# Door panel on '99 Honda Odyssey **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** doors, odyssey, honda\ **Created:** [October 10, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772 "2007-10-10T18:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hondalove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@hondalove](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hondalove)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772/1 "2007-10-10T18:14:10Z")
The inside latch on one of the sliding doors isn’t working…when you pull back the handle nothing happens…we can open the door from the outside but not from the inside I want to look at the mechanism that’s inside the door and see what’s going on so I can fix it…I suspect the cable that’s attached to the handle mechanism is loose How difficult is it to get the inside door panel off? I know there’s a clip holding the handle in place and I know there are fasteners all around the door (I downloaded a parts sketch from a dealer’s website so I have an idea of the parts involved) I’m willing to attempt the repair but haven’t worked on doors/mechanisms like this before…so before I start I want to know whether I’m getting in over my head with this one ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772/2 "2007-10-10T18:25:49Z")
You’re already on the right track. Removing the door panel is simple, and it probably won’t take you long to figure out the problem once you get a look inside the door. Go for it. ---
**Author:** ![hondalove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@hondalove](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hondalove)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772/3 "2007-10-10T19:31:05Z")
Thanks - how about that clip that’s holding the door handle? Do I remove the clip and handle first, or remove the door pannel first? ---
**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772/4 "2007-10-10T20:08:48Z")
Have you checked your owners manual to make sure there is no safety switch that disables the door from opening from the inside that could have been accidentally turned on. I think most cars have such a switch and is usually located in the door jam. ---
**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772/5 "2007-10-10T23:33:07Z")
The clip would have to come off before the panel does. ---
**Author:** ![hondalove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@hondalove](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hondalove)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772/6 "2007-10-11T12:34:26Z")
Thanks - I know about the switch you’re talking about…I checked that it was in the same position as the other slider (which works fine) and the latch is still a problem…so I don’t think the safety switch is an issue ---
**Author:** ![hondalove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/439d5e/32.png) [@hondalove](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hondalove)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-panel-on-99-honda-odyssey/5772/7 "2007-10-11T12:36:30Z")
OK - thanks…I’ll start by removing the handle clip first then the handle then the panel…I’m really curious to get a look at the inside mechanism