Last week my 05 odyssey left side power door started opening and closing all by itself. It wouldnt open or close all the way just going back and forth and driving the wife and kids crazy. Not really sure what to do and my dealer is telling me maybe 700 fixes it, maybe not. Any ideas

 

"Going the the Honda service manual, I went to the power sliding door section, and found a section that describes "homing" the power doors in case of failure or a power disconnection, and decided to give it a try since I didn't think anything physically was broken, and no fuses were blown. The service manual says to pull fuse #7 (7.5 amp) that is in the driver's side fuse panel (near the kick panel below the dash on the driver's side of the van) to clear the error message on the door control unit, then plug the fuse back in. Then, with the key to the "O" (i.e. off) position, and the switch off on the power door switch panel, open each door completely (manually), then close each door completely. Next, turn the ignition to "on" (but don't have to start the van), and slide the power door switch to "on", and see if the doors open / close as they normally should do."

 

You got a reply from NDNV on your Jun 2009 Odyssey door problem. I have a similar problem and I can't get the procedure to work for me. Did it work for you?

 

I have followed the steps to rehome the sliding doors by pulling the #7 fuse and power off the switch, and power on the ignition. The passenger door is the issue. After rehoming the door, it works perfect for two openings and closings; then the sliding door light comes on and the passenger door only does not work from any power ( master switch or keyless ) but the drivers side works!

 

Honda Odyssey is known to have issues with the powered doors. In most case, it is the power door sensor or contact that failed. I would first check the contacts and clean up the dirt, grimes and oxidationthat may cause it to insulate the from the other contacts. If need to, you may have to use sand paper to remove the rusts. The other is the door sensors, it controls the closing and opening when it detects resistance on the tracks. Clean the door tracks and lubricate with new lithium greases. If the upper or lower rollers are worn, you may need to replace them too.