Automakers build these sensors with a long lifecycle, the only reason you’d need to test or change the transmission speed sensor would be because it began to malfunction again.

Learn how to diagnose active wheel speed sensors, avoid ABS misdiagnosis, and prevent costly comebacks in your shop.

Removing a wheel speed sensor will disable ABS—and sometimes, stability control. If your car has a yaw sensor, you can unplug that for results.