So as I start driving this car more and more, more stuff just seems to start breaking or I catch problems before they happen. (car has been sitting for 6yrs)


Driving one day and the MPH needle starts to bounce all over the place, then it just quit and I got a CEL for a VSS. So replaced it, and problem not solved. Sensor came out of a working transmission. Checked voltage at plug and for good ground. so my question is if the harness is good and sensor is good, maybe the cluster?

I was searching on the forum thats the only other solution i seem to find. unless I'm missing something else. any insight would be great.


1993 civic dx 3dr w/ b18b stock.

 

Check for a corroded VSS connector (wire harness side). Replace if necessary.

 

If all that stuff checks out, I've seen a cluster replacement work for the most part. Same thing happened with my tach, swapped it for a working cluster and it worked just fine. Got another one handy somewhere?

 

the connector was a little corroded so i de-pinned it and cleaned it as best as i can.

so as I was driving on the highway today the speedo needle started to just bounce around a bit, then just started working. so I shut off my car, yes on the highway. Coasted for a while then turned her back on, and the speedo started to work and the CEL went away. Thought that was pretty weird. But I think the MPH is off a bit.

But now at least I have an idea of how fast I'm going, instead of just sticking my arm window and guessing.

thanks for the help!

 

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/civic/x99-029e.pdf
That was the solution for me

 

checked the fuse, and this TSB above^. still no permanent solution. gonna shop around for a gently used cluster and try that.

 

You may want to try resoldering the pins to the wires

 

It could also be bad solder joints on the cluster circuit board as seen in this thread:

https://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-d...r-fix-2792878/

 

...or sometimes people overtighten the screws at the rear of the speedometer. Sometimes this issue is reparable, sometimes not.