98 CR-V Rear door lock problem/safety hazard
My '98 CR-V's rear door (driver side) won't unlock and therefore cannot
be opened at all. There is only one lock/unlock switch inside the car located on the driver's door - when you lift up, all doors unlock except for the one. The results are the same when using the key fob. If I try to lift up on the lock thin-a-ma-jig for that door it doesn't budge - even when applying significant motivation with robo-grip pliers. Makes me wonder why they even bother to put them on the doors if you can't use them manually. It moves slightly when the other doors unlock but not enough to unlock and you can feel actuation underneath. I tried to remove the door panel to get a better look but it doesn't appear that the door panel can be removed without having the door open - at least without destroying it in the process. I consider this a serious safety hazard. In the old days a door would always open from the inside - locked or not. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions as to what to do short of taking it to the dealer? I'm a handy guy and would love to fix this myself. If I could only open the door and/or get the door panel off! Arrrrgggghhh! Shakes my faith in Hondas - slightly. p.s. I don't think it has anything to do with the lockout switch. I can get to it with a screw driver and move it back and forth - makes no diff. |
98 CR-V Rear door lock problem/safety hazard
E Meyer wrote: > If the button won't move, it sounds like the latch is jammed in a partially > open position. Forcing the lock button with a vice-grip will almost > certainly bend/break something and make it worse. Push the button all the > way down, then try sharply pulling and releasing the inner, and then the > outer handles and letting them snap back. If the button will pull up after > you do that, the door should open. Otherwise, something is already damaged > or dislodged internally and you will have to find somebody to take it apart. > > > Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a try when I get home from work - the CR-V is the wife's car. BTW - I did not apply excessive force when attempting to pull the lock nub up manually. I'm quite sure I didn't bend or break anything in the process. |
98 CR-V Rear door lock problem/safety hazard
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