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Car will not speed up

Tiny
NEWMANSAMUEL17
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  • 1996 HONDA ACCORD
  • 2.2L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 189,000 MILES
I am in the process of buying the car listed above. The seller says that the car needs vehicle speed sensor to speed up. But I have never heard of a car not being able to speed up with a bad VSS. Any thoughts?
Sunday, December 15th, 2019 AT 11:32 AM

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Tiny
DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Yes, That is correct. The VSS sends data to the ECM/PCM. If the sensor is bad/malfunctioning it will send incorrect data and set diagnostic code and possibly put car into "limp mode" thus car will not accelerate. I've attached a picture and description below of its location. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
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Sunday, December 15th, 2019 AT 4:35 PM

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