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1996 accord lock problem
I am working on my friends 1996 accord ex.He has a problem with the power locks not working they sound like they want to inguage but no go.Even with the remote does not work. I took the passenger side door switch over to the driver side to see if it was the switch but still the same I can hear a noise from what I think is the door actuater on driver door when you hit the button at first sounds loud like trying to work then gets faint as you continue to hit the button almost like loosing electrical juice. If you give it a rest and start over then again sounds loud then gets lower in sound. So I am lost any ideas or hints as to what is going on please help !
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Hi there,
Well, by using the remote you bypass the switches altogether. Some cars this age will have a central lock control unit for the power door-locks. The 1996 Honda Accord is probably no different. Odds are it is in the driver's door. of your car.
Have a look at your wiring diagram, and see where that control unit is. If you don't have a book with a wiring schematic for your 1996 Honda Accord, you are going to want to get one.
If you check the central lock control unit and it is good (just because it clicks doesn't mean the contacts are good) then trace the wiring on both sides of the locking unit to see if you can find a damaged wire.
Once you have the wiring diagram for the locks in your Accord, you can see which wires you can use to send current directly to the door actuators themselves. If you send a known good current there and nothing different happens, pull a door panel on the passenger side where you first noticed the issue with your door locks, and apply known good current to the door lock actuator itself.
If you have a solid lock/unlock cycle, then you need to look at the wiring between the lock actuator and the central locking unit. Remember, we already sent known good power to the door while bypassing the central locking unit, so we know the central locking unit isn't at fault.
If you don't get a solid lock/unlock cycle, then it is time for you to consider shopping for some 1996 Honda Accord door lock actuators. :-(
Beyond this, I don't know what to tell you. Electrical never seemed to be Honda's strong suit, so gremlins are to be expected from time to time. You may need to let someone who really knows their Hondas have a look at it.
Also, please consider posting in the Honda Accord Owner's forum / Fan Club:
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... where just about every piece of helpful information for every Accord Honda ever built is readily available.
Happy Honda-fixing!
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