I have a door question....

[Chelle126]

Hi

I am having a problem I can not figure out myself. So I'm hoping someone can help me out. I have a 1990 Honda Accord LX 2 door coupe 5 speed MT 4 banger.

The problem is a few days ago I got out of my car and now my drivers door will not open. I have the inside pannel open and can see inside the door. I can not for the life of me figure out how to get this door to open. I have tried numerous ideas from trying to trip the inner latch to prying (to a certain extent I don't want to ruin the paint) Does anyone know of a trick to open the door? Or can anyone please give me some direction? I have only ever worked on the engine/ transmission/mechanics of a car I have never dabbled into the mechanics of the inside of the doors.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[89civichb]

hey i have the same problem with my 89 civic hb and the only thing that i can do to open it is hold the casting where the door handle is and push on it when you try and open it. it is the only thing that will work for me so good luck

[Chelle126]

Hey thanks for the tip I'll have to give it a try. If I ever get it open and figure out whats wrong with it I'll post it here and maybe it'll help you out.
Thanks again

[bobcov]

I had this happen on a 1990 Accord four door. I regret to inform you that in my case it was extremely serious. Maybe other people here can figure out a way around it.

I eventually pried out of Honda a sheet of paper describing a known defect wherein a small metal pin in the locking mechanism was failing at an unexpectedly high rate. There was a very complex procedure involved in trying to extract the pin so that the door could be open and the mechanism replaced.

I foolishly gave this document to a local garage guy in order to try and avoid a $400 charge from the dealer. The guy did a hack job and ended up taking a torch to the door. Not a happy ending.

I don't know where that document is, but Honda does know about this problem.

-Bob

Originally Posted by Chelle126

Hi

I am having a problem I can not figure out myself. So I'm hoping someone can help me out. I have a 1990 Honda Accord LX 2 door coupe 5 speed MT 4 banger.

The problem is a few days ago I got out of my car and now my drivers door will not open. I have the inside pannel open and can see inside the door. I can not for the life of me figure out how to get this door to open. I have tried numerous ideas from trying to trip the inner latch to prying (to a certain extent I don't want to ruin the paint) Does anyone know of a trick to open the door? Or can anyone please give me some direction? I have only ever worked on the engine/ transmission/mechanics of a car I have never dabbled into the mechanics of the inside of the doors.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[omustafa]

I have a same door problem with my Honda accord 90. Where did you get the "Honda a sheet of paper" from? I managed to open the door panels on closed door and not able to figure it out the door mechinism.

Originally Posted by Chelle126

Hey thanks for the tip I'll have to give it a try. If I ever get it open and figure out whats wrong with it I'll post it here and maybe it'll help you out.
Thanks again

[bobcov]

Originally Posted by omustafa

I have a same door problem with my Honda accord 90. Where did you get the "Honda a sheet of paper" from? I managed to open the door panels on closed door and not able to figure it out the door mechinism.

It was many years ago when I had this problem. I bothered Honda's regional office a lot until they coughed up the document. They know about it. It's a defect.


-Bob