[JDM_]

2005 Odyssey w/ passenger slide door issue.

Symptoms:
After opening and closing 2x it trips the "slide door" warning light. Won't work until #7 fuse is pulled to reset warning.

Steps Taken:
1. Replaced track Rollers & Cleaned and lubricated the track.
2. Replaced door actuator.
removed fuse #7 to reset many times.
3. Disconnected battery for 5 min to reset memory.

I can't seem to figure this one out. Seems like its a bad switch or and electrical issue. The door slides very smooth and seems to work very well for 2 cycles. The door seems to trip the "slide door" light after closing. about 1-2 seconds after closing the light will come on.

I've spent 2 days on this so far...
Any help troubleshooting this issue would be greatly appreciated. I'm not an expert mechanic... just trying to save money on a van with 200k on it.

Thanks,
Justin

 

[John Clark]

I'd have to look at the wiring diagram to see exactly what trips the light but I'd look at the rear latch. The light comes on when the door is open and that latch is probably what it's looking at to know if the door is open or closed. Have you tried some lube in the rear latch? If that doesn't work you may have to remove it and clean/lube it.

 

[eainian]

Our 2005 Odyssey passenger sliding door stopped working. I tried replacing the fuse, which helped temporarily but would eventually stop working. I took it to the Honda dealership and they offered to fix it but without a guarantee. Eventually, we decided to stop using that sliding door. The other day, the battery died and after replacing it with a new one, the sliding door light on the dashboard went away and the sliding door started to work again. What a happy ending to a six month long struggle to figure out the problem. I can't say it will fix your problem but it sure fixed ours.

 

[John Clark]

Our 2005 Odyssey passenger sliding door stopped working. I tried replacing the fuse, which helped temporarily but would eventually stop working. I took it to the Honda dealership and they offered to fix it but without a guarantee. Eventually, we decided to stop using that sliding door. The other day, the battery died and after replacing it with a new one, the sliding door light on the dashboard went away and the sliding door started to work again. What a happy ending to a six month long struggle to figure out the problem. I can't say it will fix your problem but it sure fixed ours.

Unfortunately, this is NOT a happy ending. All you did by removing the battery was reset the door module, the same as removing the fuse. Your issue will be back. When this problem occurs it often drains the battery when the key is off and out of the van. You will likely drain your new battery.

This very common problem is a bad switch in the rear door latch. The rear door latch needs to be replaced.

 

[eainian]

I will continue to update this thread periodically. It's been a week since the battery was replaced and we have not used the van during this time. The van started without any problems and the passenger sliding door closed and opened multiple times.

 

[John Clark]

I've studied this issue quite a bit since I first posted in this thread back in April of last year. I can almost guarantee (99.9% chance) you have an intermittent switch problem in the rear door latch. I'm almost certain it's the base position switch as it's become very common.

 

[eainian]

Thanks for the reply John. I don't doubt your knowledge and experience with this problem. What is the OTD cost to fix the problem, if you happen to know. Thanks again.

 

[John Clark]

The latch assembly is $239 retail ($168 wholesale online.) It's probably a couple hours to install it, so if you were to pay to have it done I'm guessing close to $500.

When the sliding door light comes on again, you'll want to get the code from the computer. You can easily do this by removing the drivers side kickpanel and using a jumper wire and following the instructions below:

The plug they're inserting is just a jumper wire so anything that will short the two terminals together will work.

 

[eainian]

Update. It's been 20 days since I replaced the car battery and passenger sliding door continues to open and close without any problems.

 

[BENK]

I Too had the same problem with the passenger sliding door. Pulling fuse#7 reset the door and warning light disappeared for about 2 cycles of opening and closing. I essentially gave up using the door for a few months. After reading various helpful posts in this forum, I was going to remove the rear latch and lubricate the seized part as suggested by KRAZY1. But before I did that, I decided to simply cleaned the rear latch with LOTS of brake cleaner followed with LOTS of WD40. I put a cardboard on the floor for the drip. When I tested the door afterwards, neither the door work nor did the yellow sliding door warning light come on. If was as if the door was totally dead, no power! I gave up for the night. I tried opening the door the next morning and the door came ALIVE!!!! I was glad I tried the cleaning method first without opening up the door panel. It has been more than 1 week and many opening and closing cycles since. So it might be worthwhile to try this before opening up the door.

 

[John Clark]

Good that you got it working without having to remove it. One suggestion, though...WD-40 is not a good lubricant. It's good at removing moisture but after spraying it down with brake cleaner you have no grease left in the latch assembly, or very little. I'm not sure what grease was used from the factory but you'll want to grease it again to give it any longevity. WD-40 just isn't good enough.