Wont stay in gear and jumping speedometer

Tiny
BIGLEW
  • MEMBER
  • 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
  • 130,000 MILES
2002 olds alero slipping in and out of gear and speedometer jumping
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 AT 5:18 PM

7 Replies

Tiny
SATURNTECH9
  • MECHANIC
  • 30,870 POSTS
Whats are the exact code numbers you have?Sounds like it could be a speed sensor issue.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 AT 5:33 PM
Tiny
BIGLEW
  • MEMBER
  • 4 POSTS
No code came up
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 AT 4:59 PM
Tiny
SATURNTECH9
  • MECHANIC
  • 30,870 POSTS
So when it gets up to operating temp it will start doing that till it cools down?Also do you have a multimeter to do some testing?
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Thursday, July 12th, 2012 AT 11:55 PM
Tiny
BIGLEW
  • MEMBER
  • 4 POSTS
Doesn't have to be hot or cold to happen
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
+1
Friday, July 13th, 2012 AT 12:48 PM
Tiny
SATURNTECH9
  • MECHANIC
  • 30,870 POSTS
Alright does it happen for a while long enough to test something?Also do you have a multimeter?
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Friday, July 13th, 2012 AT 5:25 PM
Tiny
BIGLEW
  • MEMBER
  • 4 POSTS
Man I do appreciate your help, I changed the speed sensor on the tranny and that seemed to have worked.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Saturday, July 14th, 2012 AT 6:37 PM
Tiny
SATURNTECH9
  • MECHANIC
  • 30,870 POSTS
Your welcome thats what I was going to have you check was the speed sensor. Glad to hear you got it fixed.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Sunday, July 15th, 2012 AT 10:11 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links