I am in the UK. My remote for my 2000 Honda Accord suddenly stopped working. I changed the battery to no avail so took to the Honda dealer. They tried various new fobs but none worked so they changed the keyless receiver and the the multiplexer. Now they say it works OK but to a fob in the showroom not my one. I have so far had a bill for £682 but they now say my fob needs replacing at a further cost of £250 which I have so far refused to do, so still no remote opening of doors. The new keyless receiver has a G8D-458H-B number on it and my remote has G8D-452 inside it but then the old keyless receiver, which I asked for, has the same written on it, so I am well confused. Can anyone offer any advice?

 

When you push the unlock button on the fob, does a red light turn on?

I know on my parents GM fobs, the metal semi-circle can be pulled up from the board, so the bottom of the battery doesn't make contact.

 

yes the red light comes on fine.

 

I wonder if the fob needs to be programmed with your car. You may want to try a google search for the instructions, because I don't know them off hand.

 

Here's key programming, but it's for USA cars. I have a suspicion that it's all different in UK because your counterpart to FCC has a whole different set of rules.

programming remotes...
1) Unlock Doors
2) Turn ignition key to "ON" position (II)
3) Press the "LOCK" or "UNLOCK" button on the remote
4) Turn the ignition key to the "OFF" position (0, I)
5) Turn the ignition key to the "ON" position
6) Press lock or unlock
7) Turn key to off position
8) on position
9) lock or unlock
10) off position
11) on position
12)lock or unlock - doors should cycle to indicate successful programming. If you only have one remote, turn ignition to off or don't touch anything. if you have 2+ remotes, go to 13:
13) lock on each transmitter that you need to program

*Steps 2-12 must be performed within 5 seconds of each other. Step 13 can be performed within 10 seconds of step 12.

 

See if this link for Hondas in UK will work. It list the procedures for infrared red remotes and rover type 2 button remotes.

"http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Honda-Key-Keyfob-Programming-Reprogramming?ugid=10000000007277197"

 

no, unfortunately none of this works, today i received the key fob back from a specialist repairer saying no fault found, so now i am really stumped as to what is going on.

 

found out today by visiting another dealer that my car will work to a 1999 cr-v remote even though my car is an accord, ordered one, another £125!!