God bless you my Irish friend! Followed the steps and managed not to brake any of the pins! The door was locked, but from another UA-cam video, I’ve seen you can unlock the door so I did and then your video…. My CRV mk2 is 20 years old and refusing to die… only little things like this door locker… Again thank you and greetings from Bulgaria :)
@@patzoSF My cr-v dose not have the lock release on the inside, so i needed to remove the panels from the inside. But I'm happy you got it sorted. Yes they are an excellent vehicle keep it as long as you can. 👍
Mine did not had lock release either. There was a little round plastic which I had to remove and put my finger in it in order to unlock it… ua-cam.com/video/BaQ_DXJzeSE/v-deo.htmlsi=itEqJt7UXzxGgF7V
Really good video. Thank you. I am not very confident with fixing anything car related, but following your video step by step, got the job done in less than 40 mins. And I didn't break anything else either......Result.
This helped a tonne. The tailgate locked whilst it was still opened and it was raining. Managed to speed through your video and was able to keep the water coming into the car to a minimum
ardiseschenberg. How did you know it was the latch? The trunk won't open on my 2014 CRV. It happened when the trunk closed down on the edge of a blanket. I was able to remove the blanket but was no longer able to open the trunk. Does this sound like a stuck latch & not the actuator?
Thanks for taking the time to show us how you did it. Very helpful and saved me some money. One small addition was that after I did all you said, I still couldn't open the door as the deadlock was on. I found an inch long bit of white plastic shaped like a letter "E" which you can just see at 05:38 in the film. This goes up and down to unlock the deadlock.
@@GPTV2020 what is the deadlock? i have not opened the back, but i found after pulling that round piece of trim, i could put my finger in and switch something up and down, but having been reluctant to pry off the large piece on the bottom, i don't want to break the connection in the middle you say is so easy to break, so how do i remove the bottom panel without breaking it.
@@bobcrowley625 hi, thanks for your comment, I'll be honest you most likely won’t get it off without breaking that middle clip. But it doesn't make much difference if it is broken because it still feels sturdy enough. The deadlock is a double lock by pressing your keys twice. Some car have this feature.
Thank you so much for making this video! The door mechanism on my CR-V 2005 gave upp just yesterday. I will try to change it myself using your video as tutorial.
Nice job. My son just bought used 2003 CRV and he cannot lock the tailgate door. This may be one of the issues. We felt the pressure of purchasing it from private seller due to the car sale market here in middle Tennessee. Thank you for this. Give me insight before we start asking around for a mechanic/auto detailer. Hope yo have dryer sunnier days!
Lol, thank you, its very inexpensive to do yourself, the actuator only cost me 30 euro that's around 45 dollars, and its easy enough to do yourself. Hopefully you get it sorted.
My door got the same issue and hopefully tommorow will do, or the nxt day. Thank you sir for that nice tutorial ill just gonna repeat the process i learned,
Thank you so much for this very helpful video My back door is stuck in the lock position like your but can I open the back door without removing the back door panel just thru the opening and pushing the latch down like you showed us or is it easier to remove the panel first. Thanks again
In my case i needed to remove the panels but some people are saying they have a latch on the inside that releases the door. I don't have one on my cr-v but you possibly have. Anyway it is easy enough to do.
To open the rear door on the right of door is a rubber bung. Pull it off, stick your finger inside and push up on the little lever in there. It's kinda in the middle of the gubbins in there. Gently pull the trim straight towards you or ideally use a long trim lever to get behind the plastic clips.
Really helpful thank you. My back door would not unlock - had to get dogs in and out via the side door, then just by chance it unlocked. Was ok for a bit but now it won't lock when the other doors do. I'll attempt to fit a new actuator - your video was very useful. If I do muck it up my 20 year old, engineer, nephew will help 😂 Thank you very much 👍
@@GPTV2020 well again thanks to your video and another I watched I managed to bodge it so I can lock and unlock the rear door now took about an hour again cheers j in the uk 🇬🇧
Thanks for the video! I’m hoping that this will fix my problem, my rear door/hatch opens and shuts but won’t lock, it’s a 2010 and looks very different, the door goes up and down
The 2010 had some wiring issues, where sometimes it would lock and sometimes it wouldn't. Do you hear anything click when you dubble press the key fob or put the key in the door and turn it twice? If you hear nothing it could be wiring if you do hear a click it could be the actuator. But your cheapest options would be to check all fuses and swap the actuator first.
