Honda Fit Stuck Rear Door/ Trunk/ Hatch Latch
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- This is not a fix, but shows what the issue with the hatch latch is. I have a 2010 Honda Fit Sport that i just recently bought this week and already this issue pops up. Of course like the rest of the Honda community the search online began. I didnt see too many answers or real fix.
But what i did discover myself is ( which isnt mentioned in my video ) is:
1. The spring to push the handle latch back, -it looks like Honda used a paper clip😡 so of course its not strong enough to push back
2. The white "knobby" will not roll down to the indent because the latch won't push back
Summary:
when you unlock doors + white knobby doesn't engage notch + squeeze the hatch handle + cable pulls latch + spring doesn't push back + latch stuck to the right = handle stuck (door stuck)
This might be a dealership fix..havent tried that yet.
Please comment below with any fixes or suggestions. Good luck 😁
Sept. 23, 2016
My resolution to the issue can be seen here • Honda Fit Stuck Rear D...
Dude. Thank you so much. I'm taking care of my son's car while he's deployed (Army). I didn't even realize that part was supposed to move. It was rusted in place. A little WD-40 and it works like a charm. I owe you a beer if you're ever in Cleveland. Peace.
2 beers
Mr. Jackson, you are a genius ! Same problem on 2010 model. Searched everywhere for a solution, got it fixed within 5 minutes after watching this video
Your video was very helpful! As pointed out in earlier replies, lubrication of both the hinge/ spring above the handle along with lubrication of the interior mechanism fixed our Fit with the same problem.
Thanks for this - helped me troubleshoot my 08 Fit problem a lot faster. Lubricating all the parts in question, PLUS the exterior handle did the trick for me. I think the problem was primarily the handle - it's exposed to the elements and dirt and got pretty seized up. WD-40 from the inside and outside there plus a lot of moving in and out loosened it up and now it works a treat.
Thanks, Damon, I took our 2013 Fit to the dealer, he said he would have to tear the whole door apart and it would take hours. You video saved me hundreds of dollars. I, like others on this list, owe you a beer (at least). Next time you are in Ashland, WI look me up :)
yes it takes a good couple of hours to repair these Fit hatches latch and handle issues. improper lubrication is the main cause of all the Fit hatch latching etc issues. the relase handle cross pin shaft rust really horribly and freeze the handle up, raw bare steel pin thats wet all the time so it rusts up horribly. they shoulda used stainless or aluminum for the pin shaft...
@@fast68chevy found out that WD 40 is a really bad thing for a vehicle lock because it actually removes the grease that is inside the assembly , always use water proof grease , plumbing grease works great for them
yeah, cost me 5 cents of spray lubricant and about 10 minutes of my time to fix this issue (see my post here on that).
This is not the only fault that can appear to be as described. What can happen is that the 'hook' in the latch mechanism can get jammed internally, requiring a whole replacement of that lock assembly. But when the door won't open because it is jammed in the closed position, you cannot then open the tailgate door to fix the problem! Overall, a very bad design by Honda - as is so often the case with their cars.
This was extremely helpful, thanks! But... you only told us what the problem was, but not what the permanent fix is! Fortunately a lot of folks in the comments pointed out that lubrication is the fix. Let me try some white lithium grease on that thing... mine's a 2008 Honda Fit. Let's see if I can get it to work. I'll come back and mention the result...
Thank u soooo much! Im watching this video in 2024 in Brazil and it saves me. The only video of this problem.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this video. I rarely use my trunk because of that stupid little white circle! Please don’t ever delete this lol
I found that I just have to push the handle (from the outside) back into the "closed" position, then lock the doors and wait until I hear the trunk latch close. Then I can unlock it and open it.
Same. Though, I'm going to re-lube the latch so it works properly.
That worked! Thanks 😊
Worked for me, thanks man
I had that sticky handle problem and wd-40 wouldn’t fix it. Gun guys swear by CLP-Break Free, it wicks its way into places wd-40 won’t go. I sprayed some and it took a couple days, but has worked good since.
Fixed it thanks to your video! All I did was remove that access panel with a regular screwdriver (took 2 seconds), then sprayed lubricant all over in their, and then importantly I sprayed lubricant on the outside of the car around the pull handle for that latch including the visible spring mechanisms for that; now the exterior latch handle retracts as it should (but did not) after pulling on it to open the hatch! :)
Thank you so much! My dumb trunk has been stuck for about a year now and I’ve finally gotten it open. Very helpful video!
