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Anonymous Posted on Feb 02, 2010

Camry 2002 speed sensor

"Engine revs like it shifted into neutral speedometer drops to zero and bounces between zero and fourty and Tac osscilates, This goes on for about 20 seconds then everything operates normal. Engine light eventially resets itself and works fine for a couple of days then engine light comes on and above mentioned problems repeat, Checked engine light code while it was on and got P500 ( Speed Sensor Malfunction ) this is a 2002 Toyota Camery 4 cylinder with 95,000 Miles, should I just change the speed sensor since the problem is too intermittent to nail down."

I'm having the same problem with my 2002 Camry but i've been driving on this condition for a couple months. What long term damage can this cause? Also, Good year is trying to charge me about 500 dollars to get this problem fixed. Is that a normal price for this repair?

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Try replacing the fuel cervo... this maybe the cause of faulty run. a backyard auto technician can replace this without charging you much. hope this helps

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