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I have a 96 accord LX... (276 000 km..sort of)

Yesterday, the speedometer went haywire. It seems to stick on 28 km/h. When
you slow down to stop, it kind of bounces, but doesn't go to 0.When you turn
off the ignition, it goes to 0?? Sometimes, it seems to work fine.. and then
goes haywire again..

Does anyone here know what the cause may be????

BD

"Boondocks" <nobody@eastlink.ca> wrote in
news:78Ssf.17090$OU5.13993@clgrps13:

> I have a 96 accord LX... (276 000 km..sort of)
>
> Yesterday, the speedometer went haywire. It seems to stick on 28 km/h.
> When you slow down to stop, it kind of bounces, but doesn't go to
> 0.When you turn off the ignition, it goes to 0?? Sometimes, it seems
> to work fine.. and then goes haywire again..
>
> Does anyone here know what the cause may be????
>
> BD
>
>
>

Wild guess;something in the display itself(instrument cluster) is sticking.
Maybe it's gotten dirty inside,or some lubricant has finally evaporated
completely.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Search a bit on line and you'll find more info, especially the VSS (Vehicle
Speed Sensor) and/or speedometer. Quite expensive to replace. I ended up
buying a nice gps with mounting system instead for less (previous 95
accord). Car is now sold, gps still with me:-) P.S. Gps is more accurate
than speedometer..

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns973B77C3AEF94jyanikkuanet@129.250.170.83.. .
> "Boondocks" <nobody@eastlink.ca> wrote in
> news:78Ssf.17090$OU5.13993@clgrps13:
>
>> I have a 96 accord LX... (276 000 km..sort of)
>>
>> Yesterday, the speedometer went haywire. It seems to stick on 28 km/h.
>> When you slow down to stop, it kind of bounces, but doesn't go to
>> 0.When you turn off the ignition, it goes to 0?? Sometimes, it seems
>> to work fine.. and then goes haywire again..
>>
>> Does anyone here know what the cause may be????
>>
>> BD
>>
>>
>>
>
> Wild guess;something in the display itself(instrument cluster) is
> sticking.
> Maybe it's gotten dirty inside,or some lubricant has finally evaporated
> completely.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

A GPS...

Hmmm that may be a good idea... Rats, xmas last week.

I will look around for some info.

Thanks,
BD

"Allnews" <spamenot@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:ZrWsf.146862$Ph4.4487278@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Search a bit on line and you'll find more info, especially the VSS
> (Vehicle Speed Sensor) and/or speedometer. Quite expensive to replace. I
> ended up buying a nice gps with mounting system instead for less (previous
> 95 accord). Car is now sold, gps still with me:-) P.S. Gps is more
> accurate than speedometer..
>
> "Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
> news:Xns973B77C3AEF94jyanikkuanet@129.250.170.83.. .
>> "Boondocks" <nobody@eastlink.ca> wrote in
>> news:78Ssf.17090$OU5.13993@clgrps13:
>>
>>> I have a 96 accord LX... (276 000 km..sort of)
>>>
>>> Yesterday, the speedometer went haywire. It seems to stick on 28 km/h.
>>> When you slow down to stop, it kind of bounces, but doesn't go to
>>> 0.When you turn off the ignition, it goes to 0?? Sometimes, it seems
>>> to work fine.. and then goes haywire again..
>>>
>>> Does anyone here know what the cause may be????
>>>
>>> BD
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Wild guess;something in the display itself(instrument cluster) is
>> sticking.
>> Maybe it's gotten dirty inside,or some lubricant has finally evaporated
>> completely.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Yanik
>> jyanik
>> at
>> kua.net
>
>