2002 Vauxhall Astra speedo

TERENA

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2002 VAUXHALL ASTRA

2002 Vauxhall Astra V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

hi my speedo is not working and its somethin to do this sensor on the hub I havent got it fixed coz I dont no what this part is called can you help

Thursday, June 24th, 2010 AT 3:59 PM

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DAVE H

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Vehicle speed sensor (VSS) is usually located on the transmission. There is sesnors on the wheels (wheel speed sensors) used for the ABS?

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Sunday, June 27th, 2010 AT 3:56 AM

TERENA

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The car havent got abs, and because of this sensor its teling the car it shouldnt be running, and cuts out sometimes, s do you think if iget the vss it will stop the problem thanks

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Sunday, June 27th, 2010 AT 4:09 AM

DAVE H

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The car may cut out because the speedo is not working, but it is not common ? the VSS tells the ECU/PCM when to shift gear and apply torque converter clutch, if the ECU/PCM is not getting correct signal you will also get harsh/late gear shift's .. did you have the vehicle plugged into a diagnostic scanner/computer to retrieve any fault codes stored ? when it cuts out, does it start again straight away ?

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Monday, June 28th, 2010 AT 4:06 AM

TERENA

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Yea the car starts straight away when it cuts out. It was my dads car he took it to vauxhall and they aid it was a wheel bearing housing? Never heard of this! Im tryin to find one of them vss but cant find one at the moment u no where I can get one from im in newport south wales? Just I cant afford to take my car to a garage thanks

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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 AT 2:45 AM