buick Workshop Repair Guides

Buick Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Vehicle Speed Sensor|Testing and Inspection > < VSS - Revised Test A (Speedometer is Inaccurate)|Page 3008
Page 1
background image

Vehicle Speed Sensor: Description and Operation

The Vehicle Speed Sensor provides information to the PCM for control of idle speed and transmission converter clutch engagement as well as
controlling canister purge of the fuel evaporative emission system.  This signal is generated by an optical sensor in the speedometer head or a permanent
magnet generator located in the transmission.  

Vehicle Speed Sensor|Testing and Inspection > < VSS - Revised Test A (Speedometer is Inaccurate)|Page 3008