I have had the same problem for a year or so. Stock radio. Remotes not working and i have to reprogram them and the dome light flickering.
I bought a radio (stock radio) on ebay put it in the other day. This morning i go into my garage and dome light is flickering and the remotes not working. Turned key on pushed valet button reprogrammed remotes all is well for now. Guess replacing radio wasn't the fix i needed.
Originally Posted by
BruceK
I have been living with the problem described in quabbdude's original post for about 4 years now with my 96 Civic EX Coupe. I have factory "everything" in this car -- no aftermarket work (it has a Honda radio with cassette).
Every now and then, perhaps 1-3 times a month, I find my car in the morning has locked its doors in my garage, armed the security system and disabled the keyless entry remotes.
Each time I am forced to
1) unlock the door with the key
2) open the door, setting off the alarm (I guess I should just disable the alarm)
3) rush to get the key in and the "Valet" button pushed as the alarm blares
4) reprogram the car to accept the both remotes I own.
I took it in twice to a dealership. They were stumped. The first time they replaced some kind of door activation gizmo or switch. The second time they replaced the keyless entry computer. Both fixes failed.
Someone on a different blog claimed the problem was the Honda factory radio and that replacing it would solve the problem. He said this with a lot of confidence which made me think he had done this, but by now I think I've read about at least a few people with aftermarket radios who have the same problem. I'd be interested to know if those of you experiencing this problem have Honda radios or not.