it doesn't sound like you know this, but if you pull the driver side handle, the doors will lock normally, my guess is that when you opened your door handle, you bent mechanical linkage between the drivers handle and the door closer just enough to let the lock go down enough that it lock the car. if that made sense. I laugh at people who lock their door from the outside when they have power locks. lots of people don't know about the door handle pulling trick.
it doesn't sound like you know this, but if you pull the driver side handle, the doors will lock normally, my guess is that when you opened your door handle, you bent mechanical linkage between the drivers handle and the door closer just enough to let the lock go down enough that it lock the car. if that made sense. I laugh at people who lock their door from the outside when they have power locks. lots of people don't know about the door handle pulling trick.
hey everybody. Please bear with me this is my first post. I have a 2001 honda civic LX with sort of the same problem. I have an after market car alarm. The door locks work when I arm but when I'm driving the doors won't lock. I tried following the advise in the forum but still unable to lock from the inside. Any suggestions or should i just take it to the dealer. Thanks
ok so i'm sure there are threads on this but my question is how do i get the door locks back to how they were. let me explain.
i bought my civic new in '02. the door locks operated where if i would lock the doors from the inside when the car was off the driver side would not lock. it would have to be locked from the outside with the key. the locking mechanism wouldn't go down if pushed from inside.
last year when i took my door panel off to install my door speakers i must have done something because now both doors lock when i hit the lock switch. but, sometimes i'll try and open the door after locking it from the inside and it opens about 1" but stays locked. i don't like this because it seems vulnerable and i can lock the keys in my car if not careful. how do i program the locking system to go back to how it originally came? thanks.
Im not sure what you did, just thought id offer an FYI, the driver side door only locks when you hit the lock button while holding the door handle open [inside or out] The owners manual addresses that.
I've had to replace the actuator on my driver side door lock. But upon taking the actuator off the assembly the door lock arm fell out and now I'm not sure how it's supposed to go back on. Does anyone have a detailed diagram for an 02 Civic EX drivers side door lock?
Ok guys, Since you have been on the power locks topic maybe someone can help me. I've got a 94 lx sedan. My dor lock have mysteriously started to unlock themselves. It dosent matter how I lock it (i.e. with the handle open and pressing the lock button, from inside with the door closed, pressing the nob down w/ doors closed, ect) in a coupe of sconds sometimes minutes it unlocks all doors. I've removed the power lock fuse until I can figure it out. dont want my car opening overnight.
Wow! this is the firdt time I ever got a response the same day. thank you. I hought tat but there has been no tampering or electronics touched (besides radi and amp) but that was over 6mths ago. and it just started like 4 days ago. I was thinking of taking out the switch and using some elecrtic cleaning spray. good idea to start or no?
You might as well. Your car's 14 years old, it's completely conceivable that wiring might have just deteriorated over time. I'd go get a Haynes or Chilton manual from the local Auto Parts store, and flip to the wiring diagrams in the back. If it were me, I'd probably make a copy of it so I could scribble all over it. From there, I'd section off small manageable pieces to troubleshoot individually with an Ohmmeter, or possibly a voltmeter. A multimeter would be best.
Again, this is just troubleshooting, not actually fixing the issue. But once you know where the problem is, you can move from there to actually fix it.
Oh, and if you're still online, IM me if you've got more questions.
Im not sure what you did, just thought id offer an FYI, the driver side door only locks when you hit the lock button while holding the door handle open [inside or out] The owners manual addresses that.
I bought my 2002 Civic LX on Tuesday and thought the driver's side door actuator was broken. After reading the above information, I was glad to find out that my door lock does work while pulling the handle. Thanks
After discovering the handle trick, I talked to a Honda dealership and was told that this is a design feature. If I'd read the manual, I guess I'd have realized this.
I have a 2003 Civic EX. My drivers side lock was working fine this morning, but when I got home this afternoon it wasn't. When I lock the door from the inside manually, the driver side won't lock but the passenger side will. When I turn the car on, the driver side won't lock but the passenger side will. When I lock the car with the alarm, the driver side won't lock but the passenger side will. I have to either push the lock myself when I'm in the car, or lock the car with my key when I'm out of it. Also, my alarm will not activate unless the car is locked. I've been reading the forums and I'm trying to see if its the actuator or maybe a fuse.
