Greetings fellow travelers!
My better half and I own a 2006 Taurus SE. Getting close to 194k miles. With just the basic maintenance over the years I must say this has been a heck of a good ride.
But some time last week I was alerted about an issue that I really don't like. Cruising downtown, going 20 to 25 mph, I all of a sudden noticed that the speedometer went wild, swinging back and forth between 20 and 30. At the same time the transmission was shifting all over the place. Didn't last long, as I only had a 500 ft drive to do. On my way back (I was 45 miles from home) that never happened again.
On two more trips out of town I've noticed similar symptoms, once at around the 60 mph point, and again today at the 70 mph point. And in both cases turning off the cruise control helped, by me having better control of the speed.
For the regulars around here: yes, I've done my share of reading here, thus far. It's always been my first stop for info, after running into an issue, and after running into the fiasco that is the local Ford dealership.
And so it seems that our problem would be the vehicle speed sensor. I'm no hero when it comes to replacing car parts (almost pooped myself replacing the starter a while ago!) (no, just kidding!) so I'm leaving this one to someone else. The one and only shop around here is known for overcharging customers (no competition!) so I will have to take it out of town (at least a 70 mile round trip).
I just happened to be at the "local" Autozone this evening, after going to the bank; and wanted to buy such a vehicle speed sensor. But it turns out that they have two models: one with a round(ish) connector, and another one with a square connector. Yet, looking at those on their website (PN 917-657 and SU8798) it tells me that both "fit your vehicle". That can't be right, right??? The price difference is a bit baffling too!
O'Reilly has both the Dorman and a BWD part, for the same price, and both with a round(ish) connector. NAPA has the one with the non-square connector, and so does Advance. Is Autozone just dead wrong on this one with the square connector, and the extra $150??
I certainly wouldn't mind saving 150 bucks. Any guidance, please?
Thank you,
Erik
My better half and I own a 2006 Taurus SE. Getting close to 194k miles. With just the basic maintenance over the years I must say this has been a heck of a good ride.
But some time last week I was alerted about an issue that I really don't like. Cruising downtown, going 20 to 25 mph, I all of a sudden noticed that the speedometer went wild, swinging back and forth between 20 and 30. At the same time the transmission was shifting all over the place. Didn't last long, as I only had a 500 ft drive to do. On my way back (I was 45 miles from home) that never happened again.
On two more trips out of town I've noticed similar symptoms, once at around the 60 mph point, and again today at the 70 mph point. And in both cases turning off the cruise control helped, by me having better control of the speed.
For the regulars around here: yes, I've done my share of reading here, thus far. It's always been my first stop for info, after running into an issue, and after running into the fiasco that is the local Ford dealership.
And so it seems that our problem would be the vehicle speed sensor. I'm no hero when it comes to replacing car parts (almost pooped myself replacing the starter a while ago!) (no, just kidding!) so I'm leaving this one to someone else. The one and only shop around here is known for overcharging customers (no competition!) so I will have to take it out of town (at least a 70 mile round trip).
I just happened to be at the "local" Autozone this evening, after going to the bank; and wanted to buy such a vehicle speed sensor. But it turns out that they have two models: one with a round(ish) connector, and another one with a square connector. Yet, looking at those on their website (PN 917-657 and SU8798) it tells me that both "fit your vehicle". That can't be right, right??? The price difference is a bit baffling too!
O'Reilly has both the Dorman and a BWD part, for the same price, and both with a round(ish) connector. NAPA has the one with the non-square connector, and so does Advance. Is Autozone just dead wrong on this one with the square connector, and the extra $150??
I certainly wouldn't mind saving 150 bucks. Any guidance, please?
Thank you,
Erik