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ABS sensor isn't the speed sensor. But if the speed sensor is really off maybe that's why you are getting an ABS sensor fault - maybe.
The truck uses the ABS wheel speed sensors for the vehicle speedometer. They're capable of using all four sensors to derive the vehicle speed, eliminating any one that is showing data too far out of range. It could be a bad ABS module or communication issue with the cluster that is causing the discrepancy in the vehicle speed.
 

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On second thought, maybe they do use the ABS sensors for the speedometer function.
Yes they do use the ABS sensors for the speedometer.. no sense of having two things doing the same job.
I think if you have 2 faulty sensors, the speedometer will quit.

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How can I tell which one is faulty. Do you I should replaced all 4? Ik they are like 80 a peace.

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Goggle map and Waze both show the speed you're going and the speed limit of the road you're on most of the time. I have used both to check my speedometer accuracy before.

I use Waze as well. It keeps me from getting a ticket especially if I am new to a area. It is usually really close to accurate.
 

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How can I tell which one is faulty. Do you I should replaced all 4? Ik they are like 80 a peace.

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I think he mentioned earlier you might be able to tell in AlphaOBD
 
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Once I was stopped for 82 in a 55.I had big tires and checked out my speedometer/wheel combo.I was actually only 10 mph off.So I would be 65in a 55.Not what the "honorable "patrolman declared.But he "won"
 
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If you use the Waze app you can have a speedometer visible on the screen. I put bigger wheels and tires on my truck and now my speedometer is off but I use my Waze app to monitor my speed app 65 miles an hour my speedometer is off by about 7 mph.
 

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Check your speedo:
Modern way: Download a GMS app on your phone.
Old Fashioned Way: Hit the interstate, maintain steady 60 on the speedo. When you pass mileage marker start counting seconds on your watch. 60 seconds to next mileage marker = 60 MPH. 45 seconds? You are flying.
 

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Old Fashioned Way: Hit the interstate, maintain steady 60 on the speedo. When you pass mileage marker start counting seconds on your watch. 60 seconds to next mileage marker = 60 MPH. 45 seconds? You are flying.
So if it takes 25 seconds, is that bad or good? and if the dotted white line looks solid can you change lanes legally?
 

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48 vs. 68 is a substantial difference. Since the OP states they already have AlphaOBD is there a chance they have messed up or accidentally switched some settings (tire size or gear ratio). Depending on exactly where the speed sensors are the axle gearing may not change the speed reading, but tire size would.......however getting that much difference would require you to have the stock 31"ish size tires but have it programmed for like 44"+ tires.
In general it would be very unusual for the factory speedometer and speed sensors to fault out in a way that states you are going almost 30% faster than what the speedo shows. There is a huge liability factor going on there if you had an accident because of excessive speed.....imagine coming up to a sharp curve and thinking you slowed down to 30 mph, but were actually going 50 mph and slid off the road because of it. That is an open and shut case in court against Ram/Chrysler/Fiat/whatever. Not saying there is no way the speedo and speed sensors could do this, just that it would be unusual for them to fault out in this direction and not throw a solid check engine or ABS light, or cause other issues. Typically any unusual reading from a speed sensor at least throws the ABS light and turns off all of the traction control and ABS functions (better to not have ABS functioning versus it causing an accident from a faulty wheel speed sensor....in the early years if a sensor went out and began reading zero it thought the tire was locked up and sliding and would activate ABS, which basically means it applies lesser or no brake force to that tire. Pretty scary hitting the brakes but no brake pressure!). Modern vehicles do a lot of cross-checking systems to make sure signals are reasonable. For wheel speeds it's looking at all of the wheel speed sensors to make sure they look reasonable to each other, it checks the engine rpm and transmission gear versus what speed you are going to make sure they match, etc....
 

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The truck uses the ABS wheel speed sensors for the vehicle speedometer. They're capable of using all four sensors to derive the vehicle speed, eliminating any one that is showing data too far out of range. It could be a bad ABS module or communication issue with the cluster that is causing the discrepancy in the vehicle speed.

I was thinking of my old truck that used the tone wheel on the rear diff., it's snowing so I wasn't going out to look under the new truck. My bad :)
 

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How can I tell which one is faulty. Do you I should replaced all 4? Ik they are like 80 a peace.

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Bring it to a shop, or buy a code reader

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Lol Or just start multiplying the speedometer reading by %40 more :)

I wonder what his tach is reading rpm wise.
 

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Use Waze or google maps when your driving,it tells you what speed your doing and compare it to your speedometer.
 

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So if it takes 25 seconds, is that bad or good? and if the dotted white line looks solid can you change lanes legally?

"And telephone poles looked like a picket fence.
They said, "Slow down! I see spots!"
The lines on the road just look like dots."

With apologies to Commander Cody
 
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