Honda Civic 2010: Car stolen/driven without a key
08-21-2017
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Honda Civic 2010: Car stolen/driven without a key Hello,
A family member of mine has a 2 Door Honda Civic 2010 which is rebuilt. The car was stolen from their home and found abandoned by the cops in the bad part of town. The insurance provider is basically accusing them of orchestrating the theft of the car and won't pay for any expenses incurred. They're saying that because the car has an immobilizer built in, it is impossible for it to be stolen.
Does anyone know how the car could be driven without the key. Does any one have any articles handy on this. According to the police, the car was not hot-wired, but it looks like there was damage on the ignition.
Thanks in advance.
A family member of mine has a 2 Door Honda Civic 2010 which is rebuilt. The car was stolen from their home and found abandoned by the cops in the bad part of town. The insurance provider is basically accusing them of orchestrating the theft of the car and won't pay for any expenses incurred. They're saying that because the car has an immobilizer built in, it is impossible for it to be stolen.
Does anyone know how the car could be driven without the key. Does any one have any articles handy on this. According to the police, the car was not hot-wired, but it looks like there was damage on the ignition.
Thanks in advance.
08-21-2017
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Re: Honda Civic 2010: Car stolen/driven without a key
Did they leave a key in the glovebox or anywhere in (or outside) the car??
A lot of people do, I find keys like that all the time in cars at work. It's a bad situation because a casual thief might rummage through the car looking for easy stuff to steal but when they find a key that fits the ignition that's like a freekin jackpot. Insurance usually won't pay in that situation, and rightly so.
Do you know how many immobilizer keys are electronically registered to the car? (no)
Are there any aftermarket accessories wired in? (remote start system)
Do you (or, they) have the car in your possession now?
Will it start and run with the key you have now?
If no keys were left in the car nor stolen from the residence, see if the immobilizer system actually works.
First: Read the owners manual to see what the green light on the dash is supposed to do when you key it up or turn it off. Then make sure it does that correctly.
Next....Disassemble a remote key, remove the small Phillips screw and remove the remote transmitter. Leave that outside.
Now stick that naked key into the ignition and see if you can start the car.
What happens?
A lot of people do, I find keys like that all the time in cars at work. It's a bad situation because a casual thief might rummage through the car looking for easy stuff to steal but when they find a key that fits the ignition that's like a freekin jackpot. Insurance usually won't pay in that situation, and rightly so.
Do you know how many immobilizer keys are electronically registered to the car? (no)
Are there any aftermarket accessories wired in? (remote start system)
Do you (or, they) have the car in your possession now?
Will it start and run with the key you have now?
If no keys were left in the car nor stolen from the residence, see if the immobilizer system actually works.
First: Read the owners manual to see what the green light on the dash is supposed to do when you key it up or turn it off. Then make sure it does that correctly.
Next....Disassemble a remote key, remove the small Phillips screw and remove the remote transmitter. Leave that outside.
Now stick that naked key into the ignition and see if you can start the car.
What happens?
