Well here goes:
I've got a '94 Protege DX SOHC...
For the past couple of weeks I have noticed two things, I don't know if they are related or are involved but here goes: When accelerating up to about 40 mph the speedometer would seem kinda loose, it seemed liked it almost 'bounced' up but when it was around 40 it seemed stable...
also when leaving the car, both from the driver's side and passenger's side, me and my g/f noticed getting shocked (i'd say at least 75% of the time) when touching the car door to close it after getting out...
now those are possible symptoms..however the real problem is this: after going on a trip this weekend where i had to drive about 10 miles 'off-road' on an unpaved road (it was still in good shape) i got home and just as i pulled in to the parking space i noticed that the 'Hold' light was flashing on the dash..if i pressed the hold button in, it did nothing..I turned the car off and waited a second then turned it back on and it seemed fine..it was off and if i pushed the button in it went on, etc.
so this morning im driving to work and the first thing i notice is that the hold light is flashing again which kinda pissed me off..it wasnt until i was halfway to work that i also realized that neither my odometer or speedometer were working..the odo wouldnt move at all and the speedometer just stayed at 0mph..
the tachometer works fine and it appears so do the heat and gas gauges..
i'm guessing it's some sort of computer/electrical problem or hoping that it may just be some bad capcitor, seing as how i know next to nothing about car electronics, can someone help me out here? Thanks a lot..
~jeff~
I've got a '94 Protege DX SOHC...
For the past couple of weeks I have noticed two things, I don't know if they are related or are involved but here goes: When accelerating up to about 40 mph the speedometer would seem kinda loose, it seemed liked it almost 'bounced' up but when it was around 40 it seemed stable...
also when leaving the car, both from the driver's side and passenger's side, me and my g/f noticed getting shocked (i'd say at least 75% of the time) when touching the car door to close it after getting out...
now those are possible symptoms..however the real problem is this: after going on a trip this weekend where i had to drive about 10 miles 'off-road' on an unpaved road (it was still in good shape) i got home and just as i pulled in to the parking space i noticed that the 'Hold' light was flashing on the dash..if i pressed the hold button in, it did nothing..I turned the car off and waited a second then turned it back on and it seemed fine..it was off and if i pushed the button in it went on, etc.
so this morning im driving to work and the first thing i notice is that the hold light is flashing again which kinda pissed me off..it wasnt until i was halfway to work that i also realized that neither my odometer or speedometer were working..the odo wouldnt move at all and the speedometer just stayed at 0mph..
the tachometer works fine and it appears so do the heat and gas gauges..
i'm guessing it's some sort of computer/electrical problem or hoping that it may just be some bad capcitor, seing as how i know next to nothing about car electronics, can someone help me out here? Thanks a lot..
~jeff~
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