Thanks for the great video. It is easier if you remove the drivers seat. If you disconnect the rod to the inside door handle at the latch you can loosen the latch assembly. This will gain access to the spring replacement. I was able to find the exact spring at a well stocked hardware store.
You described it well I just got mine open and I just been getting in the passenger for months To get the door open once you got the panel out From inside the car, grab the bar that works the OUTER door handle and look thru the hole while you work the bar up and down...you'll see a VERY SMALL tab(best I can describe it) moving. When the door doesn't open it's because this tab doesn't go UP far enough. I put a baby pry bar right on it, made sure the door was unlocked, pushed UP on the pry bar while lifting up on that same outer door bar from earlier and boom door swung open Thanks for the walk thru on panel removal Guess it's a good time to upgrade door speakers eh?
Just got the front passenger door open on my 2004 CR-V. The release button was a green tab. I could see it through the hole that the plunger lock wire goes through. It was between the exterior door panel and the window runway. This video was super helpful. Thank you.
Thank you for demonstrating that the CR-V actuator is designed different than the civics of the same generation, and the step by step on how to remove everything. You’ve helped me fix my door.
Omg! I had the same thing happen to me. It was a NIGHTMARE to get the door panel out of the vehicle while the door was closed, and I also wretched some components. What a mess over such a small spring. I was furious. When you moved that little actuator on the side of the assembly I had an "AH HAH" moment, and knew to try to manipulate anything that moved. That got the door open for me. Thank you SO much for the video! It was a real life saver. I worked three days of construction out of my vehicle entering, and exiting through the passangers door.. NIGHTMARE to say the least. Thank you again! 👍 👍
Thank you so much for this video! Saved my day! For some unlucky soul struggeling with this spring in the future: I managed to unlock the door by lowering the window and "fishing" down between the window and door panel. I used a Steel rod and wedged the rubber open so i could look down while "fishing". It was a real pain. Study the video to estimate where the spring lever is. You wont be able to see directly but it is doable. Its towards the window/outer door panel right near the rod from the top push/pull button. Have no idea what that lever does, but with a new hardware store spring the door worked perfectly. I installed the spring without removing the mechanism from the door. I only removed the steel window guide. Fiddly, but much simpler then removing the whole thing.
To find the release, pull on the exterior door handle while you look inside the door. You'll see a little white horizontal tab on the latch assembly move slightly. Push down on it with a screwdriver and the door will pop open. Only took me about two hours to figure that one out...
Pulling the exterior door handle seems to do absolutely nothing! I have the card off the door and I'm looking inside, all I can see is where the interior handle connects and the pop-up button connection, nothing more.
@@dramatechws Keep looking, it's there. You'll see it move just a bit when you pull the door handle. Like I said, not at all easy to find and figure out.
This comment was the key to me finally opening my door. It’s a horizontal metal tab! I definitely saw it moving while I was pulling the outside door handle. I pushed down and nothing happened at first, then I pressed harder and it depressed. It wasn’t until I actually pulled on my outside door handle that my door finally opened. Thank you for revealing the trick to finding the release.
Wow! This is one of the best "how to fix your broken car part" video that I have ever seen. Well done. Since you didn't make any other comments, I'm assuming that this actually fixed the problem.
just done mine, i took drivers seat out (very easy) couldn't get B pillar trim off. Once door trim was off i reached around behind the window channel and simulated the spring and the handle then worked. . Then open door, remove lower window guide, remove 3 M6 philiips to release the mechanism so you can get at the spring. i managed to repair the old spring by just pulling out one of the coils to form the new hoop.
hacksaw trick was best thing here. my issue was also the spring, but did not see that since it is behind the window channel. used a thin awl to move a bar up, then the lock fully unlocked. ditto with Will D on the spring fix. Many Thx to John L
Finally disassembled my drivers side door and the spring is missing. So now at least I know that's the problem! Do you know the exact size of the spring? I could disassemble the passenger door to measure the one over there but I'd really prefer not to!
The magic release button was so damn hard to find. I actually found it by actually found it by accident, had no clue how I opened the door until I the problem happen again and I actually found the button
Thanks for the great video. It is easier if you remove the drivers seat. If you disconnect the rod to the inside door handle at the latch you can loosen the latch assembly. This will gain access to the spring replacement. I was able to find the exact spring at a well stocked hardware store.
