I went and had an after-market keyless entry installed on my day-old Element ($100 opposed to Honda's $240). They very next day my car acted up. It sounded, while I was sitting inside the car ready to pull out of a parking spot, as if my hazards or my blinker was on. My gauges did not light up and tell me that my blinker or hazards were on, but I can still the the "blinker" noise. My gauges started to blink from bright to dim in sync with the sound of the "tick-tock" of the "blinker noise". This happened spontaneoulsy and lasted for about a minute, then went back to normal. It happened later that day too. I called my dealer and he told me to bring it back in to Honda so they can test my electrical system.
I brought it in the next day. Honda would not look at the car, due to this after-market keyless entry I had installed. They told me to get the keyless entry system off car and then they'll look at it. They told me that they would charge me 3.5 hrs of labor and roughly $300 if they have to remove the device. They said the device, which is after-market, may have initiated the problem. My dealer said to just get the device unplugged and bring it back to Honda.
I had it disconnected, but the wires were not soldered back together the way they originally were (stock). Bottom line, they said drive it around for another few days and see if it happens again. If so, we know it's the keyless entry device. If the problem still persists, you'll have to get the wires re-soldered back to stock condition for Honda to look at it. If that doesn't correct the problem, then obviously Honda will have to take a look. Someone, please, offer me some advice or opinion.
I brought it in the next day. Honda would not look at the car, due to this after-market keyless entry I had installed. They told me to get the keyless entry system off car and then they'll look at it. They told me that they would charge me 3.5 hrs of labor and roughly $300 if they have to remove the device. They said the device, which is after-market, may have initiated the problem. My dealer said to just get the device unplugged and bring it back to Honda.
I had it disconnected, but the wires were not soldered back together the way they originally were (stock). Bottom line, they said drive it around for another few days and see if it happens again. If so, we know it's the keyless entry device. If the problem still persists, you'll have to get the wires re-soldered back to stock condition for Honda to look at it. If that doesn't correct the problem, then obviously Honda will have to take a look. Someone, please, offer me some advice or opinion.
