My mercury cougars speedometer is not working its a 2000

Asked by Brian Aug 26, 2014 at 01:19 PM about the 2000 Mercury Cougar 2 Dr V6 Hatchback

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tennisshoes answered 2 years ago

Is the odometer working? If it is then the problem could be in the solder joints for the speedometer DC motor or the motor just quit. If the odo is not working then you either have a bad speed sensor (you should have a check engine light on) or a broken wire in the speedometer circuit.

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