2018 Honda CRV

 2019 Honda CRV

Neighbor Sally came over and knocked on our door just as we were getting ready to leave for Chicago and the Happy Together concert.  Said her car's dash was flicking all the lights on and off, as well as the little turn signals on top of her rearview mirrors, and wouldn't start.

Went over and looked at it.  It is a keyless ignition like my Pacifica and pushing the brake several times and pressing it, finally stopped the display, but it still wouldn't start.  When you tried the display began again.  Tried several things to no avail.  Ultimately pushed on the horn and the slightest peep came out, so knew her battery was run down.

She was going to call the dealer and see if they would come out.  I went home and Cathy looked up a YouTube procedure to reboot the computer.  She printed that off but it wasn't going to be useful because I was sure the battery was dead.  Sally had the car parked in the middle of the garage, so I couldn't drive next to her and try and jump it either.  The dealer recommended she have it towed to them.

Just for the heck of it, I popped the hood and the battery looked pretty friendly to take out.  She said it was the original battery, so it was about 6 years old.  With a pair of pliers I was able to get the leads off the terminals quite easily and the restrainer strap was quite friendly as well.  Before you knew it I had the battery out.

We hopped in my car and drove over to the dealership and they confirmed the battery was way dead and sold her a new one.  

The new one went in quite easily and with a small flashlight I was able to hook the restrainer rods back up and tighter everything.

The car popped right on, but the dash lights stayed lit.  I told her to take it around the neighborhood for a mile.  She did and the computer reset and the trouble lights went out.  She was very happy.  Hopefully it solved her problem and the new battery will charge OK.