# Check engine light and speedometer on a 96 Civic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/check-engine-light-and-speedometer-on-a-96-civic/61343>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [February 14, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/check-engine-light-and-speedometer-on-a-96-civic/61343 "2011-02-14T21:40:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![green\_hornet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@green\_hornet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/green_hornet)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/check-engine-light-and-speedometer-on-a-96-civic/61343/1 "2011-02-14T21:40:12Z")

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Driving on highway, check engine light goes on, speedometer drops from 60 to 0 but nothing else happens. Come to a stoplight and engine light stays on and speedometer works again. Any diagnostics?

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/check-engine-light-and-speedometer-on-a-96-civic/61343/2 "2011-02-14T21:59:53Z")

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Your speedometer cable broke, and you need a new one.