# '96 Geo Tracker Speedometer goes Berserk!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-tracker-speedometer-goes-berserk/12519>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** speedometer, tracker\
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-tracker-speedometer-goes-berserk/12519 "2008-04-03T07:33:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bigislandpueo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bigislandpueo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigislandpueo)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-tracker-speedometer-goes-berserk/12519/1 "2008-04-03T07:33:27Z")

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My speedometer did something funny today. I was driving, first thing in the morning, and my speedometer started to sound like a wind-up toy, then shot up to 90 mph (I was going about 35). What causes this, and what is the cure?

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**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:** [April 3, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-geo-tracker-speedometer-goes-berserk/12519/2 "2008-04-03T10:46:45Z")

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It sounds like you have a cable driven speedometer and that it is time to check it. Make sure both ends are tight and that it is lubed. Next step is to replace the cable.