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91 Honda Accord - Dashboard Whacked

RecklessReckless Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
Hey All.

Driving home from Easter festivities today, my Dashboard decided to act all sorts of strange. My speedometer fluctuated for about five minutes then settled at zero, my Sport Mode/Overdrive light was blinking, my parking brake light turned on, my anti-lock light turned on, and my check engine light turned on.

Lately I have been noticing a strange sound during startup, most likely the starter, but the car has no trouble actually getting started.

Any idea what's going on here? If it's just a simple electrical malfunction, I don't mind driving a while and saving some cash to get it taken care of. If it's something serious I'll see about getting some repair money on the quick.


Thanks for any help!

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  • powersspowerss Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Sounds like an issue with your vehicle speed sensor. You DONT have ABS brakes, btw, with the light on.

    Is your traction control light on too (if so equipped?)

    Get it taken care of.

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  • wmelonwmelon Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    91's have a mechanical speedometer cable. I'd be willing to bet that the dashboard has managed to short itself out. If so it's basically as easy as taking the dash apart and replacing the gauge cluster. This is one of those jobs i'd take to a professional, because taking apart the dash is a complete pain in the ass.

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  • EggyToastEggyToast Jersey CityRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    You also want to get it fixed sooner rather than later, as it's illegal to drive with a non-working speedometer.

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  • RecklessReckless Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    wmelon wrote: »
    91's have a mechanical speedometer cable. I'd be willing to bet that the dashboard has managed to short itself out. If so it's basically as easy as taking the dash apart and replacing the gauge cluster. This is one of those jobs i'd take to a professional, because taking apart the dash is a complete pain in the ass.

    Alright, sounds fair enough to me. How much should a job like this run?

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  • wmelonwmelon Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Well, It'd really depend on the shop's hourly rate. But i'd be expecting a few to several hundred dollars for it. its a pretty time intensive task to take apart the dash without breaking anything and an equally intensive task to get it all put together again. As eggy says it is illegal to drive with a nonworking speedometer, plus its good to know how fast you're going :)

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