Land Rover Defender Door Locks Problems

Edit ps i ve done it twice now on mine.

Land rover defender door locks problems.

Fitting our replacement door lock springs land rover discovery 1 range rover classic front doors duration. This is on an l reg landrover with the newer doors with winding windows and square interior door handles. The door catch is cheap to replace. But if you re still unable to turn the key that means the barrel handle is a t fault and needs replacing.

As i said though that is with my county 110. X8r ltd 23 662 views. If you re 100 per cent sure you re using the correct key try disconnecting the link rod from the door lock barrel does the key in the barrel then turn freely. However the fault can often remain unresolved because the previous owner didn t know about the recall or ignored the manufacturer s letter.

If so the latch is either faulty or needs adjustment. The passenger side one doesn t latch shut at all as if it can t quite get close enough in to click into place and the drivers side one latches shut fine but isn t a tight fit. I have had a similar problem where adjustment at the hinge was the fix not at door lock mechanism. As you are able to access the inside of the vehicle it is possible to use a short hacksaw blade to cut the door catch on the door pillar takes some sweat but its doable.

If the problem is corrected in time it may not affect the overall reliability of your land rover defender. In the following overview you will find the most common problems for the land rover defender for which land rover has announced a recall through the eu rapex system. Defender door locks. Then you can remove door panel and fix the problem.