2000 VW Cabrio - speedometer not working - easy repair. Please subscribe for occasional Cabrio vids

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2000 VW Cabrio - speedometer not working - easy repair. Please subscribe for occasional Cabrio vids

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This video covers many VW models and years and shows how you can restore the speedometer in your instrument cluster by changing the VSS switch!!!! (available at autozone or online) Warning .. sometimes the failure is caused by the circuit board on the speedometer itself... In the video I mis-spoke about the tachometer also being controlled by the VSS - it is not. The tachometer has a separate sensor. If you are having issues with multiple guages, it may be the circuit board as mentioned above. • Fixing soldering on VW... is a video just posted on the comment section that shows how to repair the soldering joints.

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@Psycandy 4 жыл бұрын

thank you! never thought to check the sensor, just assumed i'd need a new cluster, meantime backup lamp switch has died... along with other sensors so it makes 'sense' to check the switch, clip and so on. I could fault find on the tach PCB but it's been easier just to use a HUD speedo app on my phone : )

@cboii9884 3 жыл бұрын

Wow you helped me AGAIN with my 2000 Cabrio. First it was the heater core then the coolant flange lol

@amcrae1 3 жыл бұрын

That is so cool. Thanks for the comment!!!!

@susyvinoszelaya1177 4 ай бұрын

@@amcrae1 my mechanic cnt seem to fix it the part was on ebay for $7

@amcrae1 4 ай бұрын

@@susyvinoszelaya1177 Why can't he fix it? It's easy to replace?????

@j.h.g7886 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. You really helped me out!

@amcrae1 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@kendylreigh62 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate these videos so much.

@amcrae1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@omarvilla1844 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro. Got mine fixed thanx to you. 👍

@JJMk3 2 жыл бұрын

I did changed and it work the first time I started the engine and the second time I started the engine didn't worked again 😪😪😪🤷‍♂️. Don't have any idea what could be.

@mariavaladez7981 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your video. That just happen to me today. Will you be able to make a video and show the box fuse box cover. When a bought my cabrio. The cover was missing.and I have no Idea. Whats the order of de fuses!! Thanls again

@amcrae1 Жыл бұрын

Ill do that for you tomorrow!

@mariavaladez7981 Жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 thank you so much! I been trying to get the manual on eBay but is to expensive $100 Is Cabrio 2000 2.0 gls And the fuses is been a big problem for me. Thanks again MCK

@amcrae1 Жыл бұрын

Will look right now! Do you want me to email you a photo?

@amcrae1 Жыл бұрын

Ugh, I just went out to photo the cover for you... and found out that it's missing... i DO have the original Bentley manual for it, though!

@mariavaladez7981 Жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 hi Mcrizzlei. I'm checking my Cabrio to replace the vas sensor And I notice . It doesn't have the plate to hold it Down...... It just the sensor . But I have no Idea how to remove it.... Any. I deal?

@edgarastorga582 Жыл бұрын

If the tachometer is acting up then this could be the culprit? Car drives fine, speedometer is fine, tachometer acts up when the weather is cold. Below 70 degrees (cold in SoCal). The RPM gauge jumps up and down and even beyond redline at idle and cruising unless I am accelerating. If this is the culprit I can change it when I flush the transmission fluid/gear oil and fill it from there.

@marianatequiero28 3 жыл бұрын

Nice I think all the coolant that dumped on it fried it thax thought it was the cluster

@FrankMoyo-ps2jr 3 ай бұрын

Hi I have my polo playa the problem is my speedometer is not working and I buy the new one so when I plug it on the car is starting but won't move but when I take it out the switch the vehicle is moving

@amcrae1 3 ай бұрын

Hi Frank! I don't quite understand what you're sayng!

@sniperpaintcorrection6790 2 ай бұрын

My speed don’t work, tac doesn’t work kinda tweaks out .. but my temp gauge still goes half way.. would this be the speed sensor?

