I have a 95 e250 van with a 4.9 in it this morning the speedo and odometer doesent word and is shifting hard

Bad connection or failing Speed Sensor. Mentioned on the Suzuki Forums. An auto electrician can check in about 30 minutes.

https://www.google.com/search?q=2000+Suzuki+Vitara+JLS.+Why+does+my+odometer+%2F+speedometer+work+sometimes+and+sometimes+does+not

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VSS - vehicle speed sensor possible for the shifting an speedometer problem , don't know about PS . Are you referring power steering ? This would have noting too do with not shifting or speedometer not working .

no, i believe the cruise control is powered by the vacume

hey and oldie but goodie.
why not post the full symptoms. ????

Speedo dead, makes noise, bounces? what? stuck high? what?
odometer dead.
CEL glows running, the check engine light glows, running
and you insert the 1cent paper clip in the DLC connector and you get
code flashing. code 24, VSS dead?
http://www.fixkick.com/CEL/CEL.html

if yes, the cable has snapped. (fell off at either end)
if not VSS dead, then the speedo is dead
if both odometer and speed are dead and VSS are dead the
snapped cable, or cable fell off rear of speedo head.
if VSS is not bad. (no 24s)
and only speedo is dead but , odometer is good
then that means the actual speedo clock inside the head is bad.

to repair a dead speed/cluster, you replace the whole head
if real frisky then you do this.
suzuki even sells new clocks, but are very expensive
what i do is find a used head. and use that. (car-parts.com) or at fleabay.
sometimes i mix 3 heads to get one, good head.
that is all you can do, on old cars unless rich, and $200 head is pocket change.

http://www.fixkick.com/sensors/speedo/unsafe-at-any-speed.html


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LSI 4cylinder or 3cylinder? engine. , all answer USA cars.
all answers now, are 3cylinder

did the odometer quiet too?
key fact
and in USA< connect any scan tool and see if VSS died.

the usa 96, 1.0L 3cyl has the VSS sensor in the speedo
and when the cable snaps, Speedo to transaxle flex drive cable.
snamps
the speed goes dead
the odometer goes dead
and Vss goes dead.
easy huh, if all 3 are dead.
but if speedo ONLY goes dead, that means ITS dead.
vss= veh.speed sensor. or MPH sensor.

post series LC ?
post country
?, and engine size.?
then post, symptoms./??
speedo does what exactly
and odometer , yes they are related.
my wild guess, is this car has advanced cluster design.
all 100% electronic with "CAN-BUS" controls.
so in most cases of that if ONLY speedo is dead, then it is.
if VSS is dead, scan the cars PCM, if mph vss is flat lined
the Speedo and the odometer goes dead.
the VSS is what increments the odometer. (like a clock)

clean the 2 wire connector on the speed sensor on top of trans, driver side, rear of trans.

VSS is hard to remove in rust climates so hope it's the connector.

go here too

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/villagerquest/

could be speedo gear attached to VSS.

93 and up are shifted by the computer. If the VSS is bad, it does not know you are moving. The speedo is on the driver side of the tail houseing to the trans.

If you do replace it and nothing happens, you will need to diagnos the signal to the computer or the computer itself. However it is more likely that it is the speedo itself.

Hope this helps.

Gearbox speed sensor unit has failed .

IF YOUR SPEEDO IS WORKING THEN YOUR VSS IS OKAY, BAD VSS WILL STOP SPEEDO AND USALLY CAUSE HARD SHIFTING. NORMALLY ODO IS CONTROLLED BY SERVO MOTOR WHICH MAY HAVE WENT OUT. CHECK EBAY FOR REPAIR SERVICES OR SIMPLY GET A SALVAGE CLUSTER AND HAVE MILEAGE RESET