Nobbles
Member Since: 05 Dec 2017
Location: France
Posts: 51
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D4 bizarre driver side locking/electrical issue |
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OK for RHD it is passenger side - but I am LHD. So today it wouldn't unlock the drivers door or rear drivers side door (LHD remember). The other doors opened. So I climbed in an unlocked from the inside. Started the car and noticed the mirrors would not unfold and I couldn't lower the windows on the other side of the car from the drivers door. Get to where I was going and the car wouldn't lock. Random presses on the fob and all locked. Upon return the same issue - the drivers side would not unlock and the mirros remained folded. I couldn't unlock from the inside this time and climbed across. Even if I held the unlock down on the keyfob only the passenger side windows would lower. Arriving at my next destination I tried to get out by pulling the handle locking and unlocking..... and it unlocked. Then when I locked it - it was all normal...... Bizarre....... is there a mysterious wizard way of the keyfob that could restrict one side of the vehicle?
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2nd May 2018 6:45 am |
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Nobbles
Member Since: 05 Dec 2017
Location: France
Posts: 51
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Would the door actuator affect the electrics - the passenger windows and the door fold? For both front and rear door at the same time? It is working again at the moment - this is the bizarre thing. The only thing I can think of at the moment is that I loaded a wardrobe Monday night which was heavy and just squeezed in the rear reasting on the vertical corner boot trim plastic parts.
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2nd May 2018 7:12 am |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8043
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Unquestionably the actuator motor, get it sorted asap or you will have a mega problem when it will not open at all
One good thing over the D3, the D4 does tell you it’s not locked when the actuator has failed, don’t believe me?- the wonderful Iid tool will actually tell you it has a fault and which door It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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2nd May 2018 7:17 am |
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Nobbles
Member Since: 05 Dec 2017
Location: France
Posts: 51
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Does the actuator just die or can it be erractic before it dies - and on only one side?
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2nd May 2018 7:34 am |
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Oswiperus
D3 Decade
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Posts: 1590
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Yes they can be erratic when failing however I've never had trouble with windows and mirrors at the same time so may warrant further investigation. Stu
2016 D4 Landmark current
2022 Defender D300 SE Gone
D4 2014 XS Commercial - Gone
D4 2016 hse lux montalcino red - Gone
D3 2005 se java black - current
D3 2005 base manual - gone
D2 1999 TD5 E white - current
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2nd May 2018 7:41 am |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8043
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You won’t have you’ve got a D3 with a D4 the mirrors fold only after all doors and windows are locked, the advantage of this it tells the driver something including the bonnet has not locked for some reason, the reason in this case because a tiny electric motor has failed in the actuator and yes they are intermittent before they fail completely, the major problem is they can fail locked just as easy as failing open, as I have stated above if/when they fail locked you have got a major problem as the actuator cannot be accessed with a locked door even after removing the seat, the door card cannot be removed without trashing it
Next time you lock it my work, wowee you will say until you come to unlock it and it doesn’t, the wowee becomes
Get it sorted ASAP is my advice, plenty on Eblag for £49 with 5 year warranty. They are very fiddly and time consuming to change, but LR only charge one hours labour, I would like to watch them change one in an hour
It will effect the windows as it has triggered a fault in the system, you may find the windows will not go fully up or down with one press and need resetting after the new actuator has been fitted, another job for the Iid tool. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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2nd May 2018 9:03 am |
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Nobbles
Member Since: 05 Dec 2017
Location: France
Posts: 51
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OK - one for the warranty then (18 days left)...
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2nd May 2018 11:38 am |
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Nobbles
Member Since: 05 Dec 2017
Location: France
Posts: 51
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A friend just plugged his OBD reader and nothing came up on the fault codes?
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2nd May 2018 11:49 am |
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Keefaaa
Member Since: 26 Sep 2017
Location: The North
Posts: 55
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I had similar with Offside handle in my RHD.
Intermittently not unlocking/locking and no fault codes.
Turned out to be something not connected in the door. Sorry don't know any further dealer sorted for me.
Worth a check though easy to whip door card off and undo connections reconnect and give it a try.
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2nd May 2018 12:52 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8043
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[quote="Nobbles"]A friend just plugged his OBD reader and nothing came up on the fault codeso
I bet it wasn’t an IID tool It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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2nd May 2018 7:29 pm |
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Nobbles
Member Since: 05 Dec 2017
Location: France
Posts: 51
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No it wasn't an IID tool.
So all OK yesterday.
This morning same thing. I opened the driver side doors from the inside. When I was driving I was using the lever to lock and unlock the doors - sometimes it operated only mine and others the full car. After a few waggles the mirrors decided to work too...
It is booked in at LR in 14 days....
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3rd May 2018 6:38 am |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8043
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My advice is with a D4 while the lock is unreliable when locking wind the window down before getting out, close the door and put your hand through the window and lock the car with the mechanical switch in the door then press and hold the lock button for a few seconds to lock the rest of the car and close the window.
At least this way you will know it is locked, it is not locked if the mirrors don’t fold. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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3rd May 2018 6:58 am |
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