2005 Honda Accord Door stuck

Hi rollaboy,

Thank you for the donation.

Yes, the problem seems to be a stuck actuator and it is preventing the knob from being pulled nor is it responding to the central locking control module.

Try locking/unlocking with the driver side inner switch and hope the actuator might just click open once for you to open the door and gain easy access to removal of the door panel.

To remove the door panel with the door closed would be rather awkward and requires some force. Remove all attaching screws and the center door pillar trim. Lift the inner door panel and try to squeeze your hand into the door panel to try to get at the actuator. You might still have the problem of getting the actuator to release if it is seized and there would be insufficient space and clearance for you to loosen the actuator holding screws.

Removing the front seat might help gain some working space.

The door lock/unlock knob is connected via a rod. Since it is moving to lock and unlock position, then it is the problem with the door latch. The unlocking tab is either stuck in the lock position or it is not releasing far enough for it to be in the unlock position.

Is the knob moving to open or closed position or just trying to move.

If manually pulling it up does not unlock the latch, then you need to remove the trim to try to get your hand inside to feel for any part that has detached. If it is so, you would be able to open the door. However if nothing is loose, then it is a faulty latch which would require a lot of additional work to get the latch to release.