2008 CR-V stuck rear door lock

JeffKeryk

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I help a friend who is a single Mom with her 2008 CR-V LX FWD that is on excellent condition with 77K. Picked it up earlier this year.
The RR door lock is stuck locked solid. Just happened a few says ago... The actuator could be the problem, but for now I cannot unlock the door. Pressing hard on the door handle lock button lever will not budge it.

I also don't feel or hear anything when cycling the key fob lock-unlock. Gonna be tough getting the panel off and door open if the door is locked closed.
I plan on taking it to a great local independent tomorrow; Elsa needs her car.

Your thoughts?
 
oh ya, cheap plastic gears.. been that way since the late 90s, my old civc did the same exact failure. Yet on mine it was always actuating on its own to the UNLOCK position.. rather have it locked! but yep, time to dig that actuator out and replace it.
 
I replaced the driver's rear actuator on my mom's 07 CRV. Not that bad of a job if you have good hands.

Make sure you reseal the inner plastic liner against the door or you.will end up with water on the floor when it rains heavy.

I changed the programming so the doors dont all unlock every time you put it in park/lock when you pull away. Cut way down on actuator wear and tear
 
Gasbuggy said:
I replaced the driver's rear actuator on my mom's 07 CRV. Not that bad of a job if you have good hands.

Make sure you reseal the inner plastic liner against the door or you.will end up with water on the floor when it rains heavy.

I changed the programming so the doors dont all unlock every time you put it in park/lock when you pull away. Cut way down on actuator wear and tear
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If you don't mind me asking, how do you change the programming?
 
I've had to replace a couple of these on my CRV and it is a dumb design and a pain to replace. I did a rear one the other day and there is a real lack of space in the door to work with getting the thing out. Thankfully I've never had one stick locked with the door closed. My only suggestion is that if you remove the trim around the lock button maybe you can manually force the rod itself (maybe that's what you already did?)... Hope they don't have to tear up the door panel.
 
I've had the same thing happen on different vehicles. In most cases I was able to lower the glass, use a small wooden wedge to slightly spread out the gap between the door panel and door, and fashion a tool to manually work the latch/latch rod.

You'll have to get some light in there so you're able to understand how the latch works. Once you do, it's usually a matter of fashioning a workable tool. Last time I had to do this I cut a small notch in a paint stir stick and it worked perfectly.
 
Remove adjacent panels as-needed, remove door panel while door is still closed. Then open the door using this method:


Or break the actuator once the door panel is off.
 
jjf729 said:
I used a SKP actuator from RockAuto on the passenger rear door of my 2009. It’s been in for over a year and has been fine.
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I took the CR-V to a great Honda-Acura only shop. I didn't want to make this problem worse, especially since I could not unlock and open the door to work on it. If I wrecked the panel, oops! The shop has done a bazillion of these. Sometimes you gotta know your limits. The owner needs her car back. I got a "fair" deal, $400 cash. Oh yeah, loan a poor boy some scratch?
 
be interesting to hear what they find and how they fixed it, waiting for the update.... Like the many tricks they've developed to get to things like this.
 
researcher said:
be interesting to hear what they find and how they fixed it, waiting for the update.... Like the many tricks they've developed to get to things like this.
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The 1st hard part is getting the panel off with the door locked. Maybe they can get the door open first? Dunno, he did not say.
Then is is some part out-and-in gymnastics... It includes the latch secured by the 3 door jam fasteners.
Amazon has the part for like $30; they are using a Honda actuator which is $140.

Cash deal and me sniveling is saving me $50 or so...
 
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JeffKeryk said:
The 1st hard part is getting the panel off with the door locked. Maybe they can get the door open first? Dunno, he did not say.
Then is is some part out-and-in gymnastics... It includes the latch secured by the 3 door jam fasteners.
Amazon has the part for like $30; they are using a Honda actuator which is $140.

Cash deal and me sniveling is saving me $50 or so...
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wow well there is the $50 savings even if you had to cry snivel, a little! lol... be cool if they explain what they had to do to get it open and fixed! ya, interesting getting the panel off while the door is closed! honda.. always a fun time fixing anything of their brand, (sarcasm included) lol
 
Elsa got "her baby" back. She was using my old Tundra, which is a great vehicle and is fun, but the $5.40 gas will kill ya. She had fun until she didn't...
All good.
1000001843.webp
 
Nukeman7 said:
What did they have to do to get the door unlocked and how much did that cost? I'm hoping the interior door panel wasn't damaged to accomplish the repair.
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Possible door panel damage was a key reason I wanted to use a Honda/Acura specialist. Also not knowing what I was getting myself into... John, the owner, told me they went in from the top and jiggled the mechanism. Apparantly it was not that big of a deal. There is zero visible damage and window/door work fine.

Labor charge was 1 hour @ $265. I believe book was 1.5 hours, not sure. Do I like spending $400? No. Am I glad it's done? Heck yeah!
I would guess @The Critic would say that's pretty typical labor charge around here for a good shop.
 
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