You described it well
I just got mine open and I just been getting in the passenger for months
To get the door open once you got the panel out
From inside the car, grab the bar that works the OUTER door handle and look thru the hole while you work the bar up and down...you'll see a VERY SMALL tab(best I can describe it) moving. When the door doesn't open it's because this tab doesn't go UP far enough. I put a baby pry bar right on it, made sure the door was unlocked, pushed UP on the pry bar while lifting up on that same outer door bar from earlier and boom door swung open
Thanks for the walk thru on panel removal
Guess it's a good time to upgrade door speakers eh?
Just got the front passenger door open on my 2004 CR-V. The release button was a green tab. I could see it through the hole that the plunger lock wire goes through. It was between the exterior door panel and the window runway. This video was super helpful. Thank you.
Thank you for demonstrating that the CR-V actuator is designed different than the civics of the same generation, and the step by step on how to remove everything. You’ve helped me fix my door.
Omg! I had the same thing happen to me. It was a NIGHTMARE to get the door panel out of the vehicle while the door was closed, and I also wretched some components. What a mess over such a small spring. I was furious. When you moved that little actuator on the side of the assembly I had an "AH HAH" moment, and knew to try to manipulate anything that moved. That got the door open for me. Thank you SO much for the video! It was a real life saver. I worked three days of construction out of my vehicle entering, and exiting through the passangers door.. NIGHTMARE to say the least. Thank you again! 👍 👍
Thank you so much for this video! Saved my day!
For some unlucky soul struggeling with this spring in the future:
I managed to unlock the door by lowering the window and "fishing" down between the window and door panel. I used a Steel rod and wedged the rubber open so i could look down while "fishing". It was a real pain. Study the video to estimate where the spring lever is. You wont be able to see directly but it is doable. Its towards the window/outer door panel right near the rod from the top push/pull button.
Have no idea what that lever does, but with a new hardware store spring the door worked perfectly.
I installed the spring without removing the mechanism from the door. I only removed the steel window guide. Fiddly, but much simpler then removing the whole thing.
To find the release, pull on the exterior door handle while you look inside the door. You'll see a little white horizontal tab on the latch assembly move slightly. Push down on it with a screwdriver and the door will pop open. Only took me about two hours to figure that one out...
Pulling the exterior door handle seems to do absolutely nothing! I have the card off the door and I'm looking inside, all I can see is where the interior handle connects and the pop-up button connection, nothing more.
@@dramatechws Keep looking, it's there. You'll see it move just a bit when you pull the door handle. Like I said, not at all easy to find and figure out.
This comment was the key to me finally opening my door. It’s a horizontal metal tab! I definitely saw it moving while I was pulling the outside door handle. I pushed down and nothing happened at first, then I pressed harder and it depressed. It wasn’t until I actually pulled on my outside door handle that my door finally opened. Thank you for revealing the trick to finding the release.
fellow Minnesotan! I'm in the driveway, in the dark trying to get this pain in the ass out right now. thanks for the video!
Wow! This is one of the best "how to fix your broken car part" video that I have ever seen. Well done. Since you didn't make any other comments, I'm assuming that this actually fixed the problem.
just done mine, i took drivers seat out (very easy) couldn't get B pillar trim off. Once door trim was off i reached around behind the window channel and simulated the spring and the handle then worked. . Then open door, remove lower window guide, remove 3 M6 philiips to release the mechanism so you can get at the spring. i managed to repair the old spring by just pulling out one of the coils to form the new hoop.
thanks so much for the helpful video. I will work on mines tomorrow so let's pray I can do it like yours
hacksaw trick was best thing here. my issue was also the spring, but did not see that since it is behind the window channel. used a thin awl to move a bar up, then the lock fully unlocked. ditto with Will D on the spring fix. Many Thx to John L
Is this same instructions for 2005 CR-V?
God bless this man
Pasenger seat pls same problem gen2
Finally disassembled my drivers side door and the spring is missing. So now at least I know that's the problem! Do you know the exact size of the spring? I could disassemble the passenger door to measure the one over there but I'd really prefer not to!
Also, thanks for the video. Your advice was spot-on.
very helpful, having a similar problem with the back door.
Awesome video
Were you able to fix it, one of my rear doors is having that problem too.
@@descargamusicalny no
@@descargamusicalny No I could not get the door panel off from inside the car, We took it to the dealership for repair, $200.
@@danaharris503 wow thanks for replying.
The magic release button was so damn hard to find. I actually found it by actually found it by accident, had no clue how I opened the door until I the problem happen again and I actually found the button
Hi Kyle. Thanks for the message. I’m glad you were able to fix you lock. Good luck.
Your way worked perfectly
Thanks so much
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