Hi Mr. Jackson - I had the same problem with my 2009 Fit and I went through the fix in your later video. However, the real problem is that the latch is rusted and not working. There is another CZcams video “Honda Fit Sticky Tailgate Latch Handle Repair” that shows you how to replace the latch and even gives you the Honda parts numbers. Your video helped me to open the door so I could replace the latch. Thanks!! I don’t know what I would do without CZcams and people like you!!!! (Probably be pretty broke from going to the Dealer!!)
due to the pin shaft being regular plain bare steel and it is wet all the time under that applique panel, so it horribly rusts and freezes/jams the handle up. im doing the release handle on a 2012 Fit right now tonight, i drove the rusted pin out after scraping it all off as good as i could with a small knife blade, then i sprayed it with acetone and trans fluid mix and then i drove the pin out all the way, replaced it with a galvanized steel gutter nail its perfect same diameter as the pin, and lots of red grease.. works awesome perfect now yay..
Thank you!!! I was able to fix my hatch, which made it so much easier to get the groceries in the back on a rainy day.;)
Great on the video. Thank you. I have a 2012 same problem. I too came up with a "fix". Hang a large bungee cord on the wire (both ends). Tie the cord into a large knot to keep from closing into door. The weight of the bungee cord hanging on that wire, makes it open...either way you go...you're saving about $300 to have the part replaced.
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Thank you so much for this! Want you to know you're still helping people in 2021 💚
2023!
@anniebee760 2024! Good helpful vid! Thanks, OP!
My wife's Fit is identical to yours, she encountered the same problem. Between this and your other video I was able to get it working again. Time will tell if it stays fixed or not. Thanks for the info!
You've helped save my dwindling sanity. Thanks!
THANK YOU! Been bugging me for a while. Firestone told me I needed to pay several hundred to replace the latch! Thanks to your video, I needed a screw driver and about 10 seconds. Again... THANKS! (You gotta' love CZcams!!!)
This Video was VERY Helpful. A Quick Fix 1. Grease The Locking Mechanism In The Door or WD40 will work for awhile. 2. Spray WD40 Into The Door Handle and wipe off the excess ASAP. You see After a few years the lubricant evaporates. MrZerr0
Thanks! I will check it out later, hopefully this will save me a few bucks paying the car mechanic.
This has been a problem for us for a while now, very frustrating. While you didn't really tell us how to fix it, it did make us laugh! Between this problem and the ac not being sufficient for the car, I can't wait to trade this in for a different make/model.
spray lube in the latch assembly those moving parts is what helps that
my handle spring is extremely rusted in the 2008 model and wont budge. Thanks for the video though, i can now open it from the inside, didn't know how to before.
no the sopring. the spring is actually stainless steel.. its the cross pivot pin thats rusted horribly and causes the handle assy to lock up.
OMG, thank you SO MUCH! Mine was stuck open and I have to make a long drive.
Excellent video! Thanks. I can actually listen for it now. When I hit the unlock key I can hear if only my side doors unlock, or if all of them unlock. Thanks again!
A year of loading my fit through the side doors, thank you man hahaha.
I sprayed the every component inside and out with White Lightning Grease from autozone and worked the handle a bit. No immediate success but lo and behold the next day it was working again like new. Don’t forget to spray the handle and both parts of the latch to be safe.
My life for the last two years! It's the undependability of it that is driving me nuts!
Thanks. Having the same problem, no idea how to fix it (other than how you did manually from inside). It gets stuck every time from outside and such a terrible design. It looks like a cheap plastic knob, on a part that's used thousands of times...
Thanks Damon, you rock! Was able to unlock our 2009 Fit's door with your video. God Bless ya!
Have a 2011; exact same problem. Fixed because of this video. Thanks Mr. Jackson.
Man thats cool! Glad to hear that
How exactly did you fix it? I'm having the same issue with my Fit and I saw the same parts as in this video, and I can get the latch to work fine until I lock it, then I have to force the latch back in with both thumbs before it'll unlock.
HERE IS THE FIX! I took the door apart and found that every ones comments agree with what I found. Open the rear hatch so it is level with the pavement (it is easier to see the latch this way.) Shine a bright flashlight into the handle latch on the outside of the door that you use to open it. At the top of the handle is the hinge; if it is like mine it has a rusty spring and rusty end cap on each end of the hinge. Get a bottle of spray grease from Wal-Mart www.walmart.com/ip/CRC-White-Lithium-Grease-10-Oz./16817414 , Do not use WD-40 it will evaporate over time. Attach the hose that comes with the can of spray lube and pinpoint spray the hinge, spring and end caps. Now work the handle back and forth until the spring in the latch returns it back where it belongs. Might have to repeat this step until it works.
Very good information. At least I know what the problem is, now. I guess I'll try some lubricant on it, to see if that helps. Thanks!
I thought mine's door was stuck. Spend couple of days tryng to figure out what to do. And then i brought the car to someone and he took my key put it in and poped the trunk while pushing the key. And it opened. And ive been opening it that way ever since
Thank you!!!! I would NEVER have figured this out on my own!!
