Remember Bruce, our 2001 Honda Odyssey? The only headache we have had with the car is with the automatic power side doors. They are a blessing when you have babies and car seats and shopping bags. However, on rare occasions when the weather is just right... if rain water or melted snow gets in the doors, and then that water freezes, the power motor can burn out when the door is frozen shut. It is a huge pain and an expensive pain. It has happened to us twice in the 8+ years we have had the car. And it costs over $400 to replace the motor and repair the door. Each time. My friend has the same car and she has had it happen twice too.
After the last time I went online to see if there was anything I could do to prevent it. Well, I found this one random site that said it is often a fuse problem and you just have to remove a specific fuse for 30 seconds and put it back in. I didn't believe it would work. A few weeks ago one of the doors froze and I had the chance to try it. Can you believe it worked? I simply got a flashlight, removed a fuse and then put it back! A $400 repair, fixed for nothing. Woohoo!
My friend called me this morning because her battery died and after AAA jumped it, one of her doors wasn't working. I got in there, did my thing, and voila! So you have to wonder... does the Honda repair place know this trick? Do they do it and charge $400? Do those repair guys ever Google "broken power door" and see what comes up, which is all I did? It sure does make you question expensive repairs you are told are necessary.
In the meantime, I am triumphant with my success. There is no power door I can't conquer!
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Way to go Laura! That is how I felt after fixing our furnace. We are women, hear us roar! LOL great job and way to save money.
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