I found this in my car and don't know what it is?? Does anyone know??

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That looks like the little cover that goes next to the 5AT shift lever, on the left side. You take it out and stick your key in to override the shift lock in case stepping on the brake doesn't release the lever.

I have never removed mine, so I could be wrong, but it looks like it.

See page 186 of the Owner's Manual.

 

It was sealed in a little plastic bag in the passenger side door bin. If you click in the picture I have above it enlarges a bit.

 

I knew that, and it doesn't enlarge it a bit, it enlarges it a lot.

I took mine out, and that is it. If the slot next to the shifter is covered, then you have an extra one, unless it goes somewhere else, but I have never seen another one like it anywhere on the car.

 

It is intended as a backup system so you can shift the car out of park if, for example, the fuse blows.

Because of the old examples of runaway acceleration, all cars now require you to step on the brake before you can shift the car out of park. When you step on the brake petal, an ELECTRICAL solenoid clicks open and allows you to more the shift lever out of park.


Problems can occur if the fuse that controls this circuit fails, or if the soleniod itself fails. So Honda/Acura designed a backup system. In the event of a failure, you remove this cover, stick in your key, and the solenoid is pushed out of the way. You then can drive the car.

I had this happen on my 2000 Honda Odyssey when the fuse blew on the control circuit. I had tapped into this circuit to power my air horns, and accidentally overloaded the circuit. I didn't realize the fuse had blown and had to use this insert-key system to more the car.

I later moved the air horns to their own fuse, and the problem never reoccurred.

 

NO, it's the skizzlefrakertron. By all means, put it back.

(heh, heh)

 

I knew that's what it was but I couldn't remember how to spell it.

 

wheres the Fin picture?

 

Hey! That's my nose plug!! How did it get in your car?

 

When I am building something and there is extra left over, I close my eyes and chuck it. That way I dont have to keep worrying about where it went, because even if I knew, I will never get it back

 

It's a mini toy AK47 chromed out