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Old 06-19-2018, 11:58 PM
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Default 97 Camaro speedometer and odometer not working

Looking for some help. Speedometer is stuck on 20 and odometer does not work, it is stuck on 203xxx. I replaced the Speed sensor tonight but that was not the issue. What else could it be???
 
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Old 06-20-2018, 10:17 AM
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The speedometer itself, you should have come here first we could saved you the time of replacing the speed sensor. When the speed sensor fails your car will not shift out of first gear.

Your speedometer is not really a "speedometer" It reads a signal from the PCM or the BCM, I am not sure which but it is basically a volt meter. If the speedometer is working right it should drop to zero with the key off, If it is stuck on 20 mph all the time then the gage itself has an issue.
 
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Old 06-20-2018, 10:50 AM
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I should have come here first. I read somewhere else it may be the speed sensor. Oh well, there’s a brand new one in there now.

what about the odometer? I bought the car six months ago, and the backlight is out in the odometer and found out the odometer is also stuck on 203,000 miles. Any suggestions? Could it be a wiring issue?
 
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Old 06-20-2018, 02:57 PM
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It is always possible that it could be a wiring condition but if no one has been messing around in the dash and its not a flood car it is very unlikely. First thing I would do is get a scan tool and scan for MPH and I think but not sure the PCM stores miles.

Since your car is a obd2 you can just grab a blue tooth adapter from amazon and hook it to any blue tooth smart phone or tablet and your scanning. I think I paid $12 for the last one I bought.
 
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