2017 Hatchback Smart Entry issue.......anybody experience this yet......

[CrazyALee]

I have roughly 15k miles on my 2017 EX hatchback now, and up to this point I had to disconnect the battery maybe 4 times total because it stopped recognizing my fob for keyless entry unless I actually hit the unlock button on the remote...

Its not a huge deal but quite an annoyance from time to time.

Still no fix for this?

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[Donuyen18]

The only issue I have is the rapid beeping from time to time. Other then that, the car starts everytime and the remote start works on every attempt

 

[itbedave]

I had to do it once, in 2 years and have not had to do it since . I also get a lot of beeping and having to open and close doors that are clearly closed, sometimes multiple times.

 

[Olmsteez]

Yes,

Someone else posted about this same issue with their 2016 Civic.
I went to my dealership, and they said they saw the same problem.
In my case... after 60+sec the door handle would not recognize my hand, nor would pushing the hatch button open the trunk.
Also, after 60+sec of keeping the car unlocked, the trunk button was non-responsive.
You had to do something (lock/unlock) for anything to respond again... worked... but not after 60+sec.

Solution:
Have your Body Control Unit (BCU) replaced.
Make sure to take BOTH of your FOB in, because they will need to reprogram your FOBs to the new control unit.

So far... issue was not come back.

At the risk of pointing out the obvious, in order to replace the BCM, you have to disconnect the battery. The only way you can truly tell if the BCM is the fix is to have tried the battery reset first unsuccessfully and then solved the problem with the replacement of the BCM. I have yet to see one post where a battery reset did not fix the problem (at least temporarily). But, there was also at least one person that got TWO BCMs and still had the issue.

 

[velocity]

There is an easier way. I forgot to post it when I did it a year ago.

All you have to do is pop the hood and go into your fuze box. Find the one the resets your electronics (should be on the lid) and simply unplug and plug it back in. Been working ever since.

Let me know if you need any help.

 

[CrazyALee]

There is an easier way. I forgot to post it when I did it a year ago.

All you have to do is pop the hood and go into your fuze box. Find the one the resets your electronics (should be on the lid) and simply unplug and plug it back in. Been working ever since.

Let me know if you need any help.

If you have time, can you please take a picture of the one in the fuse box with thsoe specific electronics?

 

[velocity]

If you have time, can you please take a picture of the one in the fuse box with thsoe specific electronics?

Sorry it took so long. Here it is.
The layout is just printed under the cover of your fuse box. They even come with a white tweezer made for pulling out fuses. Just simply pull the fuse for the ECU and then plug it back in. I haven't had a problem since then and if I did, this is the easiest thing to do.

 

[M1KL83]

Anybody know how to open hatchback when the battery is dead or disconnected? Is there a manual pull somewhere similar to the sedans??

 

[civicdabest-foo]

My '17 Touring has the exact same issue OP notes. Going to try out pulling the fuse as per post #157. Dealer says the fix is to replace BCM, and tbh, since the BCM is just a little black box that they know little about the inner workings of, I can only hope that replacing that little black box is going to fix things up.

 

[Nxespo182]

------this works------
disconnect the negative battery terminal for 30+ seconds.

 

[PGrif]

It has been three months, and my 2nd reset seems to be holding. I haven't had any issues since, and have washed it countless times and have driven through all types of weather. I am praying the issue is done, since I am completely used to placing my hand in the handle and gaining immediate açcess to the car... to the point that I feel foolish when I try the same thing (repeatedly) with my company car, and stand there dumbfounded when it won't open.

It has now been over two years, and I haven't had to reset the car since I did it the second time... everything has worked perfectly. I hope everyone else has had good luck and fixed their entry problem as well.

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