Car remote

Evilc3005

Hi
I have a Honda Civic 2012 with keyless ignition. I returned to the car one day and the fob wouldn't open the door so I had to use the key embedded in the fob to open the door which set off the alarm. I was advised by Honda that I could start the car by holding the fob against the start button which worked.
I fitted a new battery but no joy. I put a new battery in the spare fob which works fine. I got a quote from Honda for a replacement fob and was quoted £324 excluding VAT.
Any ideas on a cheaper solution apart from just using the second fob until I get rid of the Car?

Clive

Strider590

I know those remotes intimately, as the battery starts to fail and the range decreases, the owner starts squeezing the buttons harder and harder, which totally screws the PCB, this was the case on over 90% of all those remotes sent to the manufacturer as warranty returns. Aside from that they have to be reprogrammed after replacing the battery, a simple procedure if you can find instruction.

Tyler119

Honda, or any dealership of car brand will be the most expensive option for a replacement key fob.

A service similar to this one will be a quite a bit cheaper. Perhaps a local garage specialises in keys.

http://www.theautolocksmith.co.uk/vehiclestypes/honda-keys/

Tyler119

Strider590 wrote: »

I know those remotes intimately, as the battery starts to fail and the range decreases, the owner starts squeezing the buttons harder and harder, which totally screws the PCB, this was the case on over 90% of all those remotes sent to the manufacturer as warranty returns. Aside from that they have to be reprogrammed after replacing the battery, a simple procedure if you can find instruction.

Not sure this helps with the OP's current question.

facade

Tyler119 wrote: »

Not sure this helps with the OP's current question.

It would have if the continuation was:

"and usually this causes "dry joints" on the pcb, which are easily fixed by someone with good eyesight and a soldering iron."


If you can't do it yourself, try searching online for people who will repair them, or take it to a mobile 'phone/laptop fixer upper

Strider590

facade wrote: »

It would have if the continuation was:

"and usually this causes "dry joints" on the pcb, which are easily fixed by someone with good eyesight and a soldering iron."

It's nothing to do with solder, it's the switch membrane, a small thin orange coloured material with small contacts bonded to it (IIRC), which in turn simply touch the PCB, these get damage by excessive pressure and are not repairable, there is also a waterproof silicone membrane on top that, where a small plastic rod pushes against, this one can become pierced by the plastic rod, which in turn stops the switch working......... However I didn't want to go into that much detail so I simply said "the PCB", because you can't replace any of those parts without buying a new keyfob.

ROY47

No idea what these are like

http://www.keyfobrepair.co.uk/Honda+keyfob+repairs/0_CAAA025_CAAA048.htm