This is a safety feature a lot of foreign cars had to prevent one from locking
him/herself out of the car. I had a 1988 626 that I had to hold the exterior
handle out in order for the door to close.

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> I have a 95 Civic DX hatchback and there is a funny problem with the
> drivers side door lock. From the inside I have to have the door
> handle pulled out to be able to lock or unlock the door, from the
> outside with the key it works fine, just the funny problem from the
> inside. Is this common, is it fixable, it's kind of annoying, never
> had a car that did that before so it doesn't seem right.
>
> David

Look in your owner's manual. That's how it is supposed to work with manual
locks. My '93 Accord works in the same manner.
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J Hebert
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