1998 Dodge Neon. Backstory is as follows: -We take very good care of it and have one dedicated mechanic. -It has only had two owners; my parents and I. -We replaced the battery 2 months ago. -Mechanic checked to make sure the speedometer sensor was working. -We have had issues with the radio for years where it will randomly turn on and off, typically brought on by a stuffed trunk OR wet weather. -The speedometer works until we hit a bump and then the needle flies up and down or sometimes just stops working all together. -Mechanic has made mention of there being some Chrysler specific battery cable that is a smaller side cable and it is not in good condition. -Currently, my problem is that I can't find an old 1998 Dodge Neon in the salvage yard because yards are doing a lot of 2002 and newer vehicles and automatically crushing the others. The meat and potatoes of my question is what direction do I go in? And what of these symptoms ties to each other? And will adding new solder to the points on the panel fix it or is it something else? I'm trying to find least expensive to most expensive options and I'm rather handy but can't drop an engine or transmission or anything so keep this in mind. My handiness ends at resoldering the pins BUT I do have a mechanic I trust, but I fear that maybe I'm not combining symptoms properly. I have the money to repair an item I KNOW is wrong but not to chicken hunt around for problems.
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Common on those is the dash cluster connection itself, there is a plug on the back of it, that you pull off & i ended up using tweezers or needle nose pliers and just very slightly twisted or bent ends of the male spade (small) contacts on the cluster itself, one by one. re-attached everything & problem cured. If you just pull trim around the cluster, it will come off, then 3 or 4 screws and cluster will lift out of there, unplug harness, do as described & re-install. Let me know how you make out. Did it 2 or 3 times in my 95 neon & it cured it for a few years each time.
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Check for wires rubbing against brake pedal linkage under the dash.
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what code did the mechanic say it had on it was it a shift solenoid or torque convertor lockup solenoid.
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he told you to take it to a transmission specialist because that is where those sensors are located. The speed sensor is located in the transmission. It reads the speed by counting the number of teeth on a relucter wheel. (thats the simple explanation).
I sounds to me like there might be some debri in the transmission that could be affecting the reading.
The engine computer uses that information to control the engine and transmission. Without that information the transmission could go into limp home mode and or have erratic shiffting plus other problems.
I would really suggest you get it in for a test and evaluation asap. I do not consider this vehicle to be reliable or safe because the transmission could lockup and or otherwise fail.
As a side note, these minivans are notorious for having failing transmissions and most transmission shops find that the majority of their work is on this minivans. One of the reasons I have just kept my full size van.
How to trouble shoot speedometer?
http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/06/speedometer-not-working.html
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http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/speedometer-runs-backward.html
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http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/08/warning-lights-on-and-speedometer-died.ht
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http://repairhelpcenter.blogspot.in/2012/02/speedometer-not-working-on-1993-ford.html
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http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/abs-brake-lights-warning-indicator.html
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http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/vehicles-cluster-panel-not-reading.html
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How to trouble shoot
speedometer?
http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/06/speedometer-not-working.html
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why speedometer not working?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/1996-fiat-bravo-speedometer-not-working.html
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Speedometer works but odometer not working?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/01/speedometer-works-but-odometer-not.html-----------
Speedometer runs backward?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/speedometer-runs-backward.html
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Warning lights on and
speedometer died?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/08/warning-lights-on-and-speedometer-died.html
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ABS & Brake lights
warning indicator steady on dash and speedometer not working?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/abs-brake-lights-warning-indicator.html
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Vehicles Cluster panel Not
reading Miles?
http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/vehicles-cluster-panel-not-reading.html
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Odometer works properly but speedometer works
intermittently?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/odometer-works-properly-but-speedometer.html
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How odometer works in
cars?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-odometer-works-in-cars.html
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Speedometer not working on Ford?
http://repairhelpcenter.blogspot.in/2012/02/speedometer-not-working-on-1993-ford.html
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This will help.
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