General Tech Help Good at troubleshooting? Have a non specific issue? Discuss general tech topics here.

Vehicle speed sensor, or what?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 10, 2011 | 11:29 PM
  #1  
wunderbra's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 143
From: Male or Female Name
Default Vehicle speed sensor, or what?

My 95 Accord wagon with 91,000 miles did something weird today on the highway,.

Running 65mph with the cruise control on, the speedo dropped to zero and the cruise control kicked off.

The torque converter came out of lock-up as the rpm's increased about 200.

One minute later, the speedo started working again, but the transmission stayed unlocked. The D4 light blinked continuously.

Later, after I had shut it down and started it again, all was normal.

Should I be ordering a VSS, or is it likely something else?

I once had a VSS fail on my 94, but it did not cause the D4 light to blink.
 
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 03:14 AM
  #2  
PAhonda's Avatar
Super Moderator
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 16,334
From: Houston, TX
Default

Check the codes before blindly replacing the VSS. In the common diy thread on top of the gen tech help forum, there is a link on how to check engine codes.
 
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 07:46 AM
  #3  
JimBlake's Avatar
Super Moderator
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 18,398
From: Wisconsin
Default

Even if the engine and transmission error codes point to the VSS, you can first check it's plugs in the wiring harness for corrosion/dirt/looseness.
 
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 09:06 AM
  #4  
wunderbra's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 143
From: Male or Female Name
Default

Originally Posted by PAhonda
Check the codes before blindly replacing the VSS. In the common diy thread on top of the gen tech help forum, there is a link on how to check engine codes.
No CEL. What am I going to check? OBTW, there is not thread in the DIY section for pulling codes - unless it is buried in another thread. I was looking for a thread titled something about codes.
 

Last edited by wunderbra; Aug 11, 2011 at 09:13 AM.
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 02:32 PM
  #5  
PAhonda's Avatar
Super Moderator
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 16,334
From: Houston, TX
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
lashlecf
General Tech Help
6
May 12, 2008 11:18 AM
sfcool
General Tech Help
6
Nov 2, 2007 10:42 AM
Sliom001
Engine & Internal
8
Sep 24, 2007 09:56 AM
ukbuckstop
General Tech Help
4
May 2, 2007 08:56 PM
PJ_STYLES_95AccordEx
General Tech Help
1
Aug 9, 2006 09:51 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:26 AM.