Door Latch Problems of Honda Accord - part 1

Honda Accord owners have reported 41 problems related to door latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Honda Accord based on all problems reported for the Accord.

1 Door Latch problem of the 2017 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 08/16/2022

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, the doors inadvertently unlocked with the door ajar warning light illuminated. The contact pressed the lock button to lock the doors, but the doors unlocked independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed; however, the dealer stated that no failure was found. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 44,200.

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2 Door Latch problem of the 2014 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 02/01/2021

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated all the doors failed to unlock with the key or the remote. Additionally, while driving approximately 35 mph, the passenger's side door opened inadvertently. The door ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to sons Honda parts (105 sons dr, mcdonough, GA 30253, (678)572-1011) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear driver's side actuator need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,253.

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3 Door Latch problem of the 2006 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 06/05/2009

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the chrome passenger door handles have caused the injuries to his hands. The driver side door handles have also caused injuries to his hands as well. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer to have the door handles replaced; however, the manufacturer would not cover the cost the handles were not replaced. The dealer will give the contact a written statement saying the the door handles are sharp and has caused injuries. The statement will be sent to the manufacturer to request that the handles be replaced with no cost to the contact. The contact feels the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs since it' s a manufacturers defect. The failure mileage was 51,000.

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4 Door Latch problem of the 2008 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 02/16/2008

Driver's side door lock actuator does not work from the sale of the car.

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5 Door Latch problem of the 2007 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 04/03/2007

2007 Honda Accord does not have door locks that lock automatically when the ignition is turned on. This is a very important safety feature that has been overlooked in this model.

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6 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 10/01/2006

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.

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7 Door Latch problem of the 2000 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 05/05/2006

: the contact stated the keyless entry works only on the driver side front door. The dealership determined the locks in the other doors need to be replaced.

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8 Door Latch problem of the 2000 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 04/12/2006

The contact owns 2000 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the door handle, which was made of metal and plastic, fractured and caused two vehicle occupants to sustain cuts on their fingers. The contact stated that the door handle should have been manufacturer with plastic instead of metal. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for further inspection. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 170,000. Updated 05/19/10.

9 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 02/23/2006

: the contact stated the horn worked intermittently and was hard to press in certain spots. The dealership re-fitted the horn wires and determined the horn was operating to factory specifications. The repairs did not repair the problem. The accelerator would always stick in the morning. The door locks worked intermittently. The right front window would squeak when going up. The valve cover gasket was replaced. Updated 05/16/06.

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10 Door Latch problem of the 1996 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 12/01/2005

1: manual door locking mechanism on front and rear passenger door fails. Doors do not remain closed. Doors are difficult to open when closed. Doors fail to lock. Both doors have opened while passengers were in the car, inclusion my 7 year old son.

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11 Door Latch problem of the 2000 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 10/23/2005

I have a 2000 Honda Accord v6. It has been a great car until recently. My door on the drivers side has locked and will not open. I have been to the dealership and they informed me that it would cost approx. 800. 00 to fix. This is clearly a manufacturer problem. I am working with Honda to try and get them to fix it. I just hope that the other side does not do that. This is my only means of transportation and I would hate to have my 4 yr. Old niece with me and something happen and we could not get out of the car. If there's anything that could be reported publicly about this, I would appreciate it. Before someone gets hurt due to the malfunction of the latches on the doors.

12 Door Latch problem of the 1996 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 10/12/2005

Electrical problems, with door lock actuators and srs systems wheel alignment brake problems, transmission problems yes , parts were replaced, repaired but I still have the same problems, after spending thousands of dollars.

13 Door Latch problem of the 1998 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 10/01/2005

Car did fine for a while then it went crazy on us. Accelerator petal sticks, brake lights don't work, horn does not work, cruise control does not work, door locks wouldn't work, front left blinker works only sometimes!.

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14 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 08/09/2005

The lock will not release the driver's side door will not open.

