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The key lock cylinder in my Accord didn't open once. No matter how hard I tried to turn it. It was freezing that morning, so I was thinking something must have froze in there, because when it warmed up, it operated just fine.
But thinking back to my troubleshooting that morning, even trying to unlock with the key fob wasn't unlocking it. Not even making the noise the actuators usually make when they're operating. When I finally got the door to open, by turning the key as hard as I could then pulling on the door handle until the door unlatched, I noticed the inside lock post wouldn't come up. I pulled it up, rather hard, and it would go back down. It seemed as if someone had pushed the electric lock button on the door and was holding it down with their finger. So I then though maybe there was moisture on a contact somewhere, making a connection on the lock switch, and keeping the current there so the lock wouldn't come up. I eventually took out the fuse to get the lock to stay up. But like I said, when it warmed up, the lock performed flawlessly.
But thinking back to my troubleshooting that morning, even trying to unlock with the key fob wasn't unlocking it. Not even making the noise the actuators usually make when they're operating. When I finally got the door to open, by turning the key as hard as I could then pulling on the door handle until the door unlatched, I noticed the inside lock post wouldn't come up. I pulled it up, rather hard, and it would go back down. It seemed as if someone had pushed the electric lock button on the door and was holding it down with their finger. So I then though maybe there was moisture on a contact somewhere, making a connection on the lock switch, and keeping the current there so the lock wouldn't come up. I eventually took out the fuse to get the lock to stay up. But like I said, when it warmed up, the lock performed flawlessly.