I have a 2000 Honda Accord EX 4 door (4 cyl and leather interior). My front passenger door's lock doesn't seem to be bolted down anymore. I am not sure if it was the last repair job that they guy didn't do it right (over 2 years ago) or something else. When I insert my key, it just pushes the entire lock assembly into the car deeper. What I mean by this is that round silver hole where you enter the key into, that entire metal silver component inside the door gets pushed in further. The door handle is fine and is working properly. The lock and unlock of the door is working fine as well.

I never tried to use the lock before because I have a remote lock installed (non factory) so I never used my keys until my battery died and then had to use my key for the first time and noticed it.

I took the panel off to have a look and only see the white case the lock is in but nothing else for me to 'tighten' into the door to keep the lock steady.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Thanks!

 

Thare is a clip that holds that lock cyl in place a real PITA to replace mabey some one can post a pic. of it from a FSM I can not good luck

 

Check to see if the clip is there or not holding properly.

 

Darn! You guys hit it right on. There is no clip! The folks that repaired the door the last time didn't put it back, sigh... Can I order it? What's the part number for that clip? Also how hard is it to put it back on? Should I just pay the dealer to do it ?
I only have very basic DIY knowledge. Thanks!

 

The Honda part number is 72123-SR0-003. Honda list price for USA is $2.10, dont' know about Honda Canada. Get the part through your local dealer, not worth paying shipping, etc. via the internet for that.

Do it yourself, you already know how to take off the door panel to access it. Probably just need to use a pair of needle nose pliers to install.