the immobilizer light was on (green key flashing) and will not start?

2007 HONDA CIVIC

145,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

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First, I got off work and went to my friend's house. Before I left, I popped the hood to check my coolant level. After leaving there my car wouldn’t start and the immobilizer light was on (green key flashing) but after I tried a few more times and locked the doors from the button on the inside it started, and I drove home. I made it home fine but now it’s doing the same thing again where the green key is flashing, and it won’t start. I don’t know if I knocked something loose when checking coolant or what. Also, my key fob lights up but doesn’t do anything when I press any of the buttons.

Oct 1, 2023 at 6:33 PM

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I have seen both the immobilizer key sensor go out or the MICU, you should do a CAN scan to see if any codes are stored.
You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

Here is how to check out the immobilizer key sensor which is probably the issue and in case code comes up for it and I have included the alarm wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works. Check out the images (below). Please let us know how it goes.

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Oct 2, 2023 at 4:41 AM