Hi boring.com,
My alarm was faulty, just like yours. I took it down to the dealer straight away, without even booking it in.
I advised them that my insurance was void if the alarm wasnt working.
I also advised them that they had missold me the car. As the brochure cleary states, that the car comes with an alarm. And mine didnt have one. (the manager replyed "well it does ,but it doesnt work"). I replyed, well thats just as good as not having one!!!!!
I advised that if the car was not fixed today, then they will have to provide a courtsey car for the duration, and they would have to secure the car.
If the car was stolen whist in their hands then, obviously i would be claiming on their insurance.
The Manager agreed, and took the car straight in. I printed some off the other compliants about the alarm of this website, for ammo.
The manager was very good and called Honda. Honda advised that it was a software fault, and the alarm system needed to be reset.
The Dealer, took the battrey out. removed the alarm cables, and left it unplugged for 20 mins, then hey presto, it all worked.
That was about 2 weeks ago. It works like a charm now no problem, and I check it every day. I did have to wait in the dealer for 5 hours, but it was worth it in the end. The manager was excellent, and very understanding.