How to fix speedometer and gas gauge

Asked by Tfinn2424 Sep 13, 2024 at 09:42 AM about the 1995 Dodge Dakota SLT Club Cab RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

How to fix a speedometer that only goes up to 40 and a gas gauge that stays
on E even though gas is in it

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Gene answered 3 months ago

Two different types of speedometers back then, a few were still cable driven, if yours is cable driven then you have a bad speedometer head. If it is VSS driven, then you could have a bad VSS or a bad speedometer servo motor. A live data scan will show if it is a bad VSS.

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Gene answered 3 months ago

Gas gauge is most likely a sunk float. However, it could also be a bad gauge.

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James answered 3 months ago

A gas gauge that always is on empty is a bad ground. Usually an instrument cluster ground. If you have an aftermarket stereo, look for the bad ground there first. The fact that the speedometer is involved also points to the instrument cluster ground. Jim

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