1999 Ford Focus speedo indicator stops working temporarily

Car: Ford Focus
Year: 1999
Variant: 1.6 Ghia, Salloon
Categories: Electrics, ECU, Warnings & Lights
My speedo indicator needle has been working fine till 2 weeks ago I looked on the dash as I wass driving and noticed the needle drop. This didn't affect the drive of the car and after a couple of seconds it came back on. Today however it stopped working for about 5 mins before kicking in again. Any clues anybody??
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 (12 years ago)
Speed sensor .
Posted Aug 26, 2011 (12 years ago)
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Posted Aug 27, 2011 (12 years ago)
You need a new set of clocks as eventually all dash lights will come on and rev counter and speedo will stop working completely as same thing happened to me
Posted Aug 27, 2011 (12 years ago)
You need a new set of clocks as eventually all dash lights will come on and rev counter and speedo will stop working completely as same thing happened to me
Posted Aug 27, 2011 (12 years ago)
Thanks for that guys how do you access the speed sensor or can't you and if so is it a question of a loose wire or something similar. If it turns ouut I do need a new set of clocks is it expensive or hard to fix?
Posted Aug 28, 2011 (12 years ago)
A new set of clocks is about £50 but not hard to fix as they don't need programmed unless you want the original miles put back on which will cost about another £50 but if not its just a matter of taking one set out and putting new set in the only problem is there will be no registered miles on the new clocks.
Posted Aug 29, 2011 (12 years ago)

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