SpeedoMeter behaves weirdly

"Ram" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Maybe a bad VSS(vehicle speed sensor)?? Or a wiring/connector problem.

Maybe a bad VSS connector problem. IIRC,the VSS is somewhere on the transmission.

I agree with the above. My parents just went through the same issue with their early 90's Acccord. Although the dealer service dept was told that it was an intermittent problem (many times a day), they some how diagnosed it as a bad odometer/instrument cluster. They claimed they never saw a bad VSS before. But since the cruise control would also cut out whenever the speedo dropped out, I assumed it was the VSS. Also, the auto tranny D4 light started to come on/blink. Apparently the transmission couldn't understand why it was in higher gears, but going 0 mph!

Sure enough, replacing the VSS a few weeks later cured all the problems. J.

Well, you all have solved my problem too -- my symptoms are identical, and I'm grateful!

If you don't mind, what did the VSS replacement set your parents back?

Thanks, Jerry

Thanks for the messages. I will update with whatever my mechanic says.

- R

I told that to a traffic cop. He still booked me.