I am thinking something your son did, dis abled the door, call the dealer or
look in the owners manual under child proof locks.

Tom
"D/A Fischer" <desertfisch@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> OK here's the deal, the right rear door on my 97 Civic won't open. The
lock
> is still working, atleast that's what I'm figuring considering that I can
> still work it with the electric lock system. When you move the handle on
> both the outside and inside they are both very fluid, almost like they're
> not attached to anything. I'm figuring that there is some sort of linkage
> or cabling that has broke. Am I correct on that? Short of taking it to a
> dealer, is there any way to remove the inside trim to check this problem
out
> or am I screwed? I figure I'm not the first one to have this happen to
> himself. One last thing, my son was playing with the child proof locks on
> the door, are they tied in to this somehow?
>
>