Inoperable back door locks. Been grocery shopping and got home to unload groceries and couldn't open back doors outside or inside. Car was stationary.
1998 Honda Accord: doors won't lock, open or latch
10 of the 1,199 complaints about the 1998 Honda Accord describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
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!
During periods of wet weather, high humidity, power door locks do not work, and right side power windows do not function from driver's seat locationl. No parts replaced. Problem seems to resolve itself when humidity drops and things dry out.
I purchased a 98 honda accord in october of 2001. It has been in the shop approximately eight times since it was purchased for numerous problems. The brakes had to be replaced about four months after buying the car. The paint has faded on the roof and is now fading on the trunk lid. The key has gotten stuck in the ignition twice and would not come out until the next day. The gas pedal has gotten stuck after cranking the car and pedal had to be "punched" to get it to accelerate. The cd player has been replaced. The doors would not lock using keyless entry or manually and the door accuator was replaced. The keyless entry has also been replaced. These are some of the things that are going on. Currently, the back window is vibrating and it is unclear whether it is loose or not. I do feel this is a lemon.
On sunday sept. 28, 2003 my door locks failed, the electric window controls on the drivers side failed to operate the passenger side windows (however the window controls on the individual doors still worked) and my SRS indicator light came on. I had the ignition replaced and it cured the door lock and electric window problem. The SRS indicator light is still on. The dealer refuses to reset the code fro the SRS light and wants to charge a $88.00 diagnostic fee. This problem is a direct result of the faulty iginition switch and should be fixed!
Power door locks do not work properly and consumer at times cannot get out of the vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer will take a look at the vehicle.*ak consumer also stated that when she turned on the ignition to roll down the windows they would not work as well.
Automatic door locks fail to lock automatically. Consumer manually locks each door instead of one door locking all. Consumer has yet to contact dealer. *ak power windows inoperable,only the driver side front would work.
Left rear passenger door will not open. Dealer would not fix under warranty.
About 4 months after the purchase of the car, the clutch started making some loud squeeks while pressing or releasing the clutch. The squeek got louder as the traffic got heavier. While this was occuring the clutch becomes hard and difficult to control (too much release or too little). I took the car to the nearest dealership (honda world, westminster) and told them. They said it was the master cylinder and at this moment there was no replacement. I waited about 2 months then finally in august '98 it was replaced. I left for a trip to san francisco and by the time I got to my destination it was already occuring again. While driving in the city and going up steep hills it became difficult to calculate the release in the clutch because it was not smooth- it felt like it was rubbing against something else, I had to use the emergency brake. I took it back to the dealership as soon as I came back. At this moment they told me that it was a defect and they had no solutions and that I could only wait. After waiting for awhile I called american honda and told my problem. They said they were awared but they could not do anything about it at this time. They promised to call me to keep me inform of the situation which they have been. In one of the phone calls I was told that they had a part but it was only temporary and it would not solve the problem permanently. At this moment other things have come out - the driver's side door lock gives me electrical shocks while locking and unlocking the door and these are not minor shocks. Also sometimes the brakes squeak while pressing - it happened a little bit when I got it but I thought maybe because it was new. I don't want to be stuck with a car with these many problems - it was new and I have followed all the schedule maintance, all the help given it greatly appreciated it, thank you...
Rear passenger's side door will not unlock, it will not open at all. Honda dealers are aware of the problem. They cannot duplicate the problem. Vehicle is still under warranty, and cannot remedy the problem.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Honda Accord door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1998 Honda Accord?
10 of 1,199 owner complaints about the 1998 Honda Accord (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1990.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Honda Accord?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Honda Accord
Stalling 137Transmission failure 84Check engine light 74Slipping 50Jerking 45Fuel gauge 43No deployment 29Ball joint 25Sudden acceleration 24Won't start 22Hesitation 21Harsh shifting 17Loss of power 16Grinding brakes 13Won't shift 13Airbag light 12Engine failure 10Power steering loss 10Brake failure 9Tire blowout 9Headlights 8Seat belt 8Knocking 7Adaptive cruise 6Overheating 6Fuel leak 5Fuel smell 5Warning lights 5
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