I've got a '99 CRV LX with 97K miles and am having a flaky problem with my auto. door locks that is driving me nuts. When I try to unlock them using my remote, I can hear the first click for the driver's door, but the door lock post doesn't pop all the way up. I hit unlock on the remote a second time and all the other doors unlock as expected. Also, no problems unlocking the hatch using the remote. It's only the driver's door that won't unlock.

Any help would be appreciated before I start taking my door apart. I do have a shop manual but nothing else.

 

sounds like the actuator is going bad

 

Thx for the suggestion Bill, but I'm far from an expert mechanic, so what exactly is the actuator and how easy/difficult is it to replace?

 

it is inside the door panel attached to the lock assy. can be a tough job if you never done one