lapchern

So my passenger side power door lock just broke down on me yesterday. I am at 42k miles... only 6 k past the limited warranty. This seems to be a common problem among a good number of civic drivers...

anyone think there's a chance that a Honda dealership would offer me coverage still out of good will?

i think it's ridiculous how a friggin power door lock can break down on you at only 40k miles...

the DIY power lock repair seems kinda difficult... how difficult would you rate it on a scale of 1-10?

Thanks

QBoi

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Unless there is a recall, I dont think so

lapchern

that's great .

anyhow, how do I test if a fuse is blown out? i think i'm going to see if it's my fuse...

when i switch my lock to go down, it twitches a little in the downward direction... is this a good sign? could it imply that maybe it's not the actuator?

before i went to work this morning, it actually went up and down ONCE on its own, then it just crapped out again.

zachgeyer

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maybe if there kool

ex_03

If the driver side works its not the fuse, I beleive there on the same circuit.
Have you made any mods to the door...IE...speaker install,dynomat..Anything that required taking the door panel off? Whether you did or dint the only true way to know for sure is to check the motor. The easiest way to accomplish this is remove the door panel, run a fused(3 amp) wire from the pos of your battery to the lock motor, strip back some of the protective coating on the positive side of the lock motor, and then touch it with the live wire, if it works the problem is somewhere else. Let me know

hustlelikem0fo

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Mine does this once in a while. It stops working and then it comes back on.... almost seems as if there is a bad connection somewhere.

Tipsy_AA

Its most likely the fuse, dont count on the dealership to repair on good will. Most dealers are asses about warranty work.

02boostlessCIV

it cant be the fuse cuz he said it's going on and off, one time it works one time it doesn't, if it was the fuse it would just crap out, and stay out.

Tipsy_AA

hmm my old car had the same problem but i cant remember what it was...yea nevermind, its not the fuse. my dad fixed it somehow. when i talk to him later on tonight, ill ask him what the problem was and how he fixed it.

lapchern

it is on the driver's side that i am having the problem. yeah i doubt it's a fuse tho since it twitches when trying to go down. givews me the impression that the actuator is weak and busted.

icedcoco

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hmmm...my driver's side is doing the same thing. its been that way for about 4 months now; just havent had the time to mess with it. mine also makes an insane noise as if something is grinding...i don't know how to describe it really

streetglower

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The DIY I made on the power door locks is a piece of cake. Test your actuator to see if that is the problem.

lapchern

where's the DIY removal of the door panel? the one posted in your diy has been removed.... .

thanks

againifall

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grab the upper part of the lil triangular piece that coveres the mounts for the side mirror.. yank it off (comes off easy)..
behind the door handle (inside) theres a lil square.. pop that out with one of those lil screwdrivers or a butter knife... then remove the two screws behind it.. pull the whole handle assembly out a bit and look on the back.. theres a lil plastic clip attaching it to a metal bar.. slip the plastic clip off the bar then pull the bar up to remove it from the handle..
if you have a sedan on the bottom of the armrest you will see a tiny lil notch where it meets the door.. you can wiggle a screwdriver around in there and try to pop off the pannel.. or since that is a pain in the *** gently (dont scratch stuff up) cram a screwdriver(wrap the end in a layer of two of electrical tape so it dosent scratch but it needs to remain thin) in the top front of the armrest (circle in the pic).. then just grab and pull in and down.. you might have to wiggle it a bit but it will pop off..

if you have a coupe i believe there is a screw or two on the bottom somewhere... just take those out and pop the cover piece off

now yer door should look more or less like this.. cept yer handle will be missing


the outside two Xs have screws.. remove those.. dont worry about the middle two Xs removing those wont help you.... .. i believe its the same setup on a coupe but i coudl be wrong.. either way theres a good chance its basicly the same..

now open yer door all the way.. on the bottom front there should be a lil gap between the pieces.. if you can that makes a good gripping point.. if you cant locate it dont go nuts lookin for it.. just use a lil muscle and pry the plastic off the door.. once you hear a "pop" you should be able to get yer fingers under it.. go along the sides and bottom till it flops around.. then pull the bottom away from the door about 1-2 inches.. hold it with yer left hand.. with yer right give it a good rap in the upward direction.. you should now be able to lift it straight up.. its wedged prettygood between the window and inner part of the door.. so smacking it once helps.. ... .. anyway.. lift it up out of the track but dont try to pull it away cuz the wires for the windows are still connected.. reach behind the plastic pannel and unclip the wire harness.. yer door pannel is now free..

fix the window..

when you go to put it back together make sure you get the rod that connects to the door handle in place or you will have to remove the whole thing again to get it out.. which is just a pain in the ***... trust me i know..

ex_03

well done brotha, I was trying to get it together and post it but you beat me..

againifall

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my rep button looks like this

feel free to click it as often as it will let you

lapchern

thanks

ex_03

where do I go to do that?

againifall

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to the right where it has the # (this is post #19)... right next to that.. click the scale.. sign yer name so i know who its from and when i have a whole bunch of green dots ill hit you back... if i remember... aww hell ill just do it now..

lapchern

almost 3 years later... and now my passenger side door lock is busted... love this thread again.

lapchern

just replaced my door lock assembly/actuator... pain in the butt took me like 3-4 hours even tho it was my 2nd time (i totally forgot all the little things years later). i got stuck at removing the last rod that required a flathead screw driver and i still have no idea how i managed to remove it.