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wraydp




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4-20-2008
  2003 Accord door locks not working« » 7:24 PM 4/20/2008 Reply  Edit

My 2003 4-door Accord door locks are not working properly. The remote key will unlock the doors, but not lock them. Even when using the interior door lock button on the door the doors will not lock, but they will unlock. I can manually lock them with the key though. This is the case for all 4 doors.
Also when I open the drivers side door, the indicator light on the dash does not show the door as being open. I can open any of the other 3 doors and the indicator light turns on showing the door open on the dash. This is also an intermitant problem as the locks do work some days.


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4-20-2008
 « Re: 2003 Accord door locks not working (wraydp)« » 9:51 PM 4/29/2008 Reply  Edit

Anyone have any ideas?

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4-28-2008
 « Re: 2003 Accord door locks not working (wraydp)« » 8:53 PM 4/30/2008 Reply  Edit

Funny thing, my 2003 coupe does the exact same thing.

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monroe nc
12-23-2007
 « Re: 2003 Accord door locks not working (fuzzballcadillac)« » 3:06 PM 5/1/2008 Reply  Edit

Check the door switch. When you open the door you should see a switch that closes when ever the door is closed. Sometimes the switch breaks and then you can only unlock but not lock your doors.

note: all doors have a switch


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5-4-2008
 « Re: 2003 Accord door locks not working (wraydp)« » 7:16 PM 5/4/2008 Reply  Edit

I would bet on the drivers door lock actuator.

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Chino Ca
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 « « » 3:02 PM 5/8/2008 Reply  Edit

do you find that the power windows are weak?

My girlfriends accord had this issue. It started with 1 door lock not working then the window motor was incredibly weak. Found out it was the door actuator. Fixed the door lock issue and the window rolled fast again.


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 « Re: 2003 Accord door locks not working (MustangLX6.0)« » 6:55 PM 5/9/2008 Reply  Edit

Quote, originally posted by MustangLX6.0 »
Check the door switch. When you open the door you should see a switch that closes when ever the door is closed. Sometimes the switch breaks and then you can only unlock but not lock your doors.

note: all doors have a switch

I checked what I believe is the door switch(white plastic lever that closes around the metal U-bar bolted on the car) and it did not appear broken. That would explain the idiot door light not coming on when the drivers side door is open. Am I looking at the right switch?


One response said it could be the door loack actuater. Could this cause all of the doors to not lock? How do you test the door lock actuater?

   

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