Dead Battery - Cant Open Car with Key

[Myx]

2018 Honda Civic Sport Hatchback CVT

It's my wife's car. Battery is dead and they key she has will not open the car. It physically fits and turns but it will not mechanically unlock the door.

So how do we get into the car? Googled and searched YouTube videos with no luck. Seems like a stupid problem because the key should be able to open it mechanically. And we have two sets of these keys and they both will not work. Neither electronically or physically.


She had this problem yesterday leaving work but at some point was able to use the key to electronically unlock the car but needed a jump to get home (It was late). Today is the next day and we can not get in again. The key physically didn't work yesterday during the episode in the garage either.

Getting a new battery as soon as we can get in, to access the hood latch.

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[Myx]

I just read a couple threads in here. Yeah, it's an issue apparently. The mechanical linkage inside the handle/door was either never hooked up from the factory, worked itself loose or broke. I tested my key to my 2018 Civic EX Hatchback and I can feel resistance inside the door handle as I turn it to unlock it. My car unlocks fine mechanically. There's no resistance when turning my wife's key inside the door handle.


https://www.civicx.com/forum/threads/cant-unlock-my-si.44816/


https://www.civicx.com/forum/threads/cant-unlock-car-with-fob-or-physical-key.50438/

 

[shoegazer]

*Sometimes*... if you wait until the car has gone into sleep mode; a low battery will have barely enough of a charge to unlock the door with the button. Otherwise... so far as I know... it's time for wire hangers or wedges.

Good luck.

 

[Velonici]

I never even thought about testing to make sure my key works every once and a while. Guess something to add to the oil change checklist.

 

[TyresseX]

I never even thought about testing to make sure my key works every once and a while. Guess something to add to the oil change checklist.

mine doesn't unlock at all with the physical key

 

[geeeek]

My 19 hatch locks/unlocks with the physical key when the battery was dead, hoping it is an early gen thing

 

[Spencer2131]

If you're out of options a gentle kit is your best bet. If you can't get that a blood pressure cuff and a long piece of wire go a long way. Good luck

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