Honda’s immobilizer is strict: a key that is cut perfectly but not programmed gives you the flashing green key light and a car that cranks and dies. Add worn fob buttons, dead batteries and the occasional “key not detected” after a battery change, and most Honda key complaints are programming jobs rather than replacements.
Double Quick Locksmith programs new and existing Honda keys, remotes and smart fobs on-site with dealer-level immobilizer access, and diagnoses the “key not detected” and no-start faults that look like a bad key but are not. Part of our Honda locksmith service; lost every key? Go to Honda key replacement.
The Honda jobs we see most: a Civic or Accord with the green key light flashing because a copied key was never programmed, an Odyssey or Pilot showing “Keyless Start System Problem” after a dead 12-volt battery, and CR-V owners who want a second smart key before a trip. We also fix the worn-button fobs on older Civics where the remote dies while the key still starts the car.
No key at all? See Honda key replacement; everything else Honda is on the Honda locksmith page.
Pair a new or replacement remote, remote-head key or fob to your Honda. remote-head keys on Civic, Accord, CR-V and Pilot.
Second proximity key paired on-site — push-to-start Civic, Accord, CR-V, Pilot, Odyssey, HR-V and Ridgeline.
We test the fob, battery, antenna and immobilizer before you pay for a key you may not need.
When the fault is in the car, not the key: Honda immobilizer unit and smart key control unit coding.
A service-call fee from $69 covers the drive and first look and may be credited toward the work depending on location and manager approval. No key at all? See Honda key replacement. Full ranges on the Honolulu price list.
Honda remotes on some older models can be paired with an ignition-and-button sequence, but the transponder and every smart key need a programmer with Honda security access, which we carry in the van.
Not always. A dead fob battery, a damaged antenna ring or interference from another fob can cause it. We test before we sell you a key; if the fob is dead we program a replacement on the spot.
Yes — with one working key present, adding a spare takes 15–30 minutes and costs far less than an all-keys-lost job. We recommend every Honda on Oʻahu has two keys.
Often yes, if it is the correct part number and frequency for your year and model and has not been locked to another vehicle. We test it first; if it will not take, we supply a correct key and program that instead.
Yes. Fleet managers get multi-vehicle pricing and one invoice; rental customers get an itemized receipt for reimbursement.
We come to you — Waikīkī, Downtown, Kakaʻako, Hawaiʻi Kai, Pearl City, Kapolei and everywhere in between.