I’m repairing my window regulator. We’ll see how that goes. And then I’ll attend to repair the same boot no unlocking problem. Hope I’ll manage to do it.
Thanks for the video, it's easy to take off the door cover by following your step, however, I still can not open the door. But I found it's ok to open if I push the white plastic trigger and open th door at the same time. The problem is I need to push the trigger everytime when I want to open the tailgate. Does it mean I need to replace the actuator?
72115-S5A-A01 is the part number that comes up them, but they are all different in shape. Use this website to find your part number. partsouq.com/ Then Google that part number, and just to be sure make sure the one you order is the same shape as your one. As for the colours, that won't matter. I got mine from aliexpress for 30 euro. Still works fine.
Luckily for me , half the time it would lock... the other half it wouldn't. Since I was able to open the door and had the insight from your video I was able to do it in about 45 minutes without destroying a single clip. Thank You for sharing this information!, it pretty much was all business and not 45 minutes of fluff like most people try to stuff in for extra viewing time, the only downside was the intro/outro music was a bit loud... I have an hellacious audio system on my desktop, and when turned up to hear your narration when it went to exit it blasted me out of my chair and rattled the walls. Keep up the good work, and if I might suggest... maybe consider audio leveling the video audio. Shoot... now yo have me thinking. Maybe I need to make a audio leveling plug in for UA-cam/Edge/Chrome! Cheers!
Thanks for your comment, gled it was helpful. I have since noticed that the intro/outtro was a bit loud and I did changes on most of the newer videos. Unfortunately we need to add fluff to videos to make videos 10 mins or more so that youtube will promote and suggest it. Plus the youtube algorithm likes longer videos and will suggest them more to viewers, to keep them watching the platform and it also helps youtubers to show people their personality so if they like the youtuber then thay are more likely to come back for more videos.
@@GPTV2020 Thanks for the explanation... I should have known they were twisting arms to get videos longer... It's just like network news, they hype up something 30 times saying Coming Up after the break Blah Blah Blah... and they could have told the story in the time it would have taken to have said the other hype once. That's why I Time Shift and record everything I can, to watch it and be able to fast forward through the hype and commercials... Save my self hours of my life everyday!
@GPTV2020. The trunk won't open on my 2014 CRV after the edge of a blanket got stuck when I closed the trunk. I was able to remove the blanket but then the trunk would no longer unlock. Do you think this is a jammed latch instead of a bad actuator?
I would say the actuator could be gone now because of that. I would get someone inside and outside opening by the handle and pushing from the inside first before buying the actuator. It could be just jammed but I'd reckon it is the actuator.
Great im so glad. I needed something like this when it happened to me but i couldn't find anything so that's why I made it. Thanks for letting me know it was helpful.
It could be getting held back by something or the door lock itself could be out of place. I wouldn't replace the actuator until i knew why the door was not closing.
I have 2004 crv and the trunk door doesn’t lock or unlock using the key remote so I’m assuming it’s the same problem as yours and probably identical actuator, please let me know if this is the case. thanks
I actually don't know, it just pushes in. The only way I could see was to remove all the other clips then lift the centre part up to slid it off the clip that is pushed in the the door. Hope this helps.
Hi Gavin, initial thanks for the video, would have been lost without it. Also thanks to Tim (Bateman) as I found that having removed all the panels and activated the lever as per 5:15 in your video, the door was still locked. I went back to the video and read through the comments and saw Tim’s and with one click, the door opened. I am now at the point of ordering a new actuator but just a quick question, there isn’t a fuse controlling this is there? Be a shame if that’s the problem. I am doubtful because the rear window and the other four doors still work so I am figuring, if there is a fuse, it would control these as well. Cheers again
Hey Les, thanks for your comment. There is normally a fuse in some cars, I'm not sure if there is a fuse for your car but you could have a look at all your fuse boxes and check. As for the little leaver or catch to release the door, that is not available in my CRV, that's why i did not feature it in the video. Again thanks for watching and your comment.
