1990 Honda Civic Electric connection goes off

251,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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SAFRIN
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My car starts giving trouble from last 4 days. First day of this problem, while driving at about 40 km/h, the speedometer needle drops to zero and then jump again into its actual position within seconds. Then after 1 min, same thing happen again and then I saw light smoke start coming from behind of my steering wheel, then all in a sudden my whole car power goes off. Even my battery light isn’t showing. Everything happens within 2 – 3 min. I had to tow my car and my mechanic replaces my ignition switch and takes out an old alarm system which does not work. But I face the same problem again immediate next day. I send my car to my mechanic but he could not find any trouble while driving or living my car running. What can cause this wired problem?
Oct 5, 2010 at 3:03 PM
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F4I_GUY
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Tell him to check your ground cables. I've seen a few weak grounds cause this.
Oct 6, 2010 at 10:55 AM
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