Temperature gauge is not working

2002 HONDA ACCORD
200,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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HUNTER JOHNS
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My temperature gauge doesn’t work just stays on cold. All fuses are good. The rest of the dash works as well. There is no check engine light so I don't think it's a sensor either.
Feb 25, 2021 at 9:08 PM
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KASEKENNY
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This is normally a temperature sensor issue even if you don't have any codes. This normally only sets a code when the sensor or circuit fails due to an open circuit so the PCM is not getting a reading back. However, if the sensor is just wrong then it is displaying the temperature that the sensor is telling it so it doesn't know to turn a light on.

On more modern vehicles they have redundancies so to set a light for something like this but it doesn't appear this vehicle has those. I attached the testing below to determine if it is a sensor or not.

Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Let's run through this and let me know what questions you have. Thanks
Feb 26, 2021 at 12:29 PM