2003 Honda Accord Latches & Locks Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,090. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOORS FAILED TO RELEASE WHENEVER BEING ACCESSED. THE DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. THEY ARE BROKEN. FRONT DOOR LOCKS FOR MY HONDA ACCORD HAVE TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DRIVER SIDE WITH KEY. THE PASSENGER SIDE BY HAND. THE CAR HAS ONLY 60,908 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE LOCKS ARE GOING BAD. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CANNOT GET INTO YOUR CAR VERY QUICKLY IF YOU NEED TO. TO HAVE THEM FIXED WILL BE VERY EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR THE PART WOULD BE OVER $225.00, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. HAVE OTHER OWNERS HAD THIS PROBLEM? I THINK THE LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND HONDA SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THE DRIVERS LOCK WENT OUT IN MARCH AND NOW THE OTHER WENT OUT TODAY. WHEN WILL THE OTHER LOCKS GO OUT? *TR

2003 HONDA ACCORD - LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR PROBLEM - (WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR) THE DOOR WOULD STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT WOULD NOT OPEN USING THE KEY OR BY PUTTING THE KEY IN THE DOOR. THE KEY WOULD GO IN BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN THE LOCKS EITHER DIRECTION. I FINALLY KEPT PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE KEY & EVENTUALLY 3 OF THE DOORS UNLOCKED. ANOTHER DAY, I PRESSED THE KEY TO UNLOCK & THE LOCK WOULD GO UP & DOWN IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD UNLOCK & LOCK AGAIN SO QUICKLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FINALLY GOT IN THE CAR WITH THE HELP OF MY DAUGHTER. SHE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY & I GRABBED THE DOOR QUICKLY TO OPEN - THAT'S HOW WE GOT IN THE CAR THAT DAY. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY PASSENGERS IN & OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. IT WAS TRULY FRIGHTENING DRIVING THE CAR AT THAT TIME FOR FEAR OF AN EMERGENCY THAT WE/PASSENGERS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. ANOTHER TIME MY PASSENGER WAS IN THE BACK PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT AND SHE COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR AT ALL. I LEANED OVER TO TRY TO UNLOCK THAT DOOR (THAT TIME THAT WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULDN'T OPEN). I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH MY HANDS & THE DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK AT ALL! MY PASSENGER HAD TO GO OUT THE OTHER DOOR. THANK GOD I HAD ANOTHER DOOR THAT WAS WORKING. I AM A MOM. I ALSO CARPOOL THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN. NOT ONLY WAS THIS DOOR WITH THE PROBLEM ENDANGERING MYSELF. IT WAS ENDANGERING MY PASSENGERS TOO. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. $281.24 LATER THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE FIXED AT THIS TIME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY $281.24 OF MY MONEY FOR SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION SO HOPEFULLY I WOULD BE PREVENTING A FUTURE TRAGEDY. *TR

I COULD NOT OPEN THE UNLOCKED DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE USING THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE INNER HANDLE CABLE (PART # 72171-SDA-A01) WHICH HAD SEVERED. SUCH A FAILURE COULD BE LIFE THREATENING IN AN ACCIDENT, WATER SUBMERGED OR FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HE COULD NOT USE THE KEY FOB TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND THE INTERNAL FUSE BOX FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX ARE PEELING AND I HAVE CUT MY FINGERS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS OPENING MY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNS OFF THE ENGINE, ALL OF THE DOORS LOCK AND PREVENT ANYONE FROM EXITING OR ENTERING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY DISCOVERED ERROR CODE NUMBER B1006. THE CODE WAS RESET AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,369 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 02-13-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE PARKED REAR PASSENGER DOOR DENTED. THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED ACTUATOR AND REWIRED DOORS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. UPDATED 02/13/08 *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOCK DID NOT WORK WITH KEYLESS ENTRY. HAD TO USE KEY TO UNLOCK DOOR. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND PAID TO GET ACTUATOR FIXED. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT OPEN AND I HAVE TO REACH OVER TO UNLOCK. CANNOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *NM

UPON USING THE SECURITY KEY FOR THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE SECURED KEY ACTUALLY OPENED OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. SHE USED HER KEY ON A CAR THAT WAS NOT HERS AND SOMEONE USED THEIR KEY ON HERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *JB *SC

2003 ACCORD EX-V6 MAKES RATTLING NOISES FROM INSIDE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, THE DOOR POSTS AND SOMETIMES THE DASHBOARD. THE RATTLE FREQUENTLY APPEARS WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT BUT IT IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER HAS TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. *LA

UPON REACHING INTO TRUCK, AND NOT REALIZING THAT THE TRUNK LID HAD OPENED FULLY, I RAMMED MY HEAD INTO THE TRUNK LOCK, CAUSING A MILD CONCUSSION. THIS CAUSED ME TO BE OFF WORK FOR 4 DAYS. I AM GLAD THAT THE LOCK HAD A PLASTIC COVER OR I WOULD HAVE SURELY SPLIT MY HEAD OPEN. THANK YOU . *AK

RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TRIES TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR JAMS UP AND DOES NOT OPEN. CRITICAL IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. FIRST NOTICE IN FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2002 WEEK AFTER BUYING THE CAR. SERVICE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAS TO BRING IN AFTER SO MANY OCCURRENCES ON JULY 16, 2003. THEY SAID DOOR LOCK NEEDS ACTUATOR REPLACED.*JB