Honda Car Forum

I have recently begun having problems with the power doors on my 2002
Odyssey. If the feature is switched to the "On" position, I the car will
begin giving me the warning buzz as if the door is open while I do not have
the vehicle in Park. If I press the "Close" switch, the warning buzz will
stop but it is bound to start again in a few minutes.

The buzzing does not start with much of a bump to the vehicle but I assume
that for some reason the system thinks that the door has opened. has
anybody had this problem and figured a way to fix it without a trip to the
dealer?

Thanks in advance.

On 11/8/2003 12:02 AM Vince Pfeifer spake these words of knowledge:


> I have recently begun having problems with the power doors on my 2002
> Odyssey. If the feature is switched to the "On" position, I the car will
> begin giving me the warning buzz as if the door is open while I do not have
> the vehicle in Park. If I press the "Close" switch, the warning buzz will
> stop but it is bound to start again in a few minutes.
>
> The buzzing does not start with much of a bump to the vehicle but I assume
> that for some reason the system thinks that the door has opened. has
> anybody had this problem and figured a way to fix it without a trip to the
> dealer?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Try cleaning the contacts on the door and the post where the door meets
when it closes. I seem to recall that folks were using a pencil eraser,
and some were using contact cleaner for this. You can find much
discussion on www.odyclub.com. I have not experienced any power door
problems (knock on wood) in my 2001 Odyssey, now at 63000 miles.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
--
I looked for evidence of collusion between the tobacco industry and
firearms manufacturers, but alas, I could find no "smoking gun."

I had the same problem. Clean the contacts. You can also give a quick
spritz of a WD-40 type cleaner, too.

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:35:31 GMT, Dave Kelsen <kelsen@elmore.rr.com>
wrote:

>On 11/8/2003 12:02 AM Vince Pfeifer spake these words of knowledge:
>
>
>> I have recently begun having problems with the power doors on my 2002
>> Odyssey. If the feature is switched to the "On" position, I the car will
>> begin giving me the warning buzz as if the door is open while I do not have
>> the vehicle in Park. If I press the "Close" switch, the warning buzz will
>> stop but it is bound to start again in a few minutes.
>>
>> The buzzing does not start with much of a bump to the vehicle but I assume
>> that for some reason the system thinks that the door has opened. has
>> anybody had this problem and figured a way to fix it without a trip to the
>> dealer?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
>Try cleaning the contacts on the door and the post where the door meets
>when it closes. I seem to recall that folks were using a pencil eraser,
>and some were using contact cleaner for this. You can find much
>discussion on www.odyclub.com. I have not experienced any power door
>problems (knock on wood) in my 2001 Odyssey, now at 63000 miles.
>
>
>RFT!!!
>Dave Kelsen

Same problem here with my 2000. If you look closely, the contacts
build up a slight amount of corrosion. The metal starts looking dull.
I'd guess this is the result of the small electrical currents that
pass through them on contact. I carry a hard eraser in the glove box
and when it happens (about every 3 months), I just rub the contact
down with the eraser. So far it's worked everytime.

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:25:47 -0500, David <dkdonin2@comcast.net>
wrote:

>I had the same problem. Clean the contacts. You can also give a quick
>spritz of a WD-40 type cleaner, too.
>
>On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:35:31 GMT, Dave Kelsen <kelsen@elmore.rr.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On 11/8/2003 12:02 AM Vince Pfeifer spake these words of knowledge:
>>
>>
>>> I have recently begun having problems with the power doors on my 2002
>>> Odyssey. If the feature is switched to the "On" position, I the car will
>>> begin giving me the warning buzz as if the door is open while I do not have
>>> the vehicle in Park. If I press the "Close" switch, the warning buzz will
>>> stop but it is bound to start again in a few minutes.
>>>
>>> The buzzing does not start with much of a bump to the vehicle but I assume
>>> that for some reason the system thinks that the door has opened. has
>>> anybody had this problem and figured a way to fix it without a trip to the
>>> dealer?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Try cleaning the contacts on the door and the post where the door meets
>>when it closes. I seem to recall that folks were using a pencil eraser,
>>and some were using contact cleaner for this. You can find much
>>discussion on www.odyclub.com. I have not experienced any power door
>>problems (knock on wood) in my 2001 Odyssey, now at 63000 miles.
>>
>>
>>RFT!!!
>>Dave Kelsen