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Cd · 05-24-2012, 06:50 PM

It appears my transmission is dying on my 1993 Civic Dx hunchback.
First signs of this was my VSS ( vehicle speed sensor ) going out.
Then my odometer.

The car currently is getting 33 MPG highway versus at the very least 42 MPG that I could get on the highway.

I recently took a trip in which I drove 2/3 the way on a 135 mile trip behind a guy towing a large car carrier trailer. He was doing around 50 MPH the whole time and his trailer punched a huge hole in the air in front of me.
Despite all of this and tires pumped to max sidewall pressure and no A/C usage , I only got 35 MPG.

The car is probably worth around $ 400 in its current state and has around 126,000 miles .

The car seems to shift alright and the speedometer / odometer works for exactly 13 miles at which point I assume the transmission warms up and then fails to shift correctly.

At this point, the speedometer needle becomes erratic and finally drops to zero.

Advice ?

05-24-2012, 06:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Slushbox dying. Replace it or replace car ? It appears my transmission is dying on my 1993 Civic Dx hunchback. First signs of this was my VSS ( vehicle speed sensor ) going out. Then my odometer. The car currently is getting 33 MPG highway versus at the very least 42 MPG that I could get on the highway. I recently took a trip in which I drove 2/3 the way on a 135 mile trip behind a guy towing a large car carrier trailer. He was doing around 50 MPH the whole time and his trailer punched a huge hole in the air in front of me. Despite all of this and tires pumped to max sidewall pressure and no A/C usage , I only got 35 MPG. The car is probably worth around $ 400 in its current state and has around 126,000 miles . The car seems to shift alright and the speedometer / odometer works for exactly 13 miles at which point I assume the transmission warms up and then fails to shift correctly. At this point, the speedometer needle becomes erratic and finally drops to zero. Advice ? Last edited by Cd; 05-24-2012 at 06:59 PM..