Car will not speed up

1996 HONDA ACCORD
189,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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NEWMANSAMUEL17
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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?
Dec 15, 2019 at 3:32 AM
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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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Dec 15, 2019 at 8:35 AM
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