Final question, I have seen actuator prices ranging from £15 (EBay) to £80 (Honda dealers) . Where did you get your new actuator and do you know the Part Number? Searching online suggests 72115-S5A-A01 but wondered if you knew. Also the cheaper versions don’t have the actuator lever coloured green, it’s the same colour plastic as the main body.
72115-S5A-A01 is the part number that comes up them, but they are all different in shape. Use this website to find your part number. partsouq.com/ Then Google that part number, and just to be sure make sure the one you order is the same shape as your one. As for the colours, that won't matter. I got mine from aliexpress for 30 euro. Still works fine.
Hi Gav Thanks for all the responses. Part ordered off Amazon so if there is a problem I can return it at zero cost. Took the old one out to measure it up and the hardest part of the whole process was, after disconnecting everything, getting the unit out of the door panel.
Information ,I just changed driver door actuator on a 2002 Japanese made version. I found the British car version used the white ones with connections on side. Other version is black and connectors go in the end
Hi Gavin! Thank you for this video. Once I opened up the trunk I discovered that the actuator and the metal mechanism that it is supposed to be attached to we're not attached to the inside of the trunk like it is supposed to be. I reattached the two actuator components to themselves with screws I got at a hardware and reattached it to the trunk itself, but it still does not work. Does that mean that the actuator is bad? The metal half of the actuator does not seem to respond well to the trunk handle which makes me wonder if that has gone bad. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds like it yes, but it could be a different problem like a dead fues or if you wanted to remove one of the actuators from a different door on your car, and test that one on the wiring in the boot/trunk to see if it is the wiring first. Hopefully this will help.
72115-S5A-A01 is the part number that comes up for them, but they are all different in shape. Use this website to find your part number. partsouq.com/ Then Google that part number, and just to be sure take yours out and make sure the one you order is the same shape as your one.
I just bought a 2005 crv, the rear door is fine but the rear glass hatch won’t open. Can anyone please help? My luck there are none video on youtube about this 😢
Thank you, it was great, I fixed the rear door of my car today🙏
@@jurassicfury9684 great, hopefully everything went smoothly for you.
God bless you my Irish friend!
Followed the steps and managed not to brake any of the pins!
The door was locked, but from another UA-cam video, I’ve seen you can unlock the door so I did and then your video….
My CRV mk2 is 20 years old and refusing to die… only little things like this door locker…
Again thank you and greetings from Bulgaria :)
@@patzoSF My cr-v dose not have the lock release on the inside, so i needed to remove the panels from the inside. But I'm happy you got it sorted. Yes they are an excellent vehicle keep it as long as you can. 👍
Mine did not had lock release either.
There was a little round plastic which I had to remove and put my finger in it in order to unlock it…
ua-cam.com/video/BaQ_DXJzeSE/v-deo.htmlsi=itEqJt7UXzxGgF7V
Really good video. Thank you. I am not very confident with fixing anything car related, but following your video step by step, got the job done in less than 40 mins. And I didn't break anything else either......Result.
Thank you for your comment, that is exactly why i make the videos that why, so that hopefully people can save a few quid and do it themselves.
Brilliant, thanks, did it twice, taking a lock out of the spare car, subscribed, cheers
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad the video helped.
Thanks mate. This video from you is the best. Good steps by steps explained otherwise will break some parts if started middle panel first.
Thanks alot for your comment.
Nice one,I needed to know how to get that panel off👍👍
Cheers for your comment
This helped a tonne. The tailgate locked whilst it was still opened and it was raining. Managed to speed through your video and was able to keep the water coming into the car to a minimum
Podkład muzyczny do tego filmiku jest ..... "ZAJEBISTY"! Można dostać totalnego bólu brzucha słuchając tego brzękolenia!!!
Zgadzam się, że muzyka na intro i outro jest za głośna, naprawiłem to w nowszych filmach.
This was so well done!!! My problem was the latch not actuator but this video let me replace it quickly and without busting up my trim!!! Thanks!!!
I'm glad it helped. Thank you for your comment.
ardiseschenberg. How did you know it was the latch? The trunk won't open on my 2014 CRV. It happened when the trunk closed down on the edge of a blanket. I was able to remove the blanket but was no longer able to open the trunk. Does this sound like a stuck latch & not the actuator?
