Symptom Troubleshooting Index
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Acura TL and 2009 Acura TL. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
SYMPTOM TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
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| Cannot select ON mode with keyless access or with the remote in the remote slot | Symptom Troubleshooting (see CANNOT SELECT ON MODE WITH KEYLESS ACCESS OR WITH THE REMOTE IN THE REMOTE SLOT ) |
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| Cannot select ON mode with keyless access, but can select ON mode with the remote in the remote slot | Symptom Troubleshooting (see CANNOT SELECT ON MODE WITH KEYLESS ACCESS, BUT CAN SELECT ON MODE WITH THE REMOTE IN THE REMOTE SLOT ) |
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| Cannot select ON mode with the remote in the remote slot, but can select ON mode with the remote removed | Symptom Troubleshooting (see CANNOT SELECT ON MODE WITH THE REMOTE IN THE REMOTE SLOT, BUT CAN SELECT ON MODE WITH THE REMOTE REMOVED ) |
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| The engine cranks but will not start with keyless access or with the remote in the remote slot | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START WITH KEYLESS ACCESS OR WITH THE REMOTE IN THE REMOTE SLOT ) |
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| The engine cranks but will not start with keyless access | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START WITH KEYLESS ACCESS ) |
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| The engine cranks but will not start with the remote in the remote slot | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START WITH THE REMOTE IN THE REMOTE SLOT ) |
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| All the doors and the trunk will not lock and unlock | Symptom Troubleshooting (see ALL THE DOORS AND THE TRUNK WILL NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK ) |
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| The doors will not unlock (lock is normal) with keyless access or with the remote buttons, or the doors will not lock (unlock is normal) with keyless access or with the remote buttons | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK (LOCK IS NORMAL) WITH KEYLESS ACCESS OR WITH THE REMOTE BUTTONS, OR THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK (UNLOCK IS NORMAL) WITH KEYLESS ACCESS OR WITH THE REMOTE BUTTONS ) |
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| Keyless access indicator does not go off or does not come on | Symptom Troubleshooting (see KEYLESS ACCESS INDICATOR DOES NOT GO OFF OR DOES NOT COME ON ) |
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| Immobilizer indicator does not go off or does not come on | Symptom Troubleshooting (see IMMOBILIZER INDICATOR DOES NOT GO OFF OR DOES NOT COME ON ) |
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| The key-in reminder does not sound | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE KEY-IN REMINDER DOES NOT SOUND ) |
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| The key-in reminder sounds when the remote is removed from the remote slot and door is open | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE KEY-IN REMINDER SOUNDS WHEN THE REMOTE IS REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE SLOT AND DOOR IS OPEN ) |
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| Engine does not crank (power supply is normal) |
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| Engine start/stop switch does not work | Check for DTCs. If any DTC is indicated, go to the DTC TROUBLESHOOTING |
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| The mode changes between ACC and ON, but it does not change to OFF (A/T) |
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| The mode changes between ACC and ON, but it is difficult to change to OFF |
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| Remote cannot be removed from the remote slot | Check the park pin switch (A/T) (see PARK PIN SWITCH TEST ) |
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| Remote will not go into the remote slot | Symptom Troubleshooting (see REMOTE WILL NOT GO INTO THE REMOTE SLOT ) | Damaged remote casing |
| The doors will not unlock or lock with the remote, but will unlock or lock with the door outer handles | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH THE REMOTE, BUT WILL UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH THE DOOR OUTER HANDLES ) |
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| The doors will not unlock or lock with the door outer handle touch sensor or lock switch, but will unlock or lock with the remote | Symptom Troubleshooting (see THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH THE DOOR OUTER HANDLE TOUCH SENSOR OR LOCK SWITCH, BUT WILL UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH THE REMOTE ) |
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