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hey guys i hope im posting in the right area. i cant seem to find any answers through the search function:

1995 civic lx, 4 dr, automatic, 115k

the car speedometer was acting up. so, natually assume the VSS. I had a mechanic replace the VSS, but the speedo was still all over the place. Then the mechanic took out my original Gauge Cluster(cluster 1, 115k), and put in a used Gauge Cluster (cluster 2, 180k). The mechanic then saw it was working and retried cluster 1.

when i was at the shop, one of the mechanics pulled out the TEETH to show me they all lined up right.

i got the car back, but now the car was shifting weird. i drive out of the mechanic shop and i noticed 15 feet out of the shop.

The car was shifting at a higher than normal RPM and MPH.
gear 1 to 2 was at 21mph and 4000 rpm
gear 2 to 3 was at 40 mph and at 4000-5000 rpm.

i then attempted to see how the car drove by using the low gear modes manually. i shifted gear 1 to 2 manually at 15mph and it went in smooth. the car is able to shift when i make it shift there but in D4 or D3 is where it is having the issue.

we then tried the old speed sensor, nothing changed.

the car now has the new speed sensor in and the cluster 2. speed and rpm are registering but the tranny is what is acting weird.

i tried unplugging my battery as well in hopes of reseting the system but that was not successful.

anyone have any ideas? there is NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT on. I dont know where to go at this point and i just dropped 600 dollars at the mechanic messing around with this and i got no answers.

one honda dealer told me it is prob the gauge cluster (but 2 other dealers said no that is not possible).

i tested the car with the AC on and it was the same. I aslo tested the car using cruise control and it was the same too.

Thanks for the help guys. I am stranded in a state I dont live in right now with no options. I was supposed to be back home on Friday and it is Monday now. I live 6.5 hours from where I am now.

 
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Hello
Ur problem is really a great one.Reading it makes me sick.I dont know how to fix the problem.The best I can do is to suggest u to check www.autopartsway.ca .

 
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few days back i got the same problem with my civic but then i contact autopartsway they had a great technical support as well. also they have all kinds of auto parts at low prices.

 
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This... This sounds like what happened to my GF's car. Same thing(Minus the mechanic, Thats me).

Torque converter. That is your problem. We had the SAME problem, Change the entire Tranny(After trying the cluster and VSS, even different fluid) and it still happened. Wierd shifts, I wouldnt drive it much, because the car will stop moving in general. Like, my girls, you could let it sit for 2-3 days, hop in and drive 50-100 feet, But then it would just stop shifting/moving.

Friend up at Advanced says his Hondas(He has 3), The Speedo whack out all the time, and he changed the VSS on each one before, and it did nothing, He changed the fluid, and it stops... that wasnt the case for me though.

Changed the Torque converter... Car drove fine.

Its sucks I know. I probably didnt even have to change the tranny. Wasted money. I would definitely look into a torque converter. NEW, Not refurbished.

 
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Wow, Old post >.< Should looked at that.

 
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lol just over a year late.....