Thanks for taking the time to show us how you did it. Very helpful and saved me some money. One small addition was that after I did all you said, I still couldn't open the door as the deadlock was on. I found an inch long bit of white plastic shaped like a letter "E" which you can just see at 05:38 in the film. This goes up and down to unlock the deadlock.
Yes that's correct, i forgot to mention that. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for your comment.
@@GPTV2020 what is the deadlock? i have not opened the back, but i found after pulling that round piece of trim, i could put my finger in and switch something up and down, but having been reluctant to pry off the large piece on the bottom, i don't want to break the connection in the middle you say is so easy to break, so how do i remove the bottom panel without breaking it.
@@bobcrowley625 hi, thanks for your comment, I'll be honest you most likely won’t get it off without breaking that middle clip. But it doesn't make much difference if it is broken because it still feels sturdy enough. The deadlock is a double lock by pressing your keys twice. Some car have this feature.
Thanks for the video. Will try to remove the tricky clip tomorrow from the back panel
Now i was told there is a hatch on the side where the lock is, with a lever to release the door but i never found it. Maybe that will help you also.
Thank you so much for making this video! The door mechanism on my CR-V 2005 gave upp just yesterday. I will try to change it myself using your video as tutorial.
Awesome comment thank you. Hopefully it works out for you.
Nice job. My son just bought used 2003 CRV and he cannot lock the tailgate door. This may be one of the issues. We felt the pressure of purchasing it from private seller due to the car sale market here in middle Tennessee. Thank you for this. Give me insight before we start asking around for a mechanic/auto detailer. Hope yo have dryer sunnier days!
Lol, thank you, its very inexpensive to do yourself, the actuator only cost me 30 euro that's around 45 dollars, and its easy enough to do yourself. Hopefully you get it sorted.
Did it work?
Brilliant job. Thanks. I have this problem now.
Thanks for your comment 👍
thanks so much,greetings from COSTA RICA cental america👍
you saved me
Great, im glad to have helped.
with this video even I could do that :D Well done Gav, thats what people like me need ! :) step by step, screw by screw.. Great Job 👍
Thanks buddy.
My door got the same issue and hopefully tommorow will do, or the nxt day. Thank you sir for that nice tutorial ill just gonna repeat the process i learned,
Your welcome and thanks for the Great comment thank you.
Super helpful 👍🏼Thanks 👍🏼
No worries glad i could help. Please consider subscribing.
Very instructive and would you know how to manually lock the back door when the vehicle has no power thanks again
Thanks for your comment. There is no way without power.
@@GPTV2020 thanks first useful reply to this problem.
Well done. Thank you for the video
Your welcome. Thanks for your comment.
Thank you so much for this very helpful video
My back door is stuck in the lock position like your but can I open the back door without removing the back door panel just thru the opening and pushing the latch down like you showed us or is it easier to remove the panel first.
Thanks again
In my case i needed to remove the panels but some people are saying they have a latch on the inside that releases the door. I don't have one on my cr-v but you possibly have. Anyway it is easy enough to do.
@@GPTV2020 hey thank u so much for your time and kindness. God bless
To open the rear door on the right of door is a rubber bung. Pull it off, stick your finger inside and push up on the little lever in there.
It's kinda in the middle of the gubbins in there. Gently pull the trim straight towards you or ideally use a long trim lever to get behind the plastic clips.
Great tip, i didn't know that thanks
kindly do a video of this please
Good job. Very good to know
Really helpful thank you. My back door would not unlock - had to get dogs in and out via the side door, then just by chance it unlocked. Was ok for a bit but now it won't lock when the other doors do. I'll attempt to fit a new actuator - your video was very useful. If I do muck it up my 20 year old, engineer, nephew will help 😂 Thank you very much 👍
Your welcome.
Great mine has just gone and the door is shut 😱👎🏻thanks will try and tackle this myself cheers j in the uk 🇬🇧
Cheers pal, thanks for your comment. Hopefully you get it sorted. It's not hard just a bit fiddly.
