1991 Honda Accord Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“When I attempted to exit my vehicle through my driver side door, it was impossible to open from the inside or the outside. Until I had the $600 for the repair, I was forced to enter my vehicle through the passenger side. I am a full-time student, working a full-time job, living in a busy world. It was quite embarassing, an inconvienience, and an incredible safety hazard. Before visiting this site, I thought this problem was a strange misfortune only I suffered. This is the most common defect listed; not to mention the most expensive repair. …”

“Sport mode light flashes then transmission does not engage in gears. It starts to make a whining sound ,car moves slowly when gas is pressed. Happens more when weather is hot. Possible problem: transmission control unit (tcu).”

“One day I went to get out of my car and the door just would not open. I had to crawl out of the passenger side. The door will not open with the key, and it cannot be opened from the inside or outside. The cost of replacing the latch is approximately $700. One would think that Honda would recall this problem, considering it's such a safety hazard. All it would take is one crash to the passenger side and I would be trapped in my vehicle!”

“Driver's-side door latch just failed and the door was jammed shut. This is the only case of a door latch just failing in any vehicle that I or any of my family/friends have ever owned. This cost over $700 to repair (since the door was jammed shut)and although Honda has unofficial documents about the drilling (from the inside) procedure to release the jammed latch, they have no official document relating to this. When I contacted the local dealership, and subsequently the regional service manager, I was basically told sorry, your car is past the warranty - end of story. …”

“Why has north american Honda not issued a recall of all Honda door failures ? According to our mechanic, there has been thousands of the very same door lock failures across the united states. We spent over $600.00 dollars to get our door cut off, so tha it could have the internal parts replaced, so that we could open the door normally. What would have happend if it occured during an accident, and then we could not open the door to exit the vehicle, what if because of the failing we had died ? What then, would north american Honda issue a recall then ? …”