When trying to start the car the immobiliser light comes on and the car does not start. Then other times the car starts fine.

K blencowe, June 2007

vcs alarm activates my immobiliser

pete, March 2016

Hi , my civic recenty suffered a flat battery. I removed the battery and charged it but when i put it back on the key fob wont work and the car wont start. Any suggestions please?

Peter Hood, May 2010

i had a 96 civic coupe 1.6ils. the immobiliser light kept flashing and i had to turn the key on and off about 20 or 30 times to get it to stop flashing until eventually the car couldnt be started. basically you have 3 options. 1. get a jap ecu with the same connections cause they dont have immobilisers. 2. go to honda dealer and get a new key chip and get the immobiliser reprogrammed but this is expensive but can be reasonable if you still have the origional red key. 3. what i did was go to a scrapyard and get an ecu(behind the kick panel in passenger footwell), immobiliser box (behind the panel under the steering wheel), reciever(plastc ring on the ignition barell) and key chip. these MUST be all taken out of 1 car. i.e just replacing one component wont work. most breakers wont know the true value of all these bits, i got them all for 100quid and it only takes abot 20 minutes to replace all these bits. i sliced open the rubber on the key, put in the chip and glued the rubber back on. dont be too rough handling the ecu. its very easy to do anyway,

pat, March 2010

hi there,
i ve got the same problem with the same model 1999 honda civic 1.5.im tryin to find out.if i get anyfing i let u know in the same case i request u if u get anything regardin tht plz let me know (um_mir@yahoo.com).
best regards.
Thanx

DawOOd, July 2008

i.have.same.problem.or.worse.took.car.to.honda.theysaid.re.codekey.hadthat.done.notfixedthey.said,new.key.and.recode.had.that.done.not.fixed.again.basicallydont.know.whats.wrong.cant.help.65pounds.igot.ignitionlockand.keys.and.immobiliserbox.fom.scrapyard.didnt.cure.it.ithink.iwill.try.a.ecu.from.scrapyard.or.maybe.something.to.do.with.wireing.under.the.steering.collumb.cowling.if.you.have.fixed.your.problem.let.me.know.how

william, April 2008

help immobolizer will not turn on. the light is flashing on the remot but car will not start. what can i do

leciabratt, July 2007

Hi
I am having the same problem with my Civic (1999 1.5i). I do know that the previous owner changed both the ignition barrel and ordered more keys (and even a new red key) - all of which have not resolved the problem - so there is something else which can be termperamental. The Honda dealers could not find anything wrong when the previous owner took it into them. I called my Honda dealer today - they said a computer diagnostic will be £20 +VAT - and that may or may not show the problem is. For Honda to fit a new ignition switch (in case it is this) it's in the region of £100, and no guarantees that the problem will be solved... so it could be an expensive uninformed wild goose chase, with all monies paid going in Honda's favour! Hopefully someone can shed some light on this and share their expertise...

If you find out any more, or get the problem resolved (or if you get new parts fitted which DON'T solve the problem,) please post it here - and I will do the same. Then perhaps we might get to the bottom of it!

Rich, June 2007