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1990 Honda Accord door won't open or unlock
My girlfriend recently bought a used 1990 Accord and now the driver's side
door won't open. It has power locks, but no matter how you unlock/lock it (power, with key, manually) the locking mechanism doesn't seem to disengage on the driver's side door even though the button moves up and down on the door panel. Neither handle (inside or outside) seems to make any difference, but both have some resistance, which tells me the linkage is all still intact. It sounds like it is a faulty locking/latching mechanism, which I think can be replaced, but how in the world can I get the door open now? Is there a way to disengage the lock or something from the inside so I can open the door? To make matters worse, her father is a Ford man and was opposed to buying a used Honda but I argued how good their quality was and all that stuff and she bought it against his will and now this happens. Anyway, any help at all would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance, Fred. |
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Are you engaging the door latch when you try to lock or unlock? You have
to do this on my '91 Civic on the driver's side door. |
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The news wasn't good for me. I have a 1991 accord LX with that exact
problem about 6 months ago. The replacement part was $130.00 or $230.00, can't remember. You have to remove the door panel with the door closed. This is real hard to do without tearing the panel because of a fastener between the dash and door. The local Honda mechanic told me to drill a 1/4" hole in the latch/lock mechanism from inside of the door, just above the star shaped rivet. I ended up drilling 3 holes in that piece before I got it to release the door. once it is open you can replace the whole thing. Try not to mess up the window track.. I did and my window doesn't stay in the track when i close it. good luck |
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Thanks, I was afraid of that. I guess I can try to get that panel off. I
know what you mean about that one clip between the dash and the door panel. I looked inside the door on my 93 and it looks pretty crowded in there for a drill, but I have to try, I suppose. Thanks for the help, where did you get your part? Even $230 looks cheaper than what my first search on the internet showed me. Maybe I'll just look for used door. thanks again, Fred. |
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The replacement part came from a local Honda dealer
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The replacement part came from a local Honda dealer
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"sarginger" > wrote in message alkaboutautos.com>...
> My girlfriend recently bought a used 1990 Accord and now the driver's side > door won't open. It has power locks, but no matter how you unlock/lock it > (power, with key, manually) the locking mechanism doesn't seem to disengage > on the driver's side door even though the button moves up and down on the > door panel. Neither handle (inside or outside) seems to make any > difference, but both have some resistance, which tells me the linkage is > all still intact. It sounds like it is a faulty locking/latching > mechanism, which I think can be replaced, but how in the world can I get > the door open now? Is there a way to disengage the lock or something from > the inside so I can open the door? To make matters worse, her father is a > Ford man and was opposed to buying a used Honda but I argued how good > their quality was and all that stuff and she bought it against his will > and now this happens. > > Anyway, any help at all would be greatly appreciated. > > thanks in advance, > > Fred. > > Hi, I also had the exact same problem with my drivers door lock mechanism a few months after I purchased it. I'm not exactly sure how the part was replaced and how the shop replaced it but was an expensive repair bill, around $600-$650 parts and labor. As for your girlfriends father being opposed to buying used Honda's ask him how many Fords can still run like new with 215,000 miles on the original engine/transmission. Let's put things in perspective; that new door lock sounds much better than a engine rebuild on a sh*t domestic Ford. Jeremy 91' Accord Ex 215,000 and counting |
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"sarginger" > wrote in message alkaboutautos.com>...
> My girlfriend recently bought a used 1990 Accord and now the driver's side > door won't open. It has power locks, but no matter how you unlock/lock it > (power, with key, manually) the locking mechanism doesn't seem to disengage > on the driver's side door even though the button moves up and down on the > door panel. Neither handle (inside or outside) seems to make any > difference, but both have some resistance, which tells me the linkage is > all still intact. It sounds like it is a faulty locking/latching > mechanism, which I think can be replaced, but how in the world can I get > the door open now? Is there a way to disengage the lock or something from > the inside so I can open the door? To make matters worse, her father is a > Ford man and was opposed to buying a used Honda but I argued how good > their quality was and all that stuff and she bought it against his will > and now this happens. > > Anyway, any help at all would be greatly appreciated. > > thanks in advance, > > Fred. > > Hi, I also had the exact same problem with my drivers door lock mechanism a few months after I purchased it. I'm not exactly sure how the part was replaced and how the shop replaced it but was an expensive repair bill, around $600-$650 parts and labor. As for your girlfriends father being opposed to buying used Honda's ask him how many Fords can still run like new with 215,000 miles on the original engine/transmission. Let's put things in perspective; that new door lock sounds much better than a engine rebuild on a sh*t domestic Ford. Jeremy 91' Accord Ex 215,000 and counting |
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I have the same exact problem with a 1990 Honda. I will try to get the
panel off and drill that hole you talk about. Thanks. |
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johnemac wrote:
> The news wasn't good for me. I have a 1991 accord LX with that exact > problem about 6 months ago. The replacement part was $130.00 or $230.00, > can't remember. You have to remove the door panel with the door closed. > This is real hard to do without tearing the panel because of a fastener > between the dash and door. The local Honda mechanic told me to drill a > 1/4" hole in the latch/lock mechanism from inside of the door, just above > the star shaped rivet. > > I ended up drilling 3 holes in that piece before I got it to release the > door. once it is open you can replace the whole thing. Try not to mess up > the window track.. I did and my window doesn't stay in the track when i > close it. > > good luck Does it take a lot of work for a diy job to put the window back on its track? I have a 1994 Accord with a window that is slightly off track and ends up on the outer edge of the weatherstripping. I still can roll the window up and down but it goes v-e-r-y s-l-o-w once it touches the weatherstripping. If it is not a diy job, how much you figure it would cost to fix it? Old car I know, might not be worthwhile. |
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