2001 Honda Accord question.....?

Question

My car battery went dead and after being replaced the audio system in my car hasn't worked, it won't come on no radio/cd/cassette. What can be done to reset it to get it working. I don't want to pay a crap load of money for the dealer to fix it.

Answer 1

you need an 'anti-theft' code to reactivate the radio. whenever the electrical power to the radio is interrupted the system "thinks" that the radio has been stolen and it goes into anti-theft mode.

if you purchased the car new, then you might find a white card about the size of a credit card with the owners manual or papers you received when you bought it. that card would have the anti-theft code on it.

if you can't find the card, call the dealer you bought it from. they may have the code on file from when they sold the car. however, most dealers only keep records for 7 years and often in remote storage locations so don't count on them having the code.

if you don't have the card, look inside the glove box for a white label about 1" long and 1/2" high. It may have two rows of numbers or just one. If it has two rows, the 5 digit number on the top is your anti-theft code. if it has one row of numbers about 9 charactors long, it is the serial number for the radio.

if you have only the serial number for the radio, you can call any Honda dealer, give it to them and ask them to look up the radio code on their Honda system. each radio code is specific to the serial number of the radio; there is no 'universal' code.

if you can't find the tag in the glove box, look under the rear trunk lid. if the car has an ashtray, pull it out and look at the backside or underside of the ashtray. the dealers put the tags in a variety of places when they did the initial inspection on the car.

if you can't find the tags, then try this. with the key in the igntion switch and the key ON but the rado turned OFF, hold in the station select buttons number 1 & 6 with your right hand. then, while holding those buttons in, turn the radio ON with your other hand. You should see a series of 5 charactors on the display starting with the letter U and followed by 4 numbers. write them down. then the display will change to a second set of 5 charactors starting with the letter L and 4 numbers. write them down. then call the honda dealer and give them those numbers--those numbers are the serial number of the radio.

if all else fails, the radio will have to be removed to get the serial number off of the manufacturer plate on the back of the radio. dealerships will not charge to retrieve the code for you but will charge to remove the radio.

hope that gives you some direction. I think you'll be able to get the radio activated again. one note--you have 3 shots to enter the code correctly or you'll get an error message. if you get that, disconnect the negative battery cable and leave it off for 3 minutes to clear the error mode. then reconnect the cable and you can then enter the code.

Hope that helps

Answer 2

2001 Honda Accord Radio Code Reset

Answer 3

Hmmm, not sure if 2001 was the year Honda instituted security codes for the Accord audio systems. I have an '00 Accord, just changed the battery & there was no theft protection reset code to deal with.

Assuming the problem is that you need to enter a code into the sound system, try checking the user's manual in your glovebox. The Honda dealer should have provided you with a small card or written the code somewhere in the manual.

If you're undable to get that information, check with a dealer & ask if your specific make/model/year/trim level requires a reset code. They might charge you to look that up.

Answer 4

Honda Accord Audio System

Answer 5

i work at honda in service and i get this problem a lot.
everytime battery dies or gets replaced the radio will ask for the code. evry radio has its diff code so if ur radio gets stolen they cant use it cuz they dont have the right code.
whne u purchsed this car along with the manual book the salesman should've given u like business card that say anti theft code on top and on bottom in would have the 5 numbers . but if you purchsed it used on a dealer you should havea small white sticker inside the glove box that would have that 5 numbers. some usually have more than 5 (9-11 numbers) which is the radios serial number. you can call any honda dealer and give them that serial number and they can get the code from that.
you can also call the dealer where u purchased this from and they should have it in their record. if it was purchased used it might not be in the record. you might just have that white sticker inside the glove box.
now when you do get the code..make sure the screen of the radio is saying code not err1 or error. if it says err1 etc it will not accept it because ur radio can only accept the right code..if you tried puttin the wrong code in couple of tims it will read err1. to reset it back to code from err1.you have to disconnect the negative cable of he car battery for 30 secs and put back on. once you trun the car one th radio should read code. then you can put the right code in.
so call the dealer first and get the rigth code before you spend money on it. they will charge you an hour labor for it event though it takes really wuick to do it.
good luck

Answer 6

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2001 Honda Accord question.....?
My car battery went dead and after being replaced the audio system in my car hasn't worked, it won't come on no radio/cd/cassette. What can be done to reset it to get it working. I don't want to pay a crap load of money for the dealer to fix it.

Answer 7

probably blew a fuse. it's only a few bucks to replace.

Answer 8

my speaker will do not have sound radio lights up the cd changer works changed the fues what nest?

Answer 9

Thankyou for all the answers.