What's wrong with my 01 bullitt speedometer?
So my battery drains easily and today i tried to start my car, a 2001 mustang bullitt, and it didn't start so i had to use jumper cables, after it started i noticed the needles of the rpms and for my speed were stuck at the very end, after driving for around a block the rpms needle started to work, but not the speedometer, what could be wrong with it?
Many Fords run a "sweep" of the needles the first time the car is turned 'on' after power has been interrupted because the battery died, was replaced, or disconnected etc. When the speedometer needle did its diagnostic sweep from 0 to the top of the range, it sounds like it got stuck.
The first thing I'd try is disconnecting the battery and reconnecting it. That should force the needle(s) to do another diagnostic sweep and that might be all it takes to free it. If that doesn't work:
You should be able to remove the instrument panel (specific instructions should be easy to find on a Mustang forum or on a Youtube video etc.,), remove the plastic in front of the speedometer needle and then physically tap the speedometer needle back toward '0'. Don't force it, just give it a little push. If that doesn't work you might need a new instrument panel unfortunately.
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