# RPM needle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-needle/80823>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jaguar, s-type\
**Created:** [August 10, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-needle/80823 "2013-08-10T18:04:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@Sonya](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sonya)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-needle/80823/1 "2013-08-10T18:04:13Z")

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What would cause my RPM needle to go all the way to the right (red zone) with no change in the engine. It most often happens the first few minutes of driving, but can happen at any time. The engine does not rev up at all. I have taken it in but they could find nothing that would cause this to happen.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-needle/80823/2 "2013-08-10T18:05:02Z")

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These are electronic…so I suspect a loose connection or bad ground.