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code 17 obd1 Vehicle Speed Sensor

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check egine light throwing code 17. its the vss (Vehicle Speed Sensor) code i believe. could it be my cluster? because it kind of mess up and the mph is bouncing around. is that the problem my cluster?
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what about your VSS?
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Default Re: code 17 obd1 Vehicle Speed Sensor (Ivan)

check your vss on your tranny. its on the back top part of the tranny.
has a harness plug hooked up to it.
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Default Re: code 17 obd1 Vehicle Speed Sensor (djhatch)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djhatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check your vss on your tranny. its on the back top part of the tranny.
has a harness plug hooked up to it.</TD></TR></TABLE>checked it and it's plugged in correctly
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Default Re: code 17 obd1 Vehicle Speed Sensor (ek4 fa sho)

can someone check if thats the right code for 17
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Default Re: code 17 obd1 Vehicle Speed Sensor (ek4 fa sho)

hey did you get that bolt fixed that was leaking?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by aw1234dude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey did you get that bolt fixed that was leaking?</TD></TR></TABLE>jb weld
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Default Re: code 17 obd1 Vehicle Speed Sensor (ek4 fa sho)

all it takes is a little search man here I found a thread with a link https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=540783.
17 is the VSS. even if its plugged in, it can be bad and thats what i think your problem is.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek4 fa sho &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">can someone check if thats the right code for 17</TD></TR></TABLE>

its correct
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damn i check the plug still check engine comes on
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your sensor is bad dude.
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did you try to reset the ecu....
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