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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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(i've searched and other peoples' speedometer problems don't seem to be like mine EXACTLY...)
i have a 2000 honda accord ex-v6
the car was bought used like this with 104k miles on it,

the speedometer can accelerate fine half the time but it CANNOT decelerate, when i let go of the gas, i have no idea how fast i am going. this morning it was dewy (the weather) and i saw it decelerate a little bit...

when it does decelerate, it jumps around. and sometimes it cannot accelerate either, it'll jump also.

but odometer and rpm meter works fine, everything's fine except for the speedometer.

i don't want to go to the honda dealership and be led blindly into buying a unnecessary repair. can anyone tell me what's the problem
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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white indiglo gauge faces on it?
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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no, stock everything
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Probably a problem with the gauge circuit board. Buy a helms and troubleshoot it.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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you don't think it's the speedometer cable or vss? what's a helms?
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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We just had a similar one in service today, Whole speedo
had to be ordered (crappy Ford supplied junk).
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by badazzle
you don't think it's the speedometer cable or vss? what's a helms?
There is no cable, it's electronic. I've never heard of a VSS going on a 6th gen and the symptoms of it aren't what you describe. www.helminc.com
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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ugh i don't know how to deal with circuit boards.

what's it use if there's no vss? there's not a wire/plug?

well... i'm not gonna pay 200 bucks for a whole new cluster, i guess i'll just stick with my broken speedometer

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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by badazzle
ugh i don't know how to deal with circuit boards.

what's it use if there's no vss? there's not a wire/plug?

well... i'm not gonna pay 200 bucks for a whole new cluster, i guess i'll just stick with my broken speedometer
$200 is too much. What about eBay or junk yard? I would think that jankyard is going to be cheaper.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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i looked on ebay a little, 200 bucks used too. i don't know of any junkyards, plus it would be awful hard to find a 2000 speedometer in there
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