@@GPTV2020 well again thanks to your video and another I watched I managed to bodge it so I can lock and unlock the rear door now took about an hour again cheers j in the uk 🇬🇧
Nice one . Learned a lot
Cheers pal thanks for your comment
Thank you, Bro.
Good job Gav 🙌👏👏👏
Thanks pal. Its getting there.
Thanks for the video! I’m hoping that this will fix my problem, my rear door/hatch opens and shuts but won’t lock, it’s a 2010 and looks very different, the door goes up and down
The 2010 had some wiring issues, where sometimes it would lock and sometimes it wouldn't. Do you hear anything click when you dubble press the key fob or put the key in the door and turn it twice? If you hear nothing it could be wiring if you do hear a click it could be the actuator. But your cheapest options would be to check all fuses and swap the actuator first.
"hi5, namaste" fantastic video buddy:-*
nice work.
I’m repairing my window regulator. We’ll see how that goes. And then I’ll attend to repair the same boot no unlocking problem. Hope I’ll manage to do it.
It's easy enough if the door is open.
Thanks for the video, it's easy to take off the door cover by following your step, however, I still can not open the door. But I found it's ok to open if I push the white plastic trigger and open th door at the same time. The problem is I need to push the trigger everytime when I want to open the tailgate. Does it mean I need to replace the actuator?
Yes, the actuator is malfunctioning it might click and sound like its working but it's not actually moving much.
@@GPTV2020 Thanks Gavin , I will buy a new one😄
@@scottchang8268 now there is a Leftside and Rightside type so take a look at which type you need. Hopefully it all goes smoothly for you.
@@GPTV2020 Get a new one, and just replace the failed part, works fine! Thanks again😁
@@scottchang8268 awesome, happy it worked for you.
can you post the link of the remplace part or what side i have to buy right left ... please
72115-S5A-A01 is the part number that comes up them, but they are all different in shape. Use this website to find your part number. partsouq.com/
Then Google that part number, and just to be sure make sure the one you order is the same shape as your one. As for the colours, that won't matter. I got mine from aliexpress for 30 euro. Still works fine.
I’m curious if there is a good brand that won’t break like the original part
Luckily for me , half the time it would lock... the other half it wouldn't.
Since I was able to open the door and had the insight from your video I was able to do it in about 45 minutes without destroying a single clip.
Thank You for sharing this information!, it pretty much was all business and not 45 minutes of fluff like most people try to stuff in for extra viewing time, the only downside was the intro/outro music was a bit loud... I have an hellacious audio system on my desktop, and when turned up to hear your narration when it went to exit it blasted me out of my chair and rattled the walls.
Keep up the good work, and if I might suggest... maybe consider audio leveling the video audio. Shoot... now yo have me thinking. Maybe I need to make a audio leveling plug in for UA-cam/Edge/Chrome!
Cheers!
Thanks for your comment, gled it was helpful. I have since noticed that the intro/outtro was a bit loud and I did changes on most of the newer videos. Unfortunately we need to add fluff to videos to make videos 10 mins or more so that youtube will promote and suggest it. Plus the youtube algorithm likes longer videos and will suggest them more to viewers, to keep them watching the platform and it also helps youtubers to show people their personality so if they like the youtuber then thay are more likely to come back for more videos.
@@GPTV2020 Thanks for the explanation... I should have known they were twisting arms to get videos longer... It's just like network news, they hype up something 30 times saying Coming Up after the break Blah Blah Blah... and they could have told the story in the time it would have taken to have said the other hype once.
That's why I Time Shift and record everything I can, to watch it and be able to fast forward through the hype and commercials... Save my self hours of my life everyday!
@GPTV2020. The trunk won't open on my 2014 CRV after the edge of a blanket got stuck when I closed the trunk. I was able to remove the blanket but then the trunk would no longer unlock. Do you think this is a jammed latch instead of a bad actuator?
I would say the actuator could be gone now because of that. I would get someone inside and outside opening by the handle and pushing from the inside first before buying the actuator. It could be just jammed but I'd reckon it is the actuator.
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Thank you!
Great video!
Thank you so much
Thank you.
You are welcome
thank you, this video really helped me 👍
Great im so glad. I needed something like this when it happened to me but i couldn't find anything so that's why I made it. Thanks for letting me know it was helpful.
