VERY hot 01 EL Key....

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MooCow - 15 Jun 2005 22:34 GMT

Hey gurus:

I have a 2001 EL - has an immobilizer (as expected)...

After a 1 hour or more drive, when I go to take the key out of the
keyslot, I find the key VERY hot. It's not cool like regular keys - if
you place the key right onto your skin, you can feel the key either very
warm, or even hot enough to actually need to remove from skin contact.

Other than that, the car runs fine!

I'm wondering whether any of you guys have experienced this? I know
there's some sort of chip on the key - but should it be that hot?

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E Meyer - 16 Jun 2005 23:08 GMT

On 6/15/05 4:34 PM, in article d8q6tj$km8$1@luna.vcn.bc.ca, "MooCow"
<xmoocowx@vceen.bc.ca> wrote:

> Hey gurus:
>
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> I'm wondering whether any of you guys have experienced this? I know
> there's some sort of chip on the key - but should it be that hot?

There were recalls on mid to late '90s Hondas and Acuras for failing
ignition switches. They would overheat and burn the contacts. The switch
is screwed to the bottom of the the key cylinder. You might be having a
similar problem. In normal use, the key should not get too hot to hold.

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