Can’t I swap my speedometer with one from a salvage yard or junk yard?
Answer: Yes. But the used speedometer has the same faulty stepper motors causing the problem with your current cluster. Ultimately, the motors in the used speedometer will fail and you’ll be back in the very same spot – up the proverbial creek.
In addition, most instrument panels are specific to the vehicle. Pulling a used speedometer (even from the same year, make, and model) may result in a loss of functionality. A common example is the steering wheel controls no longer working.
You will also need to reset the odometer as that information is stored within the cluster, not with the vehicle.