Thank you for that video . Well helpful 👏
Glad it helped.
thank you
Your welcome
My rear door on my curb won’t close all the way. Will replacing the actuator fix it or do I need to do something with the plastic piece?
It could be getting held back by something or the door lock itself could be out of place. I wouldn't replace the actuator until i knew why the door was not closing.
I have 2004 crv and the trunk door doesn’t lock or unlock using the key remote so I’m assuming it’s the same problem as yours and probably identical actuator, please let me know if this is the case. thanks
Yep, it sounds like it.
@@GPTV2020 thanks
What is the proper way to remove the main trim piece to avoid breaking the middle tab?
I actually don't know, it just pushes in. The only way I could see was to remove all the other clips then lift the centre part up to slid it off the clip that is pushed in the the door. Hope this helps.
Hi Gavin, initial thanks for the video, would have been lost without it.
Also thanks to Tim (Bateman) as I found that having removed all the panels and activated the lever as per 5:15 in your video, the door was still locked.
I went back to the video and read through the comments and saw Tim’s and with one click, the door opened.
I am now at the point of ordering a new actuator but just a quick question, there isn’t a fuse controlling this is there? Be a shame if that’s the problem.
I am doubtful because the rear window and the other four doors still work so I am figuring, if there is a fuse, it would control these as well.
Cheers again
Hey Les, thanks for your comment. There is normally a fuse in some cars, I'm not sure if there is a fuse for your car but you could have a look at all your fuse boxes and check. As for the little leaver or catch to release the door, that is not available in my CRV, that's why i did not feature it in the video. Again thanks for watching and your comment.
Final question, I have seen actuator prices ranging from £15 (EBay) to £80 (Honda dealers) . Where did you get your new actuator and do you know the Part Number? Searching online suggests 72115-S5A-A01 but wondered if you knew. Also the cheaper versions don’t have the actuator lever coloured green, it’s the same colour plastic as the main body.
72115-S5A-A01 is the part number that comes up them, but they are all different in shape. Use this website to find your part number. partsouq.com/
Then Google that part number, and just to be sure make sure the one you order is the same shape as your one. As for the colours, that won't matter. I got mine from aliexpress for 30 euro. Still works fine.
Hi Gav
Thanks for all the responses. Part ordered off Amazon so if there is a problem I can return it at zero cost. Took the old one out to measure it up and the hardest part of the whole process was, after disconnecting everything, getting the unit out of the door panel.
Information ,I just changed driver door actuator on a 2002 Japanese made version. I found the British car version used the white ones with connections on side. Other version is black and connectors go in the end
Hi Gavin! Thank you for this video. Once I opened up the trunk I discovered that the actuator and the metal mechanism that it is supposed to be attached to we're not attached to the inside of the trunk like it is supposed to be. I reattached the two actuator components to themselves with screws I got at a hardware and reattached it to the trunk itself, but it still does not work. Does that mean that the actuator is bad? The metal half of the actuator does not seem to respond well to the trunk handle which makes me wonder if that has gone bad.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds like it yes, but it could be a different problem like a dead fues or if you wanted to remove one of the actuators from a different door on your car, and test that one on the wiring in the boot/trunk to see if it is the wiring first. Hopefully this will help.
@@GPTV2020 after taking a closer look at a part of the video, I was able to get it working. Thanks again!
@@nicholastrudeau7581 aw that's great, I'm glad you got it sorted.
hi, about the actuator, is the actuator in the back same as the actuator on the passenger side. thanks
72115-S5A-A01 is the part number that comes up for them, but they are all different in shape. Use this website to find your part number. partsouq.com/
Then Google that part number, and just to be sure take yours out and make sure the one you order is the same shape as your one.
Good
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When actuator was broken in my Honda, I opened by key, but can't close
I just bought a 2005 crv, the rear door is fine but the rear glass hatch won’t open. Can anyone please help? My luck there are none video on youtube about this 😢
It's probably the actuator, remove all the panels from the door so you can see the latch then try to open it and buy a new actuator replacement.
@@GPTV2020 thanks a lot bro! Will try to do that later
Grey video, my rd1 doesn't unlock, I guess it's a broken actuator too
It also could be a fuse so check them first, its the cheapest option.