# 2000 Volkswagen Beetle **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Tags:** selling, beetle, volkswagen\ **Created:** [July 29, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle/34185 "2009-07-29T11:07:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sophiedog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sophiedog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sophiedog)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle/34185/1 "2009-07-29T11:07:32Z")
The speedometer on my beetle doesn’t work and my mechanic caan’t pinpoint the problem. It seems to be the sensor but replaceing it doesn’t fix the problem, neither does a new instrument cluster. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle/34185/2 "2009-07-29T11:25:42Z")
Did the mechanic charge you for a new instrument cluster and/or sensor that did not fix the speedometer? Does your mechanic have a VW specific code reader? The VW reader (VAGCOM) can check to see if the sensor is providing a signal to the car’s computer. I am not sure exactly what computer the year 2000 models had, but I believe it includes the speedometer signal. ---
**Author:** ![sophiedog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sophiedog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sophiedog)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-beetle/34185/3 "2009-07-29T11:50:35Z")
He did not charge me for the cluster (put original one back in). There is a signal from the sensor. The speedometer works occasionally, just not all the time.