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I suspect that you have a bad contact on your speed sensor connector in your transmission. Check connector underneath the car on the driver side, if connector is clean you might need to replace the sensor ( electrical pulse generator ) that's where you plug in the connector...

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Q: What might cause and how might you fix the speedometer on your 1992 4Runner which works sporadically and sometimes not at all?
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