😂 You are a life saver thank you video helped out. But I still have to get it fixed by the mechanic. At least I know the issue if too much money I'll deal with it.
I also did this and it solved it. I opened the driver door and kept it open. Then went back and tried the trunk and it finally opened.
I bought my Mom a 2013 Fit, this is happening with her hatch lock. Friendly Honda in Pleasant Valley told her they'd fix it for $300! (That's where I bought it 2 years ago.)
They fixed mine and the issue came right back.
Thank you Honda for removing this access door on the newer models.
Dude. Right?? In a 2016 base model, has two fuzzy panels in the trunk, neither are a release.
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Not fix, but it will get it open.
thank you! going to work on this tomorrow in my 2007 Fit
I agree, “stupid thing”. My latch handle is corroded so it remains in opening position. I hafta push it back down to get the hatch to close properly.
This May have been the most helpful video I’ve ever seen
I think it's the metal cable that goes up into the chassis to the handle. This metal won't move freely causing the plastic to not return all the way down. why I think it's the metal cable? Because the metal can rust inside a plastic tube.
Thank You so much. I just opened my trunk aftet it being stick for months. The idea jist hit me this morning to Google the problem. Thank you.
Now, how we we fix it?
Thank you. Fixed it. Saved me a trip to the mechanic!
Best answer found , thank you
I had this happen as well, except the 2007 version doesn't have the ACCESS panel. I used a high quality lubricant and haven't had a problem since. I used Corrosion Block. I add every few months just to be sure because it can be a big pain in the butt.
Where did you add the lubricant to exactly? (I'm having the same problem with my 2009 Fit)
I'd like to know too where you applied the lubricant
I used the straw nozzle and shot it through the handle latch mechanism where there were seams. Tried to get at hinges or pivot points the best I could.
Thanks! That's the mechanism on the inside right once you remove the trim?
behind the panel that the latch release handle is inside of,. the top sid eof the handle assbly is where the rusted pin and problem is. always is wet every time it rains etc, and so the pin rusts horribly. and freezes the handle up. some really good spray lube with a spray straw would be a good way to get to the top of the handle assy behind the panel. if you can spray right over the "top" of the figer well part of the release handle assemly the shaft and spring are right there. up from underneath away from the hatch surface side of the handle assmbly
Thanks bro ! Am constantly fighting with my girlfriends Honda Fit hatch door... Now i know how toi fix it!
Same problem with the 2008! Thanks so much!
Same with My 2006, a little lube and working like a charm
I wonder if this trick will also work for my HRV?
Thank you for posting this!! ❤💙
Funny. When I purchased my 2012 fit back in late 2014, and started driving it in early 2015, the hatch quickly gave me problems. It kept trying to lock when driving, and couldn't, so it would just keep trying to lock over and over.
I had to take it to the dealership, and they found out the locking mechanism was messed up, and ended up replacing it.
Was it expensive to replace?
Thank you. It worked and I loved your presentation.
Yay! It worked. Thank you so much!!
Nice Honda Fit I have a Honda jazz 2012
Thank you Damon Jackson!
Great explanation, thanks man
Appreciate it man. Literally just happened to me and I was at Home Depot lol
The car so far is great. Had it a decade..
I owe you a six pack. Really appreciate your help yo
My 2009 fit latch will not stay closed! Now, the back interior light won't go out and it keeps killing my battery!!!! UGH!!!!
Thank you so much !! I fixed it in 3 minutes !
Dude, super helpful! Thank you!!
I am pulling at straws here and trying to help Is your battery fully charged? and since I think the little white plastic thing is nylon, it may be it can't be lubricated?? if you do it causes more problems.
I would be careful with NotAnExpert's advice, good as it is.
For the the sake of clarity, the LATCH is the collective bits that keep the door closed. The HANDLE manipulates the latch. I was having problems with the latch.
Grease will pick up dirt over time. The product recommended (by NotAnExpert) says: "Remove with a degreaser or brake cleaner product". Yike--bad to worse. If it doesn't evaporate, it will pick up dirt until it gums up worse than when you started. Better to go for a very light lube that will evaporate and when it does simply re-apply it, what, two, three times a year?
I use a "dry" teflon lube. Although it's stinking foul sh*t, WD-40 is probably ok.
The plastic-on-metal LATCH is probably best off being perfectly clean (yeah, I'll get right on it); plastic on metal is slippery to begin with. However, I don't really know what's sticking and since it's like yoga-gone-bad trying to work on that thing I just stick a half drop of dry lube on anything that moves and hope for the best.