@amcrae1 2 ай бұрын

I think it very well could be. The temp guage is quite seperate

@susyvinoszelaya1177 3 ай бұрын

I ordered the part now if I can get some help someone w tools

@plaatjiemotaung7709 6 жыл бұрын

My. Polo classic 1999. Petrol gauge vibrate and head light vibrate not working what is the problem

@ajmarch 5 жыл бұрын

I have an auto 4 speed VW. So far I have replaced 2 of the speed sensors before i thought about the tacho drive. I got my son to start the car and i spun the tacho by hand and it registered on the speedo. However, when I put it back in the gearbox and started it up....nothing...I've just ordered a replaced pinion shaft...I'm hoping that the plastic had worn. In your experience, given that the speedo is registering the turns by hand..do you think that a worn pinion shaft is the answer? I'm at my wits end lol. Thanks, great vid by the way.

@amcrae1 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure, but that sounds likely and i'll ask my VW expert friend when i get a chance!

@ajmarch 5 жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 thanks buddy

@amcrae1 5 жыл бұрын

@@ajmarch Talked to my friend...he said that depending on the make and model of your car, if the gear in the transmission is toast, it could get complicated!

@ajmarch 5 жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 VW new beetle 2002, 2.0 auto 4 speed azj

@amcrae1 5 жыл бұрын

Okay..i've got the definitive answer. There is a plastic gear in the differential which is inside the tranny. That gear can commonly split and no longer drive the pinion (that you turned by hand). It's a big job to do. You have to drop the subframe, remove the axles ( i think) then you have to remove a plate, then the differential "guts" and need a few special tools to get the new gear in place. My friend said he remembered the job being 5 or 6 shop hours!!!

@Cats270-d9d 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a 1997 seat Cordoba SDI with the speedo and Rev Counter not working. I also have a VW Polo Classic SDI with the speedo and Rev Counter working.Can I replace the VSS Switch between them ? Thanks a lot

@amcrae1 7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but I don't know, but you should be able to call the dealer and ask what the part # is for both of these cars.... also, I'm thinking that the part number should be on the VSS switch itself on both cars and if this is true you can match the numbers yourself.

@sammynuggz4209 3 жыл бұрын

Can this cause the cabrio to have a hard time starting here and there cuz mines started acting up and the car will start in the morning but about noon it’s warmer I’m assuming outside and the car won’t start cranks but won’t start already replaced the starter ignition coil I believe and it was fine well at first it dint start but they put in a code according to the mechanic and then it started but now after some time and me replaced the cv axcels and rotors breaks and ball joints the speedometer started staying stuck and lightly bouncing but the car would start then it wouldn’t then the speedometer stopped jumping and the car started no problem and the speedometer dint live at all so has any one experienced this or know possibly what might be going on any help is appreciated thanks !!

@amcrae1 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Samuel.... I hope you are well. To begin with, all that business with axles, rotors and brakes have NOTHING at all to do with your starting issues or your speedometer. In your other situation, you said the speedometer was lightly bouncing and the car would start????? The speedometer should be doing NOTHING if the car is standing still. Do you mean the tachometer was moving????? One major thing to test is this.... if your car is "turning over" but not actually starting, find out if there is a charge going out into your spark plug wires. You can do this in a number of ways, including getting a tool from Autozone OR just use a screw driver to ground the spark plug end of the wire to the body of the car. If you get a spark, then the coil is OK. If your car is not running right, it could also be the cam sensor.

@susyvinoszelaya1177 3 ай бұрын

I had the same experience had to replace starter motor was a bear

@HayRiver2 7 жыл бұрын

Tach and speedo don't work on mine

@savagelemons8431 7 жыл бұрын

i hope when i replace mine it will fix it.

@Shon9tilR 4 жыл бұрын

When I disconnected the battery the speedometer stopped working. Does it need to be reset?

@amcrae1 4 жыл бұрын

That's odd. Not that i know of!!!

@Shon9tilR 4 жыл бұрын

Alan McRae Had to change the fuse.

