# 1996 Lincoln Town Car - speedometer stops

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-lincoln-town-car-speedometer-stops/148626>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** towncar, lincoln\
**Created:** [September 12, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-lincoln-town-car-speedometer-stops/148626 "2019-09-12T18:35:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DavidDuffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@DavidDuffer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DavidDuffer)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-lincoln-town-car-speedometer-stops/148626/1 "2019-09-12T18:35:05Z")

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speedometer stops sometimes you can tap on glass in dash and it will work not sure if correct??? What’s the fix and how??

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-lincoln-town-car-speedometer-stops/148626/2 "2019-09-12T19:17:25Z")

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Chances are the instrument cluster would need to be replaced. If the other gauges appear to be working, I would consider using GPS for speed.