If that doesn't work I'll try again. So far, so good.
yeah, I thought similar when I read that comment......the WD-40 is actually a great start for loosening up any gunk that has clogged it up....once that's sorted and it's operating normally, add some lube lube if you wish......if it's still not working then you may be looking at failure within the actuator
he expansion of the diameter of the cross pin due to the rusting of it,. is what causes it to freeze jam. rust on the pin in the holes of the plastic. expansion. too muh diameter of rusted pin for the holes in plastic parts. so it is real tight
Thanks dude youre the goat
My 2007 fit doesn't have that big square hole inside, it has a fucking tiny circle hole so you have stick a screw driver and just feel it.
Dude you’re the best.
Thank you sir!
Do you have a video that show how remove the plastic cover of trunk? I need to install a backup rear camera.... Thank you
Giovanni Santarcangelo if you mean the cover from inside it was just a small flat head. If you mean the whole panel, that I do not. Nor do I know how to. Sorry
Thanks
Having the same problem..
Thanks buddy...
I tried this a nd ended breaking the whole thing, is it expensive to get fixed ?
100th comment! I'm facing the same dilemma now.
Thanks you 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks man
i just found out mine is not working yesterday , i will try to fix it.
What year is yours? Dont take it apart yet. Try this: when you pull the handle to open the trunk, try pushing it back in. You'll feel it actually push back. Than unlock the door and it should pull open. Thats what I've been doing lately to get it open. I dont know if thats by design or that stupid spring. Very frustrating though.
+damon jackson 2009
HERE IS THE FIX! I took the door apart and found that every ones comments agree with what I found. Open the rear hatch so it is level with the pavement (it is easier to see the latch this way.) Shine a bright flashlight into the handle latch on the outside of the door that you use to open it. At the top of the handle is the hinge; if it is like mine it has a rusty spring and rusty end cap on each end of the hinge. Get a bottle of spray grease from Wal-Mart www.walmart.com/ip/CRC-White-Lithium-Grease-10-Oz./16817414 , Do not use WD-40 it will evaporate over time. Attach the hose that comes with the can of spray lube and pinpoint spray the hinge, spring and end caps. Now work the handle back and forth until the spring in the latch returns it back where it belongs. Might have to repeat this step until it works.
NotAnExpert thank you
Different on a 2015
Thank you! This video helped!!!
Vertical video syndrome.
makes things damn near unwatchable... ill suffer through it cause i need to get into my trunk.
Imma be royally pissed if there's no solution
Thanks!
Thank you thank u thank u
my 2007 honda fit is driving me Crazy with this problem, like half the time the key doesn't want to turn but it also does this shit its annoying
HERE IS THE FIX! I took the door apart and found that every ones comments agree with what I found. Open the rear hatch so it is level with the pavement (it is easier to see the latch this way.) Shine a bright flashlight into the handle latch on the outside of the door that you use to open it. At the top of the handle is the hinge; if it is like mine it has a rusty spring and rusty end cap on each end of the hinge. Get a bottle of spray grease from Wal-Mart www.walmart.com/ip/CRC-White-Lithium-Grease-10-Oz./16817414 , Do not use WD-40 it will evaporate over time. Attach the hose that comes with the can of spray lube and pinpoint spray the hinge, spring and end caps. Now work the handle back and forth until the spring in the latch returns it back where it belongs. Might have to repeat this step until it works.
Prob just some lube?
Watching this on mute at work. I just want to know where the damn button is to unlock the trunk. We rented this car recently and looked all over the place around the driver's seat. LOL I think I unlocked every other thing possible EXCEPT what I wanted to do - open the trunk for someone. Finally did it manually. No button in the front anywhere?
no, no separate trunk button. its considered a door, locking and unlocking the doors does the same to the trunk
Good to know thanx cuz I know I'll rent this Zipcar model again. I like it, its fast, compact, but sometimes the steering wheel is too much in alignment with the speed limit console so its not always an easy glance at the speedometer without lower or raising my head as the steering wheel is a block...at least for my height anyway (average height).
Or, just push unlock twice...
Leave it to the PRO. 😂👍
What do you mean by a Pro? A Honda mechanic? I tried and they tell me there is nothing wrong with it; they just lubricated it. I have to lubricate mine weekly.
With such an ongoing problem, I cant believe Honda removed this access door from the newer Honda Fits.
I guess they just want us to go to the dealership for all repairs.
3rd Generation fix czcams.com/video/-YTrKrG8p-o/video.html
Well, I suppose this can satisfy one's curiosity, but as you say, it doesn't FIX the problem.
I just posted my resolution to the issue czcams.com/video/cUXxmXkLxaw/video.html
Shit worked
Just repeats the obvious.
Dumb video... does not tell you how to fix. imo
Okay, maybe not dumb video, but more of an incomplete video.....it did help me get started
In my video description it says it's not a fix. Also included is the link to my resolution, which isn't a fix, but will make life a lot easier to opening and closing the hatch.
I am glad you watched and got something out of it.
Thank you!
Thanks man