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Old 03-14-2010 | 05:08 PM
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Default Green Immobilizer Key Keeps Blinking....

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I have been having this problem intermitently for a few months now on my 2000 accord ex v6. The green immobilizer key on the dashboard keeps blinking which is preventing my car from starting. Initially i thought it was the alarm due to the reason that it has a remote start. However when i disabled the alarm the immobilizer light kept blinking. Then i thought it was the battery. I took the battery and had it tested at both RS Strauss and Pep Boys. Both confirmed the battery was no good. For a moment i thought this was the reason the immobilizer light kept blinking. I ran to sears and picked up a gold die hard battery and installed it. Still same problem! I tried three different keys just to make sure it wasnt a bad key but the light still keeps blinking. The car was starting up fine for a while then the problem occured two weeks ago after a bad snow storm in which the car sat for two weeks. After the snow storm i gave the car a boost and it turned on without a problem. Each morning for a week I would turn on the car in the morning just to make sure it started. Then this weekend we had a bad rain storm which lasted for three days and the problem re-occured. The light would not stop blinking. I feel this is the main reason my car does not start, My question now is what causes this light to blink, besides faulty keys or battery which we ruled out?

I thought maybe the main relay as i heard these cars suffer from that but would a bad main relay cause the immobilizer light to blink?

Has anyone ever had their immobilizer light keep blinking?
 
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Old 03-15-2010 | 06:42 AM
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Anyone?
 
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Old 03-16-2010 | 01:33 AM
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You may have to go to the dealer and have the key code reprogrammed in the ecu.
 
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Old 03-16-2010 | 05:14 AM
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I dont think its the key, i tried three different keys. each time the immobilizer light kept blinking. I dont they all three keys will go bad and happen intermittently.

Anyone else ever experience this problem? I cant be the only one.
 
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Old 03-16-2010 | 10:35 AM
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I know on some cars you have to reprogram to relearn the key code,I would check with Honda dealer next.My Vett dropped codes once and reprogramming fixed the problem.
 
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Old 03-16-2010 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bucwheat
I know on some cars you have to reprogram to relearn the key code,I would check with Honda dealer next.My Vett dropped codes once and reprogramming fixed the problem.
^ what he said.
 
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Old 03-16-2010 | 02:03 PM
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Yea i can see that happening but my car has the problem intermittently. Sometimes it turns on sometimes it dont. If that was the problem, i would think it would never turn on.

Anyone ever have the problem i'm experiencing?
 
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Old 03-18-2010 | 07:55 PM
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So i tried to tap on the main relay because i heard if the relay is bad sometimes this will allow the car to start. However when i turn the ignition the car is completely dead. The battery appears as if its completely drained. This is a brand new Die Hard Battery i purchased less than a week ago. When i turn the ignition switch the dashboard flickers then dies. Im at the end of my wits. Can someone offer some advice?
 
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