The battery is only a few months old.

On Feb 8, 2:20 pm, motsco_ <mots...@interbaun.com> wrote:
> Pauly wrote:
> > My 99 Accord 4cyl is not starting because immobilizer refuses to
> > accept both keys. The car was towed to Honda service, who are saying
> > that this is due to a bad battery, test says that it cranks at 420
> > amps cold, should be 640.
> > Service guy told me that there is a TSB for this: bad battery can
> > cause starter to crank ok, but messes up immobilizer. Anyone heard of
> > this?
>
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> I've seen a similar tSB but I think it was for Odyssey. If the car is a
> '99, it's not unreasonable to replace the battery anyhow. If it starts
> perfectly when boosted by a non-running car, then they are probably
> correct. Read through the many TSB's about immobilizer systems, some
> filed under 'other' and 'Miscellaneous' here:http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/
>
> 'Curly'