15 Door Latch problem of the 2004 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 05/06/2005

2004 Honda Accord, all the doors remained open at 2 positions. When not in those positions they would shut. When the door was opened on the driver's side it shut and the consumers hand was caught in the door. The consumer feels the door should not have shut. The consumer feel that this incident is because of a design flaw.

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16 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 03/25/2005

Driver's side door malfunctioned. When trying to exit vehicle, the consumer could not get the door to open. When taken vehicle to dealer for service it was determined that the door latch disconnected.

17 Door Latch problem of the 2004 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 03/10/2005

2004 Honda Accord-ex (cloth); bought new at Honda dealership. From the purchase date to present, problems with the following: conditioner/heater: water dripping from vents and window area; musty/moldy smell. *driver's seat: only one-way power is up; extremely uncomfortable. *stereo/entertainment: display goes on and off; cd's are burning hot when removed after playing for short time; whole area around system and panels are hot; sound is muffled from speakers. *front driver door: latch not functioning properly; doesn't stay open when it should and closes on person in driver seat when getting in/out car. *brakes: grinding. *trunk: after snow or rain and after brushing off snow from vehicle or after rain has stopped-- when trunk is open, water/snow gets into trunk (not designed well. . . Needs better weather-stripping. ).

18 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 03/01/2005

At first none of the windows rolled down. Currently, the door locks froze, and consumer was unable to access the vehicle that had a keyless entry system. Consumer had one lock on the door that the key went into and that lock also froze. At this time, the consumer had to leave the doors unlocked in order to gain access. This presented a safety hazard due to necessity of accessing auto after work in a dark parking structure at a city hospital. The dealership blew dry the inside door, but with michigan winters , consumer foresee a high probability of recurrence. The right side windshield wiper insert started falling out and scratched the windshield. Reinstalled wiper insert.

19 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 02/28/2005

The passenger door will not open inside or outside. Took it to the dealership they said its a known problem for Honda cars to do this.

20 Door Latch problem of the 1996 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 11/07/2004

Passenger's side door will not close proplery. The door ajar light stayes on while driving. Appointment will be made for the dealer.

21 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 09/01/2004

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.

22 Door Latch problem of the 2000 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 08/27/2004

While using the remote control and manual to opened the door driver's side door latch failed. Consumer was unable to enter or exist on the driver's side. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed consumer that warranty expired. Consumer had to pay for repairs.

23 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 07/01/2004

Complaint received via e-mail. I purchased a brand new car, and since then I have been back to the dealership numerous amounts of times for many problems. First problem was my brakes needed to be replaced at 4600 miles, but weren't replaced until 7700 miles 3. 5 months later due to back order. Currently, with 17,900 miles the brakes were grinding again. This is my 3rd Honda, and the worse one, yet likely my last. The second problem was that my right rear door was locked for 3 months. The dealer claimed that the problem was due to getting my windows tinted, but they attempted to fix three times, and was told the third time the problem only occurs if the temperature goes below 32 degrees. Since then the temperature has been over 32 degrees. I also have problems with sulfur odor coming from the exhaust, and was told that this was normal problem ,would go away with time. But as time goes by the odor gets worse, and smells like rotten eggs. Another problem with the car is the alignment has been off since I bought the car. I have had my own mechanic look at the car, and he believes the car won't align correctly because of the axles. The final problem with my piece of crap Honda is the driver seat isn't secure, it slides very little back and forth and side to side.

24 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 03/12/2004

The consumer attempted to unlock the vehicle with car key on driver's side, which only unlocked that door and rear doors. Passenger side did not unlock. Passenger side door automatic door lock will lock all doors, but driver side automatic door lock will not unlock the doors. Consumer has to manually pull up lock latch at window to open and exit vehicle on driver's side. Door key used on passenger side of vehicle will unlock driver's side door and 1 rear door, inside automatic lock on passenger side locks driver's door. Driver's door automatic lock doesn't seem to work at all now.

