'94 FZJ80 - Speedo not working

[tseck73]

Looking to confirm my hypothesis...

My '94 FZJ80 with 218K miles on the clock is experiencing an intermittent issue where the speedometer on the gauge cluster is not working - the needle doesn't move from 0mph. It doesn't bounce, isn't erratic...it just doesn't move. Occassionally, I'll be driving and suddenly it will start working again. It has been fine for the past month, then this morning on the drive to work it was just reading 0mph.

The issue comes and goes, which leads me to believe it is electrical versus mechanical. Below are the facts:

1. Odometer and trip meter fully functional and accurate
2. Cruise control fully functional
3. No other warning indicators at all - truck runs perfectly

Based on the situation, my hypothesis is that I have a bad connection in the gauge cluster somewhere. I've done quite a bit of searching on the forum and have come across VSS failures, but not this specific issue.

Any thoughts/advice from the forum? Thanks!

 

[jjdeneen918]

My ‘96 LX450, similar issues.

Sometimes works, sometimes not. But more not working than working.

My speedo & odometer both stop though.

I just replaced the speed sensor last week, no change.

I’m sourcing a new gauge cluster now.

Good luck.

 

[Johnjmw]

I have the same problem on my 93. Started about a month ago but I am just now looking into it. It’s weird because my speedometer will read 0mph for a few minutes while the car is cold and then like you said it “catches” and works fine after that.