Temperature Gauge not working

IF the engine warms up and the sensor is new, either you have a damaged wire or there is a poor connection. Have you checked the plug where it connects to the sensor? Have you checked to wiring for damage? If everything looks good, you will need to check for power to the gauge. If there is power, then the gauge is bad.

I Have a 1998 Honda Accord with 98k miles and the temperature gage quit working a few weeks ago. I turn the car on and it pegs out to the top and says the engine is HOT. I when I check the engine it is not hot at all. When I turn the car off it goes back down to cold. Any ideas? I am at a loss.

Hondas with max temp while cold is the coolant temperature sensor or bad connection/ wiring to the sensor.

I'm sorry to sound ignorant but would that be the gauges on the dash or the sending unit? What would the parts within the assembly be? I contacted my local auto parts store and they asked for clarification on what I was looking for.

Thank you!

sorry about that..yes the gauges need replaced.

i was driving my car and my check engine light came on and then my speedometer and rpm gauge and temperature gauge and my dashboard lights stopped working. What could be the cause of this happening? the car cranks and runs and drives well.please let me know ofany suggestions of what it could be.

Have the car computer scanned for code/s, this is you starting point of diagnosis

Go to the engine fuse junction box check for open fuses,especially number 15 and number 18, if the fus ie open replace with the required AMPs that is listed on the cover,If none are open then go to the ender dash fuse location this is at the bottom right driver side ,inspect fuses especially 9,4,1. if all fuses are good,the highly suspect is the ignitionswitch (the electrical part) of being the culprit

You can try the ignition switch its a recall item for this year if it hasn't been done -Been here before w/a DX model

what is the problem when temperature gauge doesn't work. I see there are two two temperature sensors, but which one is for the temperature gauge.
it is down all the time. the engine can overheat and i wouldn't know it. help me out please
honda accord 96, 4 cyl, vtec automatic.
thanks

You got 2 of them engine coolant temperature switches.

1 on right rear side of engine-on the cylinder head.

2 on right side of engine

so which one is for the gauge?

It has a coolant temperature sensor its supposely have 2 of them switch according to Mit1-check both of them if I were you if it exist.


I see there are two two temperature sensors, but which one is for the temperature gauge.

Are they on the same location as I stated earlier?

My tempeature gauge does not work I changed the insturment cluster and change the sensor located by the thermostat and no fix

there are three sensors, that are involved in this, the temperature gauge sending unit is located by the coolant housing on the cylinder head, you have one on the rear of the engine near the coolant housing.then you have coolant sensor B on the right side of the engine

my brother tried hookin up a stereo in my car(97 accord) and it didnt workso he put the stock one back in and everything worked fine the next day then the next day i put it in gear without the car started And now my windows dont work, all my guages dont work And its not the fuses. somebody help me

Grounding was affected and there isn't enought that can be said about the need for good grounding on the Honda.

do you know how much that it will cost to get fixed or no

Now I have one question. Have you checked ALL the fuses? Some people are quick to answer yes but don't forget to look under the hood at the fuses. The ground, look around in the area you were working in and make sure that the grounding is secure.

i have a 1996 honda accord it has 145,000 miles, auto, 2.0 ? no leaks, cooling fans work, i have no problems except the temp gauge doesn't move any time at startup, w/ just the switch turn on, or vehicle running the gauge don't move, what should i check first, plese help.

check the wire going to the sending unit. it may have come off. If the wire is on the sending unit gound it our and see if the guage moves. with it gounded it should go all the way up. if it does then the problem would be in the sending unit.

We just bought a 1991 honda accord and it runs great , but the speedometer and temperature gauge aren't working, and check engine light keeps going on and off. Everything else on the dash works, so we aren't sure what the problem is. Any ideas?!?!

Have the computer scanned to identify trouble codes. If the check engine light is flashing, there should be codes stored in the system.

Ok thank you, and that will tell me why the temp gauge and speedometer aren't working as well?

My husband also wanted to know, its a stick shift, and so it doesn't have a reserve tank, but there's a tube coming off where you put the coolant in, is it supposed to be attached somewhere?

If you are referring to the over flow bottle, there should be one that goes to the top of the radiator and there could be one that goes to nothing in case it overflows.

Well I called auto zone they said there should be a over flow bottle.when it gets hot the coolant spills from the hose will that make it over heat just want to know if I can drive it like that ever auto zone tells me different they say I can drive it n others say dont drive it didn't know what to do dont have money till Monday and u work every night

If the car is running okay, it should be okay for short trips, but I can't guarantee it. I hope you understand. And yes, all cars come with a coolant overflow.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Ok thank you very much

I hope I helped.