25 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 02/23/2004

Passanger door does not lock consistantly when automatic locking system is used. It will also not unlock when system is used. It works some times and not others. I can pull up on the lock or press down to engage or disengage. This is ongoing and has been for the past month or so.

26 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 02/09/2004

Electric malfunction for Honda Accord ex 1999 , door remote key does not function properly and most of the time key less entry does not work for all the doors. I took car for regular service at Honda dealer in richmond va, and I asked the service man to fix the door lock problem because the remote key door lock is not working properly and I have to press the door lock nob(s) to lock the door after investigation Honda dealer service man not able to find or locate the problem and Honda charge me $40 for just to investigate the problem I can understand he spend his time, this is alright for me. But later on Honda service man called me that I need to investigate it more and that will cost $120 more and at that time he had no knowledge of what is worng with the door(s) lock problem. I asked him what is your finding about the door lock problem. He said it may be because mouse may have cut the electric wires for the door lock , by the way I notice this problem iowa and it was freezing cold in Jan-Feb how come a mouse go inside the door and servive and I had open parking in iowa. I think this is some faulty workman ship at Honda or the equipment is faulty which control the door lock. Now pressing the door lock button does not close all the doors so I have to press the door nob to close the door. My family used to say they get static electric shock sometimes when the get out of the car and they close the door(s). I have one extra problem now earlier it was only door lock problem now security light on driver side door stop coming on.

27 Door Latch problem of the 1998 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 11/17/2003

While driving doors would unlock and lock on their own. Took vehicle to dealer for mechanic to check. As of yet cause of the problem had not been determined.

28 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 09/15/2003

The consumer attempted to exit the vehicle but the driver's side door would not open. The automatic door lock and car key failed to unlock the driver's side door. The driver had to climb over the console between the two seats to exit the vehicle. The dealer determined that the door lock assembly failed. The failed part is available.

29 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 09/15/2003

Problems with vehicle's door lock assembly. (nar) dealer was notified. The consumer is requesting a full refund for labor charges acquired from failed lock assembly.

30 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 07/10/2003

I'm having problems with both the ignition and my door locks. I took my vehicle back for the recall, but I am still having problems with stalling, but moreso with the car attempting to turn off. I get flickering of all the indicator lights, and if I do not hit the gas pedal, the car shuts off completely. I also have an ongoing problem with my doors not locking from the driver's side. When I hit the lock button, all doors lock except mine. My alarm system (viper) has an automatic door lock feature but all the doors except the driver's door locks. These problems are ongoing, so it's impossible to give a correct incident date, so I'm giving the date it last happened.

31 Door Latch problem of the 2000 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 02/03/2003

All four doors makes a big noise when they close the doors. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ph.

32 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 01/04/2003

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.

33 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 12/12/2002

This 2003 Honda Accord has caused me a lot of problems since the beginning I bought it. Just after 2 weeks with around 500 miles all this rattling noises started coming from the doors and windows. I took it to the dealer, they fixed it, but the problem was back less than a week after. Today I have 14000 miles on my car and I have been to the dealer more then 20 times for this problem. They have replaced the run channels and other parts without any success. Also the interior is falling a part; the middle compartment is not working. The cd compartment gets stuck all the time. The engine is making a lot of noise, feels like its actually sitting in the passenger side next to me. I know this is not the quality Honda has, my wife has a 1996 Accord and it doesnt make as much noises as mine, and it also runs better. Honda needs to take quality seriously. And help me out with this lemon car.

34 Door Latch problem of the 1997 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 04/22/2002

The lock actuator on the drivers side makes a noise and at times I am unable to get into my vehicle. I have 4 friends with Accords between the years of 1995-1997 and they all are experiencing the sample problem. Is this recalled by Honda?.

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35 Door Latch problem of the 1998 Honda Accord

Failure Date: 03/01/2000

Left rear passenger door will not open. Dealer would not fix under warranty.


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