2004 Honda Civic: doors won't lock, open or latch

9 of the 350 complaints about the 2004 Honda Civic describe doors won't lock, open or latch.

owner complaints: 9
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 45,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year

2020
3
2019
4
2018
7
2017
6
2016
3
2015
6
2014
2
2013
2
2012
2
2011
1
2010
2
2009
4
2008
3
2006
2
2005
1
2004
9
2003
8
2002
4
2001
3
2000
2
1999
2
1998
3
1997
4
1996
3
1992
1
1991
2

What owners say

Filed Jun 29, 2016 · OH

Drivers side door will not lock with either key that goes to it. Will not allow to manually lock without key either.

Filed Jul 22, 2013 · Body · 126,000 miles · NJ · 1 injury

Chrome plating on drivers door handle lever peeling off. Daughter cut her finger on sharp plating while opening door.

Filed Jun 12, 2012 · Electrical, Locks · 25,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to unlock the front driver's door manually. The contact stated that he experienced difficulty inserting the key and once the key was inserted, he experienced difficulty turning the key. The failure progressed until the key would not turn when inserted in the door lock. The failure also occurred on the front passenger door. In addition, the same failure occurred with the trunk and ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on various occasions to have the door lock cylinders replaced. The ignition key cylinder was also replaced. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Filed Sep 15, 2010 · Electrical · 104,826 miles · MD

3 months ago I bought a honda civic hybrid from a dealership in alexandria,va. The car door wouldn't open nor start on sept 4th and so I had the car towed to the honda dealership to find out the problem. The honda dealership diagnosed a 2nd class alarm in the vehicle and a bad battery, so they fixed it on sept 8th the car died again while I was at work so I had to hitch a ride home. So on sept 10th I called the sales manager in va and told him the car was giving me problems. On saturday september 11th I was going to make a trip to see the sales manager in person when my car quit working when I was trying to make a turn into the bp gas station in md. My mother had to pick me, we then went to the va dealership and they sent a tow truck to get the car on their account. Now after 4 days of waiting to hear about the status of the car, the general manager from the va dealership told me it was all my fault, basically insulted me as a woman saying that I should be more experienced,that I should've gotten a warranty on the vehicle which I had until their financial accountant told me 3 weeks after I bought the car that the bank couldn't finance the car for the whole amount financed. So I said I just bought that car and I have only made 3 car payments. So I found out later through my mechanic friend that the ima battery was on it's last leg and they probably put a band-aid on a gash which was the lithium battery which is the life-force of the car. The cost is 3450 he tells me. So I asked the general manager if you weren't going to do anything with the vehicle why did you tow my car from oxon hill,md to alexandria,va. He had no response and went on to say if I wanted the car fixed it would come of my own pocket and that was that. I have just paid 550 for a used ima hybrid battery pack and my mechanic friend if going to install for me. The old ima battery was worn out,rusted, the length of time this occurred was every day since incident date, still not fixed yet.

Filed Dec 2, 2009 · Locks · 40,000 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. The front passenger door handle broke in july 2009. In november 2009, the front driver door handle and the rear driver side door handle broke internally. He contacted the manufacturer who took note of the call but stated that they could not assist him since it was not a wide spread issue. The contact will have the vehicle inspected by a dealer. The current mileage was approximately 42,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Filed Aug 3, 2007 · Fuel system · 60,905 miles · OH

My 04 honda civic, fuel door latch would not open due to the latch not working. This is the second time this happened. It cost me 160.00 to fix it and I believe its a defect in the car.

Filed May 30, 2006 · Locks · 45,000 miles · CA · 1 injury

Front passenger inner door handle is chrome plated. Chrome plating has begun to peel off and has created sharp edges with the only remedy being replacement of the part. Sharp edges have given "paper" cuts, drawing blood, to a passenger opening the vehicle door from the inside. Vehicle is 2 years old, but over mileage for warranty coverage. Due to safety issue, we believe honda should pay for repair as this also is not a "wear item". Appeals to honda customer service have gone unanswered and honda care extended warranty refuses to cover.

Filed Mar 1, 2006 · Locks · 3,700 miles · TX

Dt*: the contact stated the doors would not unlock from the inside. When the button was pushed the latch would move up and down but the door would not open. The unlock button on the key fob was pushed multiple times and the doors eventually opened. This is an intermittent problem and the vehicle has not been seen by the dealership. Updated 4/19/2006 -

Filed Sep 24, 2005 · Electrical · 21,000 miles · NJ

The door lock actuators on both the passenger and driver door of my 04 honda civic coupe failed, on separate occasions and honda replaced them. Honda claims it was an internal failure and failed to give me more details as I had requested. For the period when the actuators were inoperable I was unable to unlock the door with the power locks and had to open the doors manually by either the key or pulling the lock up from the interior. The failures both occurred on a day when the outside temp reached 90 degrees fahrenheit, and were resolved on cold nights, however, resumed during the hot daytime hours. *