A circuit failed on the board in my key fob at the weekend. The AA guy tried unsuccessfully to solder the break and then spent hours trying to bypass the alarm system and immobiliser. In the end my S was brought home on a tilt and slide. My spare key fob will operate the door locks but I get nothing when I go through the correct sequence and press the starter button, maybe because of what the AA guy has done.

I am told that the alarm system on ‘02 cars like mine is an aftermarket system fitted by Honda dealers here before the cars were sold. Is this correct? I have been speaking to an auto electrician who says that if this is the case he can probably get the car going but then it will be alarmless. I believe this would invalidate my insurance? If it is a factory fitted alarm then he says that it will be necessary to go to Honda as it will be a software issue.

I have happily dealt with my local Honda garage in the past but last time I went there the man behind the desk was so horrible I vowed never to go there again. I might have to break my vow.

I would be grateful for advice on what to do and where to go to get it sorted. I went to my lovely little local hill-billy garage to ask the guys there if they knew anyone who could deal with the problem but they didn’t. Went to a place I found online and the site was out of date, they left four years ago. I’m in Essex.

 

interested in this thread as well, my 2nd key also unlocks the doors but will not allow the engine to start! Strange..

 

Dennohue has had good experience with Hamilton and Palmer, who supplied the alarm. they have auto electrician types who should be able to solve the problem for you. Thread here: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/827...-final-update/

http://www.hamilton-palmer.co.uk/ for contact details.

 

Thank you so much lovegroova.

Just spoken to a very nice woman at H&P and she says she will look into it and come back to me with advice on what to do or maybe send an engineer out.

 

Steady on!

Always happy to help

 

Just a thought, have you tried new batteries in the remote(s)?

 

I advised PaulF to hit his H&P alarm with a hammer when it first started giving him grief...

...it worked

I'd rip it out and fit something that is less likely to become defective again in the near future

 

It worked - for a short while

Seeing as MQ's current alarm has lasted 9 years, I'd say a new one is unlikely to be defective in the near future.

Talking of PaulF, he hates the aftermarket one he had fitted.

 

Thanks Loony, not the batteries. My swimming buddy suggested that I get new ones a few months ago. It hadn't occurred to me to do so.

Surely they teach you more finesse in the Navy than to hit something that doesn't work with a hammer Lofty?

Haven't heard back from H&P but I have faith. They have a very sympathetic frontwoman and that is how I judge a company.

When I bought the car the NFU, my insurance company at the time, required an additional alarm which needed wires to be attached to the sills. I ditched the NFU but am now back with them, their stipulations having been relaxed.

 

I meant that a repaired unit, or one with a replacement board will likely fail in the near future. Relays tend to go after a certain amount of use, so if one isn't replaced on another, as yet, non faulty board, it will likely fail sooner rather than later.

They failed to teach me that part well enough

I fixed my EPS with the handle of a big screwdriver

Relays can get stuck on or off, and freeing them up with a bit of physical maintenance often works