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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SuperG" data-source="post: 302237" data-attributes="member: 9305">Well, after tearing into the dash and finding the speedo gear totally intact (except now it isn't because it took destuctive forces to remove it) I am back to square one in finding out why the speedometer and odometer do not work.Without them working, it creates an engine code and then I cannot get the car inspected (why do I need to get it inspected you ask? Because by late February I have to bring proof of inspection before the judge!).The code is P0500 Vehicle Speed Sensor Malfunction which includes various symptoms: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">loss of anti-lock brakes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the "anti-lock" or "brake" warning lamps on the dash may be lit - Yep, I removed the lamp to see what will happen next</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the speedometer or odometer may not work properly (or at all) - Yep</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">your vehicle's RPM limiter may be decreased</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the shifting of an automatic transmission may become erratic</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">other symptoms may also be present</li> </ul>One day while driving the speedo started acting up...it would work, then it wouldn't, then it would. Now it doesn't at all...that includes the cruise control.A code P0500 may mean that one or more of the following has happened:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) is not reading (functioning) properly</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is a broken/frayed wire leading to the vehicle speed sensor</li> </ul>I replaced the VSS with a new one and that did not fix anything (so there's something else I bought that I didn't need to).I am at a loss as to what I should do next.BTW, here's my little corner of the garage where I break things then fix them:<img src="http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/2183000-2183999/2183045_50_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>