Help! 2006 Civic LX won't start - immobilizer problem?
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Help! 2006 Civic LX won't start - immobilizer problem?
Hi - my Dad drove down to Florida in his brand new 2006 LX Civic. Went to buy a sandwich, and when getting back into the car, it started, engine ran for about ten seconds, the green light was blinking, then it stopped running. It will continue to blink for a few seconds after the engine shuts off.
He called the dealer he bought it from, who said "take it to a dealer", and the service department for the dealer here isn't open until tomorrow. Is there any way that he can disarm the immobilizer system with the key?
He did one thing different from every other time he has stopped / started the car:
- He left the windows open and the door unlocked for about 20 minutes while he was in the sandwich shop.
Now the panic button doesn't work, the car will start but will cut off within 10 seconds. He towed it to the dealer and the salespeople were puzzled. They told him he probably put diesel in the car. So far nobody has been able to tell what is going on.
Any ideas?
He called the dealer he bought it from, who said "take it to a dealer", and the service department for the dealer here isn't open until tomorrow. Is there any way that he can disarm the immobilizer system with the key?
He did one thing different from every other time he has stopped / started the car:
- He left the windows open and the door unlocked for about 20 minutes while he was in the sandwich shop.
Now the panic button doesn't work, the car will start but will cut off within 10 seconds. He towed it to the dealer and the salespeople were puzzled. They told him he probably put diesel in the car. So far nobody has been able to tell what is going on.
Any ideas?
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well if the green light was flashing, it means the ecu doesn't recognize the key. if Dad didn't drop the key and mess up the chips on it, then its just a factory defect. they may be able to reprogram the key, or just swap out the ecu.
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