# 97 Honda Accord Speedometer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-honda-accord-speedometer/67009>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** speedometer\
**Created:** [August 10, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-honda-accord-speedometer/67009 "2011-08-10T17:08:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ruka99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ruka99](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ruka99)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-honda-accord-speedometer/67009/1 "2011-08-10T17:08:51Z")

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The speedometer on my car works intermittently. When I accelerate and release I hear a loud clicking noise and my speedometer and rpm stop working. It will jump from different speeds dropping to zero. Is my speedometer on its way out or could it be something else?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-honda-accord-speedometer/67009/2 "2011-08-10T19:06:31Z")

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If the speedometer and the tachometer both stop working when you hear the clicking, it’s more likely to be a bad electrical connection, possibly at the rear of the instrument cluster.

A faulty vehicle speed sensor (VSS), or a poor connection to it, could cause the speedometer to work intermittently, but not the tachometer.

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**Author:** ![ruka99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ruka99](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ruka99)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-honda-accord-speedometer/67009/3 "2011-08-11T19:43:57Z")

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Thank You!!