Over two years ago and this video is still helping folks - thank you! I used zip ties rather than electrical wire and it works perfect. A few months ago I replaced all the rollers in both doors of 2010 model and everything was working perfect until this piece failed. I was afraid one of the cables had snapped or the electric door lock had failed. I could not even get the door opened with the "emergency mode". So pleased it was such an easy fix thanks to DIY With Indi. Five Stars!
Thank you!!! I used two pieces of electrical wire, one on each side to keep the cable going out straight. Otherwise I found it turned too sharp and caused it to bind, so the fuel door wouldn’t pop open. The switch is what causes the spring too.
My wife loves you! I'm pretty happy with you myself, but I'm not ready to pick out curtains or anything. Anyway, I used 12" of house wire with 2 full wraps at the broken base, after which I crossed the wires over the top of the flanges, and then I crossed them down over the back and hooked them under the flanges. Hopefully that will hold for the lifetime of the van. Thank you very much for sharing your method and results!
This happened to my 04 Odyssey. It was also causing a parasite battery drain that only took about 24 hours to drain the battery completely because that sensor is sending a signal to the computer regardless of the car being on or not. I was able to rig a permanent solution to the button part of the sensor, restoring its function, that will last the life of the car (saved $100 on the part (part number "74380 s0x a01" for 00-04 by the way)). Getting those panels and such all apart and back together again was a PAIN, though. This is far harder to do on a 00-04. Everything on that inner side has to come off, and it still isn't easy to get at once it's all off. Did the job yesterday, jumped it, and drove it for an hour last night. As of this morning, the battery is still fully charged! The Odyssey is back and pushing 250K. It's nice to have that sliding door functional again too.
That part has two functions: 1: a spring loaded piston to open the fuel door 2: when the piston is depressed it enables the door to open. Our problem was that the piston (plastic of course) was broken so not only did the fuel door not open, neither did the sliding door. The. video at 3:00 minutes, it shows how to access the back of the fuel door, 8:00 minutes to remove the speake. I twisted and removed that sensor easily. I took a coil spring and screwed it into the opening so the fuel door would open when released. Regarding the piston, I took some heavy gauge insulated wire to depress all the way and noticed that I saw the insulation from the side opening (video 8:15). I inserted another small piece of wire in from the side to keep the switch engaged. Ok, that disabled the safety feature preventing the door from opening while refueling. However it saved $60 in parts and 2+ hours to disassemble the car to properly install.
This Guy is amazing Seriously thank you for your knowledge. I am very thankful for RUclipsrs like you that spread the word and try to help others. We had a very hard time getting screws off of the speakers. But after that part it was a breeze and it was just as you described. We fixed it just as you did with some wire and did a few test runs and it now locks unlocks and works like a charm. And cost us nothing . I have subscribed to your channel
I have the same issue but now with COVID over the $30 part is available even through Amazon. Fingers crossed this is all the problem is and not the cables also. Thx for the video!
Hello! Thank you so much for this video. This was my exact problem! My friend 3d printed a part that fits over the whole thing, cable and all, and holds everything where it's supposed to be. If you'd be interested, I could send you one for free if you wanted to make another video. Then we could sell them to your viewers and you could make a percentage as well! Let me know.
Use zip ties to hold the cable to the black plastic piece. One tie around the cable, 1 around the plastic piece, then use 2 or 3 ties to cinch the cable to the plastic piece. If it fails it fails safe so no biggie. Im doing this to a second Odyssey as we speak. Also blob some synthetic brake grease into your door slide rails top and bottom, it'll save your rollers from going square and causing a bigger headache than this switch.
If it beeps when you try to open, you may try to reset the door sequence by holding both the buttons on the remote until they close, or by pulling the fuse #13 under the passenger glove box (older models). If it is not beeping, you may have worn out rollers or bad motor. Check the rollers by trying to lift the door when open. If you can move the door upwards, you have bad rollers.
We fixed it with JB weld and two weeks later I got gas had to pop open the gas door and and close it now the door is stuck again and making the beeping noise Why is this happening ??
I found that anything that needs curing may not be a good solution for this because the spring will expand it. Try with a thick wire or similar as I have shown and it should work. My fix is working without issues.
Over two years ago and this video is still helping folks - thank you! I used zip ties rather than electrical wire and it works perfect. A few months ago I replaced all the rollers in both doors of 2010 model and everything was working perfect until this piece failed. I was afraid one of the cables had snapped or the electric door lock had failed. I could not even get the door opened with the "emergency mode". So pleased it was such an easy fix thanks to DIY With Indi. Five Stars!
Glad to hear that this video was helpful. I have to replace the rollers for the sliding doors at some point.
Thank you!!! I used two pieces of electrical wire, one on each side to keep the cable going out straight. Otherwise I found it turned too sharp and caused it to bind, so the fuel door wouldn’t pop open. The switch is what causes the spring too.
My wife loves you! I'm pretty happy with you myself, but I'm not ready to pick out curtains or anything. Anyway, I used 12" of house wire with 2 full wraps at the broken base, after which I crossed the wires over the top of the flanges, and then I crossed them down over the back and hooked them under the flanges. Hopefully that will hold for the lifetime of the van. Thank you very much for sharing your method and results!
