RE: FN-FORUM: OT: Car problems

date posted 30th November 2005 19:21

> Last night my speedo suddenly stopped working (needle didn't move and =
trip
reader and odometer didn't increment). I drove about=20
> another 10 miles to get home. This morning when I took it to the =
garage,
everything started to work again after about 200 yards.

> Any ideas what's wrong? The garage haven't even looked at it as far as =
I
can tell, they never phone when they say - don't care that=20
> I need to know whether I'll get it back or not as I'll have to hire a =
car
for tomorrow if I don't. They've lost a customer.

Had the same problem once on a 406, initially the failure was very
intermittent, only problem was that the car had variably assisted power
steering and so the steering was effected when the speedo was not =
working. A
new sensor was needed, fairly cheap, and all was well again.