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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: mar_k on 23 June 2010, 17:36

Title: faulty vehicle speed sensor
Post by: mar_k on 23 June 2010, 17:36

i havent got the exact code but thats what is coming up when i scan my 2.0 8v mk4 with vagcom.

it say implausable single - intermittent.

what sensor is it and where is it located please?

Title: Re: faulty vehicle speed sensor
Post by: mar_k on 23 June 2010, 17:38

forgot to mention i get a slight stutter or hesitation when pulling away

Title: Re: faulty vehicle speed sensor
Post by: topher on 23 June 2010, 17:41

it's on the gearbox, towards the back

you can get your hand down there to change it without having to remove anything, but check the wiring and try cleaning the contacts on the plug first. Is your speedo playing up?

Title: Re: faulty vehicle speed sensor
Post by: mar_k on 23 June 2010, 17:44

speedo is working fine, just the stutter whilst pulling away,
im using vcds light with an ebay lead,
it wont let me delete the codes after the scan

Title: Re: faulty vehicle speed sensor
Post by: topher on 23 June 2010, 18:08

it may be a completely unrelated fault (it does say intermittent so may be old) so it would help if you can find someone to clear it for you. A faulty vehicle speed sensor (VSS) shouldn't cause a stutter it only feeds the speedo via the ecu but it may indicate a gearbox issue.