How To Diagnose Civic Power Door Locks

This article applies to the honda civic del sol years 1992 2000.

How to diagnose civic power door locks.

Car door lock actuators are designed to lock and unlock a door without the effort of pulling on a cable and rod. If you cannot hear the click go to the next step. You can yank the fuse and do a reset when the door lock misbehave again or you can take it to a shop and have the door lock software updated to correct the problem. The switch provides power to the door lock solenoids.

Usual cause the power door locks utilize individual solenoids in each of the doors that activate the door lock mechanism. Apart from what has been stated in part 1 diagnosing problems with power door locks is not always a straightforward affair but one way to avoid confusion and misdiagnoses is to approach the problem logically. In this video i show you how i diagnose and replace a door lock actuator on a 2000 honda. 2004 honda odyssey ex passenger m.

Diagnose and repair a power door lock actuator. Check the fuses and circuit breakers especially if none of the power door locks work. Power door locks are not only convenient but they could also be considered a safety feature specifically in case of a dangerous situation like theft or an accident. Helpful guide on diagnosing power door lock problems with the passenger multiplex control unit and the door lock actuators.

If your power door locks start working normally after a fuse reset you have two options. Power door locks do not function. Another symptom of a potential problem with the door lock actuators are power door locks that do not function. In some cars the door lock actuator is positioned below the latch.

Activate the power lock switch to its lock and unlock positions while listening for a distinctive click sound coming from the relay. A rod connects the actuator to the latch and another rod connects the latch to the knob that sticks up out of the top of the door. Diagnose power door locks don t work properly. Symptom summary the power door locks are all inoperative or a single door lock is inoperative.

Want to know how to diagnose and replace a honda door lock actuator. This will require the driver to use the key to lock or unlock the doors and can disable the power door. Diagnose power door locks don t work properly part 2 by reiner continued from part 1 power door lock repair tips tricks.