The power locks were working inconsistently or not at all in my wife's 2000 Honda Odyssey EX van. So the other day I changed the actuators of both sliding doors (the doors are manual, not power -- it was the locks, not the doors, that I was fixing) and my daughter took pictures. So I thought I'd share my experience with others who might need to change their actuators.
It was an easier job than I expected and took me about 30 minutes for each door. Since replacing them, the locks have worked perfectly.
18 comments:
Thanks for the tips. the photos were great.
I had a similar electric lock problem on my 1990 Accord. First the electric locks would work intermittently, then one day they quit working all together. It turned out to be a bad solder joint on the lock control module circuit board. The relay terminal that connected to pin #3 was broken and was easy to locate by looking for broken solder on the bottom side of the board. After heating the joint with a soldering iron and applying a dab of solder it works good-as-new.
The door panel had to be removed, the lock control module removed and then opened. It was really a fairly simple repair.
this is awesome. Your daughter did a great job on the pics!
Thanks for the info about the broken solder, Chris. And thanks to both of you for the feedback about my slide-show.
I am really glad it helped someone. I thought that others might experience similar problems, but I had no idea that my pictures would actually be found by others.
Did my door tonight. It took me 2 and a half hours, but I know nothing about cars. The pics on your site were invaluable, and I probably would have never tried it without them. I had the hardest time geting the entire mechanism out of my door frame so I could get the actuator off--took me like half an hour of pulling and pushing and cutting my hands on the metal. But my wifes face when she unlocked the doors and it worked, was worth all the blood sweat and tears!
Congrats on getting it done! Somehow I did not have the same problem removing the mechanisms...
I had the same experience with my wife's smile. I think we agree that that a wife's smile is worth more than anyone could pay us to do that job.
Photos are great.
I have a problem with my driver's side sliding door - in that it will not close completely. There is a latching mechanism and motor which draws the door completely shut but fails to do so.
The latch can be seen from the rear when the sliding door is fully open. This latch supposedly catches onto the hook on the vehicle, and the motor draws the door in by moving this latch to a closed door position. This latch (appears like a plastic white piece) seems to be broken, loose, or just not working.
I'm just wondering if this has anything to with the actuator or if it is completely different.
Thanks for your input.
This was fabulous, thank you for taking the time and effort to post. I had to pop a dent on my sliding door and was nervous about taking off the panel (so much breakable plastic), these pictures made the job a cinch. I might recommend the use of a $5 door panel removal hand tool to pop the plastic rivets. Greatly reduces the risk of fractured plastic.
Thanks for the pics. I just bought an 04 Honda Odyssey and the passenger side door doesn't lock unless you physically push the lock switch over. Sometimes the door doesn't pull completely in on the first attempt, would this fix that?
How much does the actuator part typically cost?
Andrew, it sounds like you have automatic door, which I do not have on my 2000 model. In any case, here is a link to the online parts supplier where you can check on the price of actuators (I believe they are between $20-30): http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/catdisplay.jsp
You can also find the link to that supplier in the upper right hand corner of this blog.
Steve - I have an 03 Ody with the sliding door lock problem. Can you provide more details on handle removal? I assume there is a clip that comes off before the panel is removed.
Rick
Yes, Rick, there is a little wire clip that locks the handle onto the shaft that is inside the handle. The clip slides off. Use a light and look closely and you will see it. A thin blade (small screwdriver, etc) can easily push it off if you get the right angle. This is the little snafu that I hate on these jobs -- exceedingly simple and easy when you get it, but annoyingly difficult the first time doing it.
Hang in there, you'll get it.
Sliding door stays in lock position on 2000 odyssey.
I have to reach in and hold door lock open and then pull handle on outside for electric door to open. Anybody know why???
Thanks for posting this! I changed out the actuator on my 2000 Odyssey with the help of your pictures/post. It was a huge help!
I'm glad that it helped. That was the first time I ever posted anything like this, and it turns out that many people have looked at it. I think this must be a common problem with the Odysseys. Anyway, I'm glad to have helped.
Your slide show pictures are no longer working because it looks like that slide website shut down. Anyway that you could retrieve that slide show and repost. I am desperate. We are leaving on vacation in 3 days and neither of my sliding doors will close at all.
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