1997 Honda Odyssey Logo
Anonymous Posted on Feb 16, 2012

Speedometer jumps around

My speedometer is skipping around. It used to do it at @ 60 MPH, but now does it more and sometimes doesn't move at all. Is there a cheep, simple solution for this?

1 Answer

Marvin

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

Top Expert:

An expert who has finished #1 on the weekly Top 10 Fixya Experts Leaderboard.

Superstar:

An expert that got 20 achievements.

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

  • Honda Master 85,242 Answers
  • Posted on Feb 16, 2012
Marvin
Honda Master
Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

Top Expert:

An expert who has finished #1 on the weekly Top 10 Fixya Experts Leaderboard.

Superstar:

An expert that got 20 achievements.

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

Joined: Jun 20, 2008
Answers
85242
Questions
28
Helped
29036837
Points
266281

Sorry but the solution for this may be a bit on the big dollar side, 1st have the system scanned to see if the VSS (vehicle speed sensor) is working correctly, it is the source of the signal that gives you the speed of the van, if that is ok then more than likely the electronic speedometer is defective, it must be removed from the car and sent out for rebuilding.

5 Related Answers

Rob C

  • 547 Answers
  • Posted on Oct 14, 2009

SOURCE: 96 Accord VSS or Speedometer Head?

The "needle at 20MPH" is a sure-fire indicator -- it's the speedometer head. This is a common problem in this year.

I haven't found a fix other than replacing the speedometer head, sorry.

Ad

Anonymous

  • 1 Answer
  • Posted on Oct 17, 2008

SOURCE: Speedometer goes to 3000 mph and bumps

your car is slow........... you said it was doing 3000mph i wish i had your car

Pierre Laplante

  • 2061 Answers
  • Posted on Jan 09, 2009

SOURCE: what can make my speedometer jump up and down!

most of time when it does that its the dash (cluster) if it would be the speed sensor it would not work good luck .pierre

Anonymous

  • 1 Answer
  • Posted on Feb 05, 2009

SOURCE: 1998 honda accord speedometer wrong

I I recently went to a government speed awareness workshop (naughty boy!) and asked why all the cars I have recently driven (Vaux Zafira, Vectra, Astra, Honda Accord, Peugeot 106) were indicating a higher speed than my sat-nav. The answer they gave was that car manufacturers will always do this to err on the side of caution for boot-heavy drivers or drivers who neglect to check tyre pressures, so that in a court case they have one less thing to worry about. All these cars indicated about 5-10% over.

Anonymous

  • 6784 Answers
  • Posted on Jun 26, 2009

SOURCE: My speedometer stopped working on my 97 Honda Accord EX

HI, the speed sensor is damaged. replacing the sensor will fix this issue.

Ad

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

0helpful
1answer

2003 grand caravan sport speedometer doesn't work

I have 4 dodge caravans. Everyone one of them does this we take it on the freeway get up over 60 mph and it will kick back around. I'm serious it will work fine after. Everyone can do this. I run a small taxi business and we only use dodge caravans.
1helpful
1answer

Speedmoter jumps to 20 when i put truck into reverse or drive

SOUNDS LIKE A BAD SPEEDOMETER if you can use an OBDII while driving and look for DTC output from speed sensor. possible loose connection can cause this as well
0helpful
1answer

Grinding noise over 30 mph

you would have to find out where the speedomator wire/cable
connects
heres some idea

there is a gear at the end of a speedomator cable

try this 1st hit me back if this dosent work
0helpful
1answer

Have a 2002 Cadi deville, replaced the speedometer sensor because the needle was jumping. Now the speedometer won't work at all.

sounds like your in the area could be a bad sensor or a bad wire that your moving around when changing the sensor
0helpful
1answer
1helpful
1answer

Speedometer is jumping around

The speedometer cable needs lubricating. It can be removed from the bottom where it connects to transmission, coated with graphite and reinstalled.
0helpful
1answer

Speedometer problems

It may be that the speedo cable has come loose at 1 end and will need to be tightened back up. Sorry but not sure where ends are attached on your car.
1helpful
2answers

94 1500 speedometer

bad speed senor on trans
Not finding what you are looking for?

495 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Top Honda Experts

ZJ Limited
ZJ Limited

Level 3 Expert

17989 Answers

Ronny Bennett Sr.
Ronny Bennett Sr.

Level 3 Expert

6988 Answers

Thomas Perkins
Thomas Perkins

Level 3 Expert

15088 Answers

Are you a Honda Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...