scoolie

Since it's been cold over the last few months, my speedometer has started
hanging out constantly at 19 mph - no matter what speed I'm driving, and
even if i'm stopped. It seems to wake up and work properly when I've been
driving a while and the car gets warm. The odometer is also off
(registering less than actual miles driven).

Basically, what's probably wrong, how much to fix it, and can I do it
myself? I'd say I can handle up to a 3 out of 10 on a do-it-yourself
difficulty scale.

thanks in advance.

Randolph

scoolie wrote:
>
> Since it's been cold over the last few months, my speedometer has started
> hanging out constantly at 19 mph - no matter what speed I'm driving, and
> even if i'm stopped. It seems to wake up and work properly when I've been
> driving a while and the car gets warm. The odometer is also off
> (registering less than actual miles driven).
>
> Basically, what's probably wrong, how much to fix it, and can I do it
> myself? I'd say I can handle up to a 3 out of 10 on a do-it-yourself
> difficulty scale.
>
> thanks in advance.

The usual suspect if both speedometer and odometer fail is the VSS or
vehicle speed sensor. On most Hondas the VSS sits on the transmission,
but some older models had it in the instrument cluster.

However, most VSS failures give erratic speedometer operation ( needle
jumping between 0 and actual speed) or the speedometer gets stuck at
"0". I am not familiar with the '95 Accord V6, but I assume since you
say that the speedometer stays at "19" (rather then saying "20") I
assume there is some sort of digital readout?

Randolph

scoolie wrote:
>
> Since it's been cold over the last few months, my speedometer has started
> hanging out constantly at 19 mph - no matter what speed I'm driving, and
> even if i'm stopped. It seems to wake up and work properly when I've been
> driving a while and the car gets warm. The odometer is also off
> (registering less than actual miles driven).
>
> Basically, what's probably wrong, how much to fix it, and can I do it
> myself? I'd say I can handle up to a 3 out of 10 on a do-it-yourself
> difficulty scale.
>
> thanks in advance.

The usual suspect if both speedometer and odometer fail is the VSS or
vehicle speed sensor. On most Hondas the VSS sits on the transmission,
but some older models had it in the instrument cluster.

However, most VSS failures give erratic speedometer operation ( needle
jumping between 0 and actual speed) or the speedometer gets stuck at
"0". I am not familiar with the '95 Accord V6, but I assume since you
say that the speedometer stays at "19" (rather then saying "20") I
assume there is some sort of digital readout?

harry05

My 96 civic with 163000 miles does the same thing. It is intermittent but
non funcional about 60% of the time. I changed the vss no luck and 85
bucks down the drain. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks harry05

harry05

My 96 civic with 163000 miles does the same thing. It is intermittent but
non funcional about 60% of the time. I changed the vss no luck and 85
bucks down the drain. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks harry05

harry05

My 96 civic with 163000 miles does the same thing. It is intermittent but
non funcional about 60% of the time. I changed the vss no luck and 85
bucks down the drain. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks harry05

harry05

my 96 civic with 163000 does the same thing changed the vss no luck any
ideas?

harry05

my 96 civic with 163000 does the same thing changed the vss no luck any
ideas?

scoolie

No, not a digital readout. It's basically sitting just below the "20"
notch, so I figured it to be 19.

Is there any reason for me to avoid putting it off? It seems to be fine
if the car is warm, and the transmission is not affected at all, so far as
I can tell. I don't want it to screw anything else up, that's all.

canuguy

My 95 accord (4cyl) has had speedometer probs for past 3 years, this will
not affect transmission, etc..
"scoolie" <jzc_junkblock_@comcast.n*e*t> wrote in message
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> No, not a digital readout. It's basically sitting just below the "20"
> notch, so I figured it to be 19.
>
> Is there any reason for me to avoid putting it off? It seems to be fine
> if the car is warm, and the transmission is not affected at all, so far as
> I can tell. I don't want it to screw anything else up, that's all.
>

canuguy

My 95 accord (4cyl) has had speedometer probs for past 3 years, this will
not affect transmission, etc..
"scoolie" <jzc_junkblock_@comcast.n*e*t> wrote in message
news:0aff9cb9cf79ecd1bcecb4f9ed634b82@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> No, not a digital readout. It's basically sitting just below the "20"
> notch, so I figured it to be 19.
>
> Is there any reason for me to avoid putting it off? It seems to be fine
> if the car is warm, and the transmission is not affected at all, so far as
> I can tell. I don't want it to screw anything else up, that's all.
>

TecH

Thanks for confirming that(VSS).I have a 1995Civic CX with 170000km and have
the same problem.I cleaned the contact on the plug of the VSS and did not
notice any changes.Anyone has found the "real" remedy for this problem?
Thanks in advance
"harry05" <gdavi@ebgames.com> wrote in message
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> my 96 civic with 163000 does the same thing changed the vss no luck any
> ideas?
>

TecH

Thanks for confirming that(VSS).I have a 1995Civic CX with 170000km and have
the same problem.I cleaned the contact on the plug of the VSS and did not
notice any changes.Anyone has found the "real" remedy for this problem?
Thanks in advance
"harry05" <gdavi@ebgames.com> wrote in message
news:1b5fd583fac5217e55d8ab0fcc99cc15@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> my 96 civic with 163000 does the same thing changed the vss no luck any
> ideas?
>

Michael Pardee

"TecH" <comp_uter2002@videotron.com> wrote in message
news:BCFHd.90433$%K3.2318135@weber.videotron.net.. .
> Thanks for confirming that(VSS).I have a 1995Civic CX with 170000km and
> have
> the same problem.I cleaned the contact on the plug of the VSS and did not
> notice any changes.Anyone has found the "real" remedy for this problem?
> Thanks in advance
> "harry05" <gdavi@ebgames.com> wrote in message
> news:1b5fd583fac5217e55d8ab0fcc99cc15@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
>> my 96 civic with 163000 does the same thing changed the vss no luck any
>> ideas?
>>
>
>
An educated guess - it is the electronics in the speedometer. Repair may be
prohibitively expensive, even though the actual culprits are probably
electrolytic capacitors that could be replaced inexpensively. Anyway,
AutoInstruments.com http://www.autoinstruments.com/services.htm advertises
speedometer repair - they may be worth a contact.

Mike