thanks for the replies. the problem lies with the speedometer and odometer. everything else works fine. i was hoping it wasnt the gears inside the speedometer , but it seems to keep pointing to that direction since these cars are notorious for the gears wearing down over time. car has 125,000 miles . i was hoping it was an easier fix , rather than taking apart the dash . i guess i was hoping there was a way to test the sensor to see if it was bad