Last week when it was excessively hot, I went out to my car, hit the button on my remote, and the door didn’t unlock. I hit the button again, and again it didn’t unlock. I could hear the click of the power door locks, and I could see the little door lock knob try to go up. It was like it was sticking. I was forced to use my *gasp* key. Later when I went to lock the car using the remote, again the doors didn’t not lock. I was forced to use th key to lock the car as well. The car even beeped when I hit the button twice, but it didn’t lock. A little later when it cooled down, the door locks started working again. But the next day they stopped working again, at least for a little while. But they started working again.
The problem was a little disconcerting as I would be walking away from the car, and hit the button on the remote, listening for the beep to tell me the doors were locked. But now I would have to double check to see if the doors were actually locked. What a pain.
My car was due for an oil change. I called up the Honda dealership to schedule an oil change, as well as have them look at my door locks. My appointment was last Tuesday. I dropped my car off, and took the shuttle to my work. I was in the shuttle when the service department called. They had already looked at my car. They said the power door lock actuator was dying. They had managed to get it to act up. The part cost $65. But they weren’t going to charge me for labor, as they had replaced the door latch on that door only a couple months ago. And since they had already my door opened up before, they weren’t going to charge me for the labor. Very cool! The work would be done in about an hour and a half. Hmmm… The shuttle was about 30 minutes from my work. I considered just having the shuttle driver take me back to Honda. But I ended up having the shuttle driver come to pick me up at lunch time.
The door locks work fine now.