@skipmartin5138 4 жыл бұрын

Shon9tilR can you please tell me which fuse is it?

@Shon9tilR 4 жыл бұрын

Skip Martin I accidentally switched the fuse. The fuse box on the inside by the driver door. It’s on the small white card.

@drsilverman 4 жыл бұрын

I have an intermittent speedometer reading (I can tap the glass and get it to "work." The tach works just fine. Any ideas?

@amcrae1 4 жыл бұрын

Often, there is a problem with the little "circuit board" plastic on the back. It may be that......

@amcrae1 4 жыл бұрын

there's a video link below showing a repair on that part...

@drsilverman 4 жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 Does this mean taking it out and soldering?

@amcrae1 4 жыл бұрын

@@drsilverman It may mean that!!!! It's easy to take out, not so easy to solder!

@drsilverman 4 жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 Do you still make repairs? Or have any that are ready to go? Mk 3...

@DJ_Andreas 7 жыл бұрын

If the Tach is working, but the Speedometer isn't, would that still be the VSS that's the problem?

@amcrae1 7 жыл бұрын

The tachometer has nothing to do with the VSS switch... so the answer is a big yes.

@amcrae1 6 жыл бұрын

Check out the link from Miguel up above concerning bad solder joints.. that might help.

@MayraGonzalez-youngboomer 7 жыл бұрын

What if all of the gauges are going crazy and all of the lights on the dashboard going on?

@amcrae1 7 жыл бұрын

Not sure, but I've seen this happen when an alternator stops working and the battery is very low!

@amcrae1 6 жыл бұрын

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@amcrae1 5 жыл бұрын

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@bayfinest1938 2 жыл бұрын

How about the gas gauge it stop working on me

@amcrae1 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure, but it may be the cluster or the gauge or the sending unit on the gas tank. If i get a chance, ill ask my vw friend what the most common cause is.

@bayfinest1938 2 жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 yeah it was working great when I was driving in the freeway it stop working

@vickirichardt1885 5 жыл бұрын

Does that control the gas gauge and speedometer

@amcrae1 5 жыл бұрын

Not the gas gauge!

@vickirichardt1885 5 жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 my speedometer started not working and gas gauge is freaking out going up and down down

@vickirichardt1885 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the engine harness has done thing to do with it cause I got the P0501 which is the speed sensor

@amcrae1 5 жыл бұрын

@@vickirichardt1885 Did both things happen at the SAME time?

@vickirichardt1885 5 жыл бұрын

@@amcrae1 yes but I replace the thermostat housing and the engine harness plug is right under that and it wasn't on all the way it got wet in there plus I had problem connecting and I thing that why I'm having problems cause the plug got messed up

@donaldkibble3895 7 жыл бұрын

I replaced the VSS and teh guages still don't work... What next?

@amcrae1 7 жыл бұрын

THE VSS should have gotten your speedometer working, so maybe you have a problem with your instrument cluster (the printed board on the back)?

@controlescolarvespertinode1653 7 жыл бұрын

I HAVE A GOLF MKIII AND IT DID NOT WORK ON TACHOMETER YOU ONLY NEED TO REMOVE PANEL INSTRUMENTS AND RESOLD THE PINS OF THE HARNESS WITH THAT YOU WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN MY THAT WORK ... GOOD LUCK

@amcrae1 7 жыл бұрын

Miguell... If you ever have time, it would be wonderful if you could make a video of the spots that you soldered on the harness/panel.

@controlescolarvespertinode1653 6 жыл бұрын

IT IS EASY, IT ONLY REMOVES THE CLUSTER, AND AFTER REMOVING IT DISARMES THE BACK PART, AND THAT IS, THE BASE OF THE PINS WHERE THE RING CONNECTOR GOES. AND HERE FAIR IN THE BASE OF PINS IS WHERE YOU MUST RESOLD

@controlescolarvespertinode1653 6 жыл бұрын

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