I have a 99 Legacy Outback Wagon. My speedometer cuts out and in at random during short or long drives...is this something with the speedometer or sensor unit???

99's are notorious for speedometer issues - you'll need to replace the dash portion most likely. If you replace it with a used one, get one from a 96-98, not a 99! Personally I'd look for one with roughly the same mileage.

 

Could be the sensor but considering how often these have issues it's probably the in-dash speedometer. There's a good bit of info about this problem try searching here or on google.

 

It's an oddity of the 99's only for some reason.

edit: gary types faster!!

 

 

99s have a history of bad speedos. if it was a different year i would have guessed the speed sensor, but not for 99. you can use any outback speedo 96 - 99, maybe legacy too, but outback would be better.

 

extra points if you find one with similar mileage. post an ad here in the classifieds wanted section. some one should have one on the shelf.

 

or look here:

 

www.car-part.com sort your search by distance.

Its actually not that hard to fiddle with the mileage digits to get it to match yours (if it is mechanical).

 

You need a new spedo head, as 99's had a bad batch. You can try to repair it by taking it apart and cleaning the electrical contacts.

 

 

 

nipper

as noted, do not pull a used cluster from a 99. 99 had a failure rate something near 95%.

get one from a year besides 99

 

Just thought, this 99 is kinda like the digi dash.