Ha ha, glad the video was helpful.
This happened to my 04 Odyssey. It was also causing a parasite battery drain that only took about 24 hours to drain the battery completely because that sensor is sending a signal to the computer regardless of the car being on or not. I was able to rig a permanent solution to the button part of the sensor, restoring its function, that will last the life of the car (saved $100 on the part (part number "74380 s0x a01" for 00-04 by the way)). Getting those panels and such all apart and back together again was a PAIN, though. This is far harder to do on a 00-04. Everything on that inner side has to come off, and it still isn't easy to get at once it's all off. Did the job yesterday, jumped it, and drove it for an hour last night. As of this morning, the battery is still fully charged! The Odyssey is back and pushing 250K. It's nice to have that sliding door functional again too.
Thank you, it solved my problem and saved me $80 in parts. The speaker access was a Game changer and saved me a ton of time.
Thank you for uploading this, gave me a great starting point for some issues with my van.
Glad that the video was helpful.
That part has two functions: 1: a spring loaded piston to open the fuel door 2: when the piston is depressed it enables the door to open. Our problem was that the piston (plastic of course) was broken so not only did the fuel door not open, neither did the sliding door. The. video at 3:00 minutes, it shows how to access the back of the fuel door, 8:00 minutes to remove the speake. I twisted and removed that sensor easily. I took a coil spring and screwed it into the opening so the fuel door would open when released. Regarding the piston, I took some heavy gauge insulated wire to depress all the way and noticed that I saw the insulation from the side opening (video 8:15). I inserted another small piece of wire in from the side to keep the switch engaged. Ok, that disabled the safety feature preventing the door from opening while refueling. However it saved $60 in parts and 2+ hours to disassemble the car to properly install.
Make sure no one opens the sliding door while fueling 🙂. Appreciate the comment.
This Guy is amazing
Seriously thank you for your knowledge.
I am very thankful for RUclipsrs like you that spread the word and try to help others.
We had a very hard time getting screws off of the speakers. But after that part it was a breeze and it was just as you described. We fixed it just as you did with some wire and did a few test runs and it now locks unlocks and works like a charm. And cost us nothing .
I have subscribed to your channel
Great comment and glad to hear the video helped.
I have the same issue but now with COVID over the $30 part is available even through Amazon. Fingers crossed this is all the problem is and not the cables also. Thx for the video!
Hello! Thank you so much for this video. This was my exact problem! My friend 3d printed a part that fits over the whole thing, cable and all, and holds everything where it's supposed to be. If you'd be interested, I could send you one for free if you wanted to make another video. Then we could sell them to your viewers and you could make a percentage as well! Let me know.
This worked like a charm man. I used zip ties, 4 of them, to make it stable. Also, needed to change the fuse as well. Thanks a lot.
Excellent!
Use zip ties to hold the cable to the black plastic piece. One tie around the cable, 1 around the plastic piece, then use 2 or 3 ties to cinch the cable to the plastic piece. If it fails it fails safe so no biggie. Im doing this to a second Odyssey as we speak.
Also blob some synthetic brake grease into your door slide rails top and bottom, it'll save your rollers from going square and causing a bigger headache than this switch.
Thank you for the comment with tips.
You the man! Solved my problem. I used three small zip ties to pull the sensor and cord together.
This is exactly what I have needed to find. It was the exact problem with mine. Thank you so much. Works perfect now.
I used three zip ties, one at the bottom on the cable and one at the top above the ears of the sensor and one to pull the two together
Glad it helped
I like your ingenuity with the wire! My parents van door is not opening so I'm wondering if this is it. Thank you!
If the issue came up after they filled gas, very possible it is the same issue. Appreciate your comment.
Thank you, this worked for us. My daughter fixed it. She just used electrical tape.
Excellent!
Thanks for the video as help me order and fix this broken sensor when my wife broken while fill up gas.
Glad to help
Excellent video
Glad you liked it
Thank you very helpful 😊
Thank you very much , problem solved
What do you recommend for the right door? does not open automatically. and the left one opens.
If it beeps when you try to open, you may try to reset the door sequence by holding both the buttons on the remote until they close, or by pulling the fuse #13 under the passenger glove box (older models). If it is not beeping, you may have worn out rollers or bad motor. Check the rollers by trying to lift the door when open. If you can move the door upwards, you have bad rollers.
Excellent!
Thank you! Cheers!
i have a 2011 and dont have easy access to the speaker removal panel as your year honda....
I was lucky with that speaker panel access. Is the speaker in the bottom for your model? Maybe there is a trim that may be removable easily.
I got similar problem but mi gas door dosent close and door wont unlock
After pushing the button to pop open the gas door and getting gas now the sliding door won’t work again same beeping noise
We fixed it with JB weld and two weeks later I got gas had to pop open the gas door and and close it now the door is stuck again and making the beeping noise
Why is this happening ??
I found that anything that needs curing may not be a good solution for this because the spring will expand it. Try with a thick wire or similar as I have shown and it should work. My fix is working without issues.
I'm getting depressed like the gas cap sensor
Super glue can't help it but you can go and buy QUICK STEEL, that thing becomes rock hard in 20min
Good suggestion.