4 Pack - 20mm D Flat Shaft Central Door Lock Actuator Motor FC-280PC-22125, Long D Spindle, Power Locking Repair Engine

I am a handy person, so I thought that I would fix the door lock issue myself. We had two doors that were not locking. After watching a youtube video for 10 minutes I figured I knew the process. I planned on 2 hours per window, but was pleasantly surprised that I was able to finish it in about 1 hour 15 min per window. About 20 minutes to remove the mechanism, 30 min to replace the motor on the internal mechanism, and 20 minutes for reassembly and testing. This assumes that you have the right sized hex screw for the door. The snaps on the internal mechanism are a bit of a pain. Go slowly and use a small flat-head screwdriver to release them one by one as you work your way around to open it up. Of course, you have to remove the other screws from this mechanism first... The front door and rear door assembles were quite different, and obviously the left right doors are different as well. Overall, not too difficult if you are mechanically inclined, patient, and have access to youtube. As for the motors, they appear to be reasonable quality and have much stronger permanent magnets than the ones which I removed. There's no telling how long they will last, but were currently at 2 weeks and going strong. I will update this review if they fail prematurely. Another reviewer indicated that the axel was too long and had to be ground down. This was not my experience - it was a perfect fit.

So, currently these are about $15 for the set of 4, and I purchased them for about $20. Even if these were $30-$40, they would still be worth it compared to buying a new actuator assembly. I installed mine on my '09 Accord about 2 months ago and they are working great. HOWEVER! I learned a tough lesson that cost me an additional 2+ hours of work. 3 of my 4 doors needed the repairs, and I thought everything went great, until one day I went to manually unlock the locks and it wouldn't budge! You see, the one door on my car that has always worked is the driver door, and it took me a while to finally discover the issue on the other 3 doors. Sure enough, ALL THREE of the doors I just fixed suffered from the same problem! I was completely puzzled, because I have done these repairs on other cars with no such issues. Then I remembered something I had noticed during installation. The rear "nub" on the little motor stuck out slightly more than the stock ones did, and it required a more "snug" fit when reinserting into the actuator housing. I figured that it must have been creating enough tension to cause an issue. So I took one back apart and ground down that nub using a dremel, reassembled, and PRESTO! It worked! See my 2nd photo for an example of a brand new, un-ground motor (left) next to the motor that I ground down a little bit (right). You could use a rotary tool if you have one, but honestly even an aggressive file or sandpaper with a wood block could do the trick if you're looking for a budget option. I am also attaching another phone so you can see what my old OEM door lock actuator motor looks like next to these ones. If you look at my 3rd attachment, you'll see the old dirt OEM motor on the left and one of these new ones I purchased on the right. You can see that the shaft is just SLIGHTLY longer on the right one, which is what was causing the issue. Funny enough, now that I am writing this review, I see that at least one other DIY-er has had a similar experience, so I'm glad I'm not alone. Basically, the worm gear on the D-shaft is supposed to snap back to a neutral position driven by a larger spring-loaded gear, but the tension in the shaft was locking it up and therefore a mechanical obstruction was preventing a manual unlock. See my video for a visual on the motion I'm taking about. Thank god I could still lock and unlock electronically, or those doors would have been stuck shut forever! As for the D-shaft, its length was still a perfect fit and exactly as-advertised. So yes, I would absolutely recommend this product, but just pay attention to the exact fit for your vehicle so you can save yourself from having to undo/redo all of your work.

Great replacement motor instead of buying an expensive door lock actuator. I have 3 others that I’ll keep if/when the others go out

Came here from a fix for Honda Odyssey door lock actuator YouTube video. My initial rating was going to be 4-star but decide to round it up to 5-star, since the motor itself works great. For long term rating if I don't update this review you can assume, it is working for me therefore not need to update. If you are looking for this motor that mean you are probably above average diy'er or mechanics - which means you ok with small modification. The gears in the actuator suppose to spin back in neutral position so that you can use the manual door lock slider. The only issue I had (without modification) after installing, the lock would get stuck either lock or unlock position. When comparing this motor and original, my friend noticed the bottom of the motor's rotor shaft just about 1 to 1.5 mm too long causing it to rub up against the housing - which preventing the gears to spin back to neutral position. If you were to push the rotor in and out, in comparison, where the OEM motor rotor shaft most extends out, that is where these motor's shaft extends the least - so these extends farther more while operating. At this point you have two choice, either grind back the actuator housing where it touches the rotor's shaft or file the rotor's shaft equal to OEM motor which is about 2mm. We went with filing the rotor's shaft and it works perfectly. On the YouTube video, they used electrical type, which should be ok since all the gears are fix from one side of the actuator. I do not like tapes since over time it leave the adhesive residue. My friend suggested to use zip ties instead. Therefore I cut a notch at the edge and on the surface of the housing so the zip tie won't slide. These motor set of 4 cost me about $22. You can pick up a rotary tool for ~$23 with flex extension like I did on Amazon (or $10 without flex extension) or from places like Harbor Freight with their coupon. Compare that Honda Dealer were going to charge me $175 for each actuator. Alternatively, Honda actuator 72623-SHJ-A11 (right) or 72663-SHJ-A11 (left), is about $65 and $68 on Amazon if you don't want to deal with this fix. Please see the pictures, also made a quick video - hope that helps.