Honda Car Forum

The car came with an alarm when purchased new. The alarm
locked/unlocked the manual door locks when activated/deactivated.
After recently jump-starting the vehicle (left headlights on), the red
light on the dash indicating valet mode for the alarm remained on and I
couldn't activate the alarm. After pulling out the fuse and putting it
back in, the alarm activates and deactivates as before. However, the
doors won't lock when activating the alarm. And I can't lock them
manually from inside the car or by using the key. Any clues on how to
resolve this. Thanks for any help.

is there a switch under the dash somewhere to
switch from valet mode?

t

disallow wrote:
> is there a switch under the dash somewhere to
> switch from valet mode?

Yes. I can switch to and from valet mode OK now. But I still can't
lock the doors in either mode. The alarm doesn't lock them anymore,
and I can't lock them manually with the keys nor from the inside by
pressing the lever/latch in. It won't give.

weird. did u check all the fuses?

t

gregfocker@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> disallow wrote:
> > is there a switch under the dash somewhere to
> > switch from valet mode?
>
> Yes. I can switch to and from valet mode OK now. But I still can't
> lock the doors in either mode. The alarm doesn't lock them anymore,
> and I can't lock them manually with the keys nor from the inside by
> pressing the lever/latch in. It won't give.

When you say you can't even lock the doors manually, do you mean that
locking the driver's door (with key or knob) does not cause the other
doors to lock, or do you mean that you can not even lock the driver's
door using the key in the driver's door or using the knob on the
driver's door? Does the lock on the passenger side work if you use the
key in the passenger side or the knob on the passenger side?

When you try to lock the doors, do you hear any unusual sounds (like the
lock actuators trying to lock and then immediately reversing to unlock)?

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Randolph wrote:
> When you say you can't even lock the doors manually, do you mean that
> locking the driver's door (with key or knob) does not cause the other
> doors to lock, or do you mean that you can not even lock the driver's
> door using the key in the driver's door or using the knob on the
> driver's door? Does the lock on the passenger side work if you use
the
> key in the passenger side or the knob on the passenger side?

Neither door locks using the key. The key won't turn I can't even
press the latch inside the car (on either side) into the locked
position. Both are stuck in the open position. It's like something is
broken, preventing the doors from locking.

> When you try to lock the doors, do you hear any unusual sounds (like
the
> lock actuators trying to lock and then immediately reversing to
unlock)?

No sound at all.

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> A very modest collection of Honda tech info can be found at:
> http://www.geocities.com/ng_randolph

The fuses are OK. The alarm arms just fine.

gregfocker@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> Neither door locks using the key. The key won't turn I can't even
> press the latch inside the car (on either side) into the locked
> position. Both are stuck in the open position. It's like something is
> broken, preventing the doors from locking.

hm. whats your address?