Vehicle Speed Sensor
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The vehicle speed sensor (VSS) is a pulse type input that informs the PCM how fast the vehicle is traveling. The VSS system uses an inductive sensor, mounted in the tail housing of the transmission, and a toothed reluctor wheel on the tail shaft. The teeth of the reluctor wheel alternately interfere with the magnetic field of the sensor, creating an induced voltage pulse as the reluctor rotates.