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Old 01-31-2012, 10:40 PM
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1995 civic 4 door LX

My speedometer doest work it just sits at 20 mph, one time while driving it went up to 70 but then dropped back down. Also the odometer and trip do not work.

Any ideas? theres a sensor on the tranny for it right? that could be bad? or the cluster?

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Old 01-31-2012, 11:13 PM
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i had that problem b4 there is a sensor on the back of the tranny plug could be lose or a pin could be broke off like mine but unlikly the sensor if it sits at 20 when your not moving
 
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Old 02-01-2012, 06:04 AM
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Sounds like the VSS needs to be replaced. You can check it with a multimeter, too. Are you getting a check engine light after driving for a little bit?

The VSS is on the back of the transmission.
 
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Old 02-01-2012, 06:25 AM
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Speedometer should read zero with the sensor unplugged. If it doesn't it seems the speedometer head would be bad.
 
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Old 02-01-2012, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cvcrcr99
Sounds like the VSS needs to be replaced. You can check it with a multimeter, too. Are you getting a check engine light after driving for a little bit?

The VSS is on the back of the transmission.
i have no engine check lights
 
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Old 02-03-2012, 07:14 PM
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put a "new" speed sensor in from a junk yard and no change, it must be the cluster.....
 
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