# 2006 ford f 150 speedometer jumping

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-f-150-speedometer-jumping/46690>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, f150\
**Created:** [March 27, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-f-150-speedometer-jumping/46690 "2010-03-27T03:15:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tallone39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@tallone39](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tallone39)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-f-150-speedometer-jumping/46690/1 "2010-03-27T03:15:00Z")

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I have a 2006 ford f 150 . the speedometer is not working in the morning and then is fine in the afternoon. It only jumps up and down when I reach over 40 mph ( found this out by my gps). what could be the problem??

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**Author:** ![gofast2003](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gofast2003/32/1786_2.png) [@gofast2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gofast2003)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-f-150-speedometer-jumping/46690/2 "2010-03-27T06:27:24Z")

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could just be the speedometer gauge it doesn’t have a cable I’d see if that gauge itself is bad.

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**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-f-150-speedometer-jumping/46690/3 "2010-03-27T18:50:35Z")

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The problem is likely the Vehicle Speed Sensor which is usually to the back of the transmission.