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Broken speedometer cable?

Hello Group. I have a situation in a '92 Maxima that seems fairly easy to solve but I thought I'd ask for your near expert opinions. My speedometer has begun to run backwards. At rest the needle is pegged on the right side of the speedometer below the 120 mph marker. When the maxima begins to move the needle moves backward from the 120 marker. Needless to say I was surprised when while driving smoothly through a school zone, I was actually traveling 95 mph (according to my speedometer). Could this be a broken speedometer cable? I wonder as the speedometer works, it simply works backwards. And no, I am not in Australia. Hope to hear some great input/output.

Peace all,

Pete

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Pete
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Pete,

After years of my speedometer not working, I finally decided to have it fixed the past few weeks. It started with what you are currently experiencing. The needle moving backwards, from the max to 85 mph then it not completely working at all. I searched the net for solutions also and the closest solution I saw was that it was the SPEED SENSOR. But three weeks ago, when I left my car in the shop for repair, I told them that the speed sensor needed replacing. But the mechanic returned back to me that it wasn't that but the cluster itself. So needless to say, I have a new cluster, he returned the speed sensor. This car does not have a speedometer cable as I understand. Hopefully this has been helpful.

If you encounter any problems with your power locks in the future, replace the door lock timer. I also had a problem with the factory installed alarm not shutting off. Seems like having an aftermarket alarm can cause conflicts so I had mine removed. Anyways, that's all I have for now.

Erw> Hello Group. I have a situation in a '92 Maxima that seems fairly easy to

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xistheunknown

I agree with Erwin. This car has an electronic speedometer. The problem is in the cluster most likely.

Good luck.

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