Engine Cranks But Doesn't Start, Immobile Light Blinks

SOURCE:
Honda Service News January 2004

TITLE:
Engine Cranks But Doesn't Start; Immobile Light Blinks

APPLIES TO:
2002-04 Odysseys, 2003-04 Pilots

SERVICE TIP:
Getting complaints from owners of the engine cranking but not starting and the immobilizer system indicator blinking? (The 2004 Pilot has new immobilizer logic; the engine may also start and then stall.) The problem could simply be rooted in how your customer turns the ignition key. For quick starting, advise your customers that when inserting the key into the ignition switch, don't push in against the spring, and when turning the switch, don't do it rapidly. This lets the immobilizer receiver read the ignition key's transponder ID code without interruption. interruption.