The speedo in my wife's 96 accord ex, 4-cyl w/at has been failing to indicate speed every time it's driven. It's constantly comming on and going off while goin' down the road.

I'm assuming that it's electronic & that a sensor may be located on trans??

Cheers,

Jeff

Any problem with the tach or dash lights? It sounds like the vehicle speed sensor to me, but I'm not a mechanic.

Try your cruise control, if that doesn't work... it's most likely the speed sensor. Very common on the 5th gens.

Everything else works fine. Just a speedo problem at this time :paranoid:

Where's the location of the sensor?

I'm hoping that I don't have to go back to the auto store to use their Chiltons to find location. They didn't like tha fact that I removed the plastic wrap to refer to another problem I was having at the time. I can see that threr's enough expertise in this forum to point me to the correct location :yes: ?

Jeff

Sounds like the speed sensor on the tranny to me.... When they're starting to fail, they dont know how fast the car is going, so the speedometer doesn't pick up a speed.

Everything else works fine. Just a speedo problem at this time :paranoid:

Where's the location of the sensor?

I'm hoping that I don't have to go back to the auto store to use their Chiltons to find location. They didn't like tha fact that I removed the plastic wrap to refer to another problem I was having at the time. I can see that threr's enough expertise in this forum to point me to the correct location :yes: ?

Jeff
:wave: You can also check www.hondahookup.com/manuals. They have a pdf manual for the 5th gen that has been very helpful to me. I believe you have to sign up on the forum to view the manuals, however. Although, like most forums, it doesn't cost. Just download the CD7/CD9 manual and you can download the 96 update as well :thmsup: Hope this helps :D

I have the Chiltons manual for my car, but that one ^^^ was much more helpful, I thought. Especially since it has a search function :D

Try your cruise control, if that doesn't work... it's most likely the speed sensor. Very common on the 5th gens.

Yep, happened to my '95. But I foolishly didn't follow that advice - the speed sensor drives the cruise, so if your cruise works, it's the gauge. For a 10-year old car, you should be able to find one at a junk yard.

If the cruise doesn't work, the speed sensor is on the trans. Not a difficult job, as long as you have a decent socket set (with a flexable adapter).

PM me if your cruise doesn't work. I still have the sensor I replaced, which should be fine. It's yours for the price of shipping.