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1999 Cummins. No speedometer or odometer

Old Feb 10, 2015 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyDiesel58
Hey guys,
this is my first post and I must say that I have look at this website for a couple years and now I finally joined!

OK. So my 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 5.9l Cummins has an issue that I cannot seem to figure out and I have been looking for an answer for months.

My speedometer, odometer, compass/thermometer/mpg don't work. My ABS and break lights are not illuminated but they illuminate when I turn the key to "on" without starting the engine...

I have also replaced the VSS and the rear ABS sensor with no luck

Has anyone had this problem or know how to fix it? I would like to know how many miles I have put on each oil change and how fast I'm going
Yes! And the fix is easy too! The clue for me was the brake drums. How do you have pesky ABS brakes using a drum with no tone ring? And: you don't! The data signal is pitched up from the rear pumpkin. On top of the Dana 80, is a small sensor. It had gone bad. Thirty bucks at the dodge dealer and fifteeninutes to install . Good Luck

P.s. Saw you already been there. Off hand I would say you have a wite issue between the sensor and the PCM . Could be a faulty input or output stage to the PCM. Hopefully not.
 

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Old Feb 12, 2015 | 06:31 PM
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All fuses are good! I am stumped. I cleaned the connectors by the drivers side fender well too, and on the ABS unit.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2015 | 06:34 PM
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If it helps. The original sensor on the rear pumpkin was cracked open...
 
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Old May 1, 2015 | 07:34 PM
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Still no idea. I replaced the sensor on the rear differential again and still nothing. This is driving me crazy! No voltage drop, no lights on (Except the occasional CEL and the code is the VSS code), I am fed up with this. Can anyone help or is anyone experiencing this?
 
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Old May 4, 2015 | 02:28 PM
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bump
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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So I figured it out after changing my rear differential fluid! I have no tone ring! Whoever rebuilt the differential last time just must have forgotten to install it.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 10:14 PM
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Thats some F'd up stuff Good job man.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2015 | 12:06 PM
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hello I have a 2001 cummins just bought for a pretty good deal of $5000 no rust at all 170k miles has 150hp injectors 165 air dog lift pump 4in turbo back exhaust with glow shift gauges it had a superchips tunner no longer in the truck thou ok I have no idea whats going on with the truck thou it starts fine if no power is need for the lights or ac but if I turn the lights on before start it will never start just keeps turning over turn lights off it starts right up once its running and I turn lights on it will bog down shift crazy all gauges read zero and reads no bus also my mph gauge does not work and air bag check engine and abs light is on please help !!!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 07:07 AM
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Have you checked for codes?
 
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