Door lock not working

The power locks on the vehicle work fine however only when the car is turned to the on positon. With out the key turned to the on position they will not work.

What counld this be from. Or is it how it works from factory. I have other hondas that let you use the power door lock feature with out it having to be on

Hi guys,

My problem is the power door lock on both passenger sides (front and back).
When I use the power door lock switch on driver's side or on the passenger door switch, both passengers side doors won't lock or unlock only clicking sound I can hear on all sides. Using key to open the door will work fine either driver side or passenger side.

When I'm using key to open from driver side, both passenger doors don't work the locks. Yes even a few tries using key they wont locking and unlocking.

I do not know is the problem. Is it the door actuator or the wiring or something else?

Hi KHLow2008,

Im sorry but what do you mean exactly on the first one "wiring circuit from left to right door lock actuators". Could you be more specific?

If no. 1 is the possible problem:
1. How do I find the bad wiring circuit?
2. Is there a test to find the location of bad wiring.
3. Or do I have to take all the door panels off to find the bad wiring? Or just on drivers side?

If no. 2 is the possible problem:
1. Do I have to replace all the door lock actuator?
2. Or only on drivers side?

Hi, richola.

I have exactly the same problem you have. I have just replaced actuator for the passenger rear door. It is working like a charm now. Now, the front passenger door is doing the same, once in while. So, it looks like I will need a new actuator there too. It already cost me $46 for the back door. And the dealer wants $60 for the front door.

It seems like there's a known issue here.

You can do this yourself if you want to save some money.

I fixed my power door locks. Actuators were the problem on both passenger side. I replaced them with the new ones.
Thanks for the help!

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I drove the car home (about ten minutes away) and when I got out and went to lock the doors, I found that neither of the power door locks would work. No sound was made when flipping the switches, they just wouldn't work. I have never had any problems with the locks before.

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