Hi Gents
just joined the forum with a 55 petrol auto D3, had the car 5 years
Last week I got back to the station after work, and the drivers door failed to open. The other 3 doors plus tailgate were OK. It was pitch black, so couldn't do much more than clamber over passenger seat and centre console. At home tried the tips advertised on the forum to do with operating dash lock and internal door handle, but sadly nothing. Then out of the blue the internal door lock worked and door opened
I cleaned visible surfaces of the lock meachism and striker bar with WD40 and a clean rag, and everything was fine everyday for a week until yesterday, when it failed again. Absolutely no response from dash, remote or interior locks.
The drivers interior door locking button(the small black one not the silver one) remains in same position & doesnt have the the same "on -off" action that the other 3 doors have.
Wound down the drivers window, and tried to look down between the window and rubber trim to see if there is a bar or cable to pull on, but finding nearly impossible to spot anything, and now of course with the door shut, I think there is zero chance of getting the trim off. Starting to feel a bit of a plonker for thinking i had solved the problem with a spot of WD40
Any thoughts?
I begrudge taking to it the stealers
1st Apr 2012 2:18 pm
Pilbara Disco
Member Since: 09 Jul 2012
Location: Karratha
Posts: 6
I have the same problem as Chrissyboyd3, the drivers door is locked and have tried all manner of jiggling the internal latch whilst pressing the lock/ unlock buttons on the console but unable to open. This is not the first time, had the door catch mechanism replaced under warranty about three years ago and the console button trick worked then but not now.
There is some fantastic info here on how to fix the problem once the door is open however I am unable to remove the door card with the latch . Does anyone know another alternative way of opening the door?
A number of people have asked the same question but never a reply? Can someone take pity an offer some advice? Phil
2006 Disco 3 HSE
2.7 TD
10th Jul 2012 1:42 am
Tellmewhatsnew
Member Since: 26 Jan 2012
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 4
Doors Not Locking
Sorry can't help with the issues immediately above as I do not have solutions. In fact I think I have a different problem with door locking than those described on this thread and I was hoping someone could help.
Over the last week when I have locked the D3 with remote button either the front passenger door or drivers door have not locked (everything else is) - stumbled on it by chance when I tried the door and the alarm went off. It started with the drivers door - but that seems to have fixed itself - and has gone onto the passenger door.
Has anyone go a solution for this
Thanks
14th Aug 2012 5:06 pm
jfazzie_tdv6
Member Since: 19 Jul 2007
Location: Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Posts: 39
Hi Tellmewhatsnew, I had a similar issue where my osf and osr doors were randomly not locking for about 3 months. It got to the point though that it used to start tripping the alarm at random nights. Used to be ok during the day though for some reason.
The car just seemed to want to wake, me and the neighbours up. There were no specific alarms coming on the logs.
I bit the bullet and replaced the Drivers door lock with a new one, following the guide off here, and it seemed to sort the issues out. Locks every time now and the passenger one has decided to work every time now aswell. It's been a good 4 months now.
2nd Sep 2012 9:02 pm
Tellmewhatsnew
Member Since: 26 Jan 2012
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 4
Thanks for the advice, I was hoping there may a 'fix' that didnt involve me spending money - but thats the joys of owning a disco I suppose - something will always go wrong and itll always cost. Thanks again. Glad I havent had the alarm issue so I better get it done before that starts!
3rd Sep 2012 8:31 am
robogiles
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: Dunmow
Posts: 1
56 D3: Tailgate cable broken at the 90deg bend. Love this website for telling me the solution. Tailgate closed shut when broken. So I had to break in the carpet covered trim on the inside as described earlier. Find the cable and pull the inner with pliers. All worked ok. Used a pair of electrical connectors to cobble it together so not requiring the £27 new cable from LR.
28th Nov 2012 1:42 pm
SLD3CT
Member Since: 19 Nov 2012
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 8
Hi all,
I have a problem with my bonnet... I know it's not the doors but I can't see a thread for the bonnet so I went with this one.
My bonnet is shut but in the dash it is saying bonnet open. Any ideas.
Thanks.
18th Jan 2013 9:41 pm
Adolfsson
Member Since: 09 Apr 2013
Location: Västervik
Posts: 19
Great Tips !
9th Apr 2013 6:12 am
paulmeryan
Member Since: 15 Aug 2011
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 742
SLD3CT wrote:
Hi all,
I have a problem with my bonnet... I know it's not the doors but I can't see a thread for the bonnet so I went with this one.
My bonnet is shut but in the dash it is saying bonnet open. Any ideas.
Member Since: 06 Oct 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 8
Discovery 3 HSE 07
Mine is a similar problem to those listed in the board... though its my drivers door that has decided to keep itself unlocked. The alarm arms itself, all other doors lock, but the drivers door will still just pull open.
Any suggestions? Common issue?
MJ
13th Jun 2013 6:29 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
Common issue as you can see by the threads. There is a 'how to' fix guide on the forum that shows you how to replace the lock mechanism for about £40.
Supposed to be an easy job but I found it a bit of a fiddle, so the wife did some of it.
Member Since: 06 Oct 2012
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 8
Thats ace thanks very much for the link. Duly sent to the other half who fixes the likes of this
Thanks
MJ
13th Jun 2013 7:45 pm
terencehill
Member Since: 15 Jun 2011
Location: Pilis
Posts: 38
rear door sensor says it is open while door is closed-how to
hi.my back door sometimes goes crazy.it eorks mechanically well but sometimes it goes crazy and says the error message it is open.the worst when this happends at night when it is armed and the alarm goes on.any idea how to fix it easily or how to lock the car when nhe senses the door is open?thanks
27th Jul 2013 5:20 pm
Ole C
Member Since: 02 May 2013
Location: Porsgrunn
Posts: 5
Hi,
This is what I did when rear rigth door latch wouldnt open without help (pull the tab on the door while pushing the "open" button" on the dash).
I took out the latch using the guide in this thread. Then I opened the latch mechanism to figure out what was wrong.
Everything looked fine, but there was two plastic arms hitting each other, instead of one passing under the other.
[URL=]
Click image to enlarge
[/URL]
[URL=]
Click image to enlarge
[/URL]
The white plastic arm had become bent, causing it to hit the end of the black arm.
So I took a heat gun to the white plastic arm and managed to make it straight again.
Then I chamfered the edges on both plastic arms, so that if they should hit each other agein, they would slide away from each other rather than go nowhere.
Here is also a video of the lacth operation before I fixed it.
The noise in the background is my 2,5 year old son entering and wondering what daddys doing in the garage when all the beautiful rain is pouring down outside :)
Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated
5th Aug 2013 1:23 pm
terencehill
Member Since: 15 Jun 2011
Location: Pilis
Posts: 38
Thanks for the reply. I think I have an issue with the sensor and not mechanical.
Where can I find the door sensor? Keeps saying the door is open while it is closed...
anyone could send me a picture how to get to this sensor or micro swich?
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
. 
Does anyone know another alternative way of opening the door?
