oil filter which is hard to get to, they knocked off the connection to the vehicle speed sensor .i have seen this at least a dozen times.

billbyrdauto

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  • Posted on Dec 20, 2009

SOURCE: 1999 chevy lumina with a new battery that will not

because aaa can jump start it and you can't sounds like maybe the battery cables are curroided (dirty)
in-between the battery post and the clamps, clean the battery terminals and charge your battery as a loose conection can run down even a new battery

DrSpeedo

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  • Posted on Sep 30, 2010

SOURCE: chevy cavalier 2005 speedometer stuck not working

This is most likely not a speed sensor problem, I see this a lot on 03-05 Cavalier instrument clusters and it's always the same. It's caused by failing stepper motors on the cluster's circuit board and it can be fixed. Check out this page for more about how to get it fixed - cavalier speedometer fix

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