# Honda Civic anti theft system? Car Guys? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 15, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-civic-anti-theft-system-car-guys/772028 "2016-11-15T02:00:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-civic-anti-theft-system-car-guys/772028/1 "2016-11-15T02:00:17Z")
When I stopped at a store this evening after work, I locked my 2016 Honda Civic EXT as usual, using the proximity key fob. When I came out, I could not get my doors to unlock or the trunk to open. It is possible I may have been absentmindedly randomly pushing buttons on the fob right before this happened. Marker lights front and rear were on. I called Honda roadside assistance and while waiting on the tow truck to show up, I finally remembered the hidden key in the key fob. I got the door unlocked, the horn alarm started going off, so I jumped in and pushed the start button. Whoopee! It worked! Everything, including the key fob is now working fine. So what happened? Did I somehow trigger some antitheft system? I can’t find out anything about it in my owner’s guide and a quick Google came up short. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-civic-anti-theft-system-car-guys/772028/2 "2016-11-15T04:25:43Z")
The horn blowing tells me the antitheft system was activated. Pushing a certain sequence of buttons on the fob may well have set the alarm. Why it would not unlock with the fob, regardless of whether the alarm was set, is a mystery to me. If you can get through to the right person at a Honda dealership they can probably explain it – though it’s shame if the info is not in the owner’s manual. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-civic-anti-theft-system-car-guys/772028/3 "2016-11-15T10:41:06Z")
It’s a new car… If it was me I would go into the dealership and have a chat with the salesman. It \*could \*just be a temporary glitch, or it could let you down when you need it.