# 2001 Honda CR-V - Driver door won't open

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-cr-v-driver-door-wont-open/157780>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [February 2, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-cr-v-driver-door-wont-open/157780 "2020-02-02T16:18:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DanR1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DanR1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanR1)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-cr-v-driver-door-wont-open/157780/1 "2020-02-02T16:18:27Z")

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Driver door won’t open. Evidently a common problem. Anyone have a solution?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-cr-v-driver-door-wont-open/157780/2 "2020-02-02T23:42:16Z")

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Unbolt driver seat and move it into the back seat.

Remover inner door panel/vapor barrier to gain access to the door latch mechanism.

Parts stores sell plastic latch rod clip replacements kits.

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/4/544eb3ddb02ee09c5df2820a49f97ef9f4244cdb.jpeg) ](http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/350593146524-0-1/s-l1000.jpg)

Tester