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Car Forum / Honda Cars / September 20052002 Accord locks itself
I have a 2002 Accord SEV model that occasionally locks itself, even when nobody is around. Idiot service mgr says the security system is SUPPOSED to do that. Not true. It only happens once in a while and not always under the same conditions. I suspect a faulty sensor somewhere. Anybody got any ideas that I can pass on the Honda service people? Thanx In article <3b3639aa7858a49ed2a628660f4b7f32@localhost.talkaboutautos.com>, > I have a 2002 Accord SEV model that occasionally locks itself, even when > nobody is around. Idiot service mgr says the security system is SUPPOSED > to do that. Not true. It only happens once in a while and not always under > the same conditions. I suspect a faulty sensor somewhere. Anybody got any > ideas that I can pass on the Honda service people? Thanx Try this experiment: 1. lock the car with your remote. 2. unlock the car with your remote but don't open the car door. 3. Watch the lock while standing outside the car--it will probably go down automatically. If so, this is the way it was designed to work. I was told that Honda designed it this way in case the owner accendently pressed the unlock on the remote while placing the keys in a pocket or purse. I don't like this feature.  SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. >In article ><3b3639aa7858a49ed2a628660f4b7f32@localhost.talkaboutautos.com>, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >the remote while placing the keys in a pocket or purse. I don't like this >feature. My Mercedes is the same way....sometimes it locks itself sitting in the garage. Never can figure out why. > In article > <3b3639aa7858a49ed2a628660f4b7f32@localhost.talkaboutautos.com>, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > the remote while placing the keys in a pocket or purse. I don't like this > feature. My '03 Accord EX will relock the doors if no door is opened within 30 seconds of unlocking them with the remote. Now, I have rented cars which automatically lock the doors after 1-2 minutes even with the keys in the ignition (Taurus a few years ago) - made for an exciting day at the car wash! IIRC my '88 Integra did the same thing (ignition in OFF position). In my 2004 Accord, if I unlock the doors with the remote, and then don't open a door within 30 seconds, they will relock and the security system will go back on. If I use the remote to roll down all the windows and don't open a door and it relocks itself, and I then reach through a window to unlock the door from the inside, the alarm will go off. This is clearly outlined in the owners manual, and is a feature I like very much. If your car is relocking under conditions other than these, such as closing the door and NOT using the remote to lock it, perhaps something else is going on, such as a relay problem, or a problem with the remote key itself. >I have a 2002 Accord SEV model that occasionally locks itself, even when > nobody is around. Idiot service mgr says the security system is SUPPOSED > to do that. Not true. It only happens once in a while and not always under > the same conditions. I suspect a faulty sensor somewhere. Anybody got any > ideas that I can pass on the Honda service people? Thanx It appaers to be working just as you described. It came as a surprise to me.......as it is NOT described my owners manual. Thanx to all for the prompt replies. In article <5770d618b4bf5e84d3d995b72a1090b1@localhost.talkaboutautos.com>, > It appaers to be working just as you described. It came as a surprise to > me.......as it is NOT described my owners manual. > > Thanx to all for the prompt replies. Glad to have helped. That feature also surprised me the first time that it happened. SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. > It appaers to be working just as you described. It came as a surprise to > me.......as it is NOT described my owners manual. Any chance you missed it? From the Keys & LOcks section, pg. 81 in my Accord 2003 Owner's Manual: (all models except DX) "If you unlock the doors with the remote transmitter, but do not open any of the doors within 30 seconds, the doors automatically relock and the security system resets." Thanks. It appears to work that way. It is NOT descibed in my owners handbook so I was confused. > Thanks. It appears to work that way. It is NOT descibed in my owners > handbook so I was confused. simple miscommunication between the engineers who designed the system, and the technical writers who wrote the manual. In my 2004 Accord EX handbook, it is on pages 84/85, under the heading "Remote Transmitter"... > Thanks. It appears to work that way. It is NOT descibed in my owners > handbook so I was confused. |
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