Member Since: 08 Sep 2014
Location: Manchester
Posts: 5
fantastic post -
24th May 2016 4:45 pm
SparkUK
Member Since: 06 Dec 2014
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 200
Great post, I'll be looking at mine later. Anyone know exactly where the receiver is also? And/or have a photo of it?
20th Jun 2016 7:58 am
maxbasscat
Member Since: 03 Jan 2016
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 1267
Long story but still puzzled?
Read through this thread as closest to my issue. Story so far LHD Gulf / Saudi spec. with one very tatty fob supplied at purchase.
Car needed complete brake overhaul so left with local garage. Car always started on the turn every time but had a C/L issue and even locked mechanic out one day. Short term answer: removal 30A fuse. Keys and C/L were on list of jobs to do. Needed a full deep clean so left car with valeter. Alarm kept going off so valeter pressed the fob and broke plastic covering to expose innards. OK not helpful but not a problem needed a new one so sent only fob I have to get refurbished.
I am working away. Key returned so asked son to test (30A C/L fuse still removed) went through process to pair he noted pairing 'not' successful but car started anyway but only the once!
Valeter cannot start car, to move it. The tale begins. 30A fuse put back not a sausage from fob and won't start after my attempt to pair the fob.
I have checked the key fob with the refurbisher, it appears good. Thought the AA might help with diagnostic. AA says flat battery anyway and key not recognised. Later I checked fuses just in case, disconnected battery 30 mins for a re-boot still nothing!
Just about to re-install fully charged battery and go through processes again and will look for Three Green wires.........is there anything obvious that I am missing?D3 2.7 Zermatt silver (not another one)
D3 4.4 V8 Zambezi silver
D3 4.4 V8 Adriatic Blue
D3 2.7 (gone) Tonga Green
D3 4.4 V8 LHD Tonga Green
FFRR TDV8
Defender 300
25th Jun 2016 12:04 pm
maxbasscat
Member Since: 03 Jan 2016
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 1267
Tearing my hair out now.
Fully charged battery on, full lights on for no reason but still no pairing and just about to give up. So smear door lock with Vaseline just to give it lube for next time, C/L activates....press fob but no response, cannot understand how all that happened! Out of intrigue try the ignition and it starts on the button! Move the car after warm up to garage there is the possibility it might not start again. Park up and in my heart I want it to start but it doesn't back to start. Anyone got an idea?D3 2.7 Zermatt silver (not another one)
D3 4.4 V8 Zambezi silver
D3 4.4 V8 Adriatic Blue
D3 2.7 (gone) Tonga Green
D3 4.4 V8 LHD Tonga Green
FFRR TDV8
Defender 300
25th Jun 2016 4:24 pm
Marmoset
Member Since: 28 May 2007
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 282
Are they green and white or green and pink? After 40 minutes of looking at the area by the rear of the passenger seat I've found the pink/green 3wire splice just aft of the A pillar.
Question is, is this the joint that's the trouble?
2011 D4 SDV6 HSE
2008 D3 TDV6 HSE
2005 D3 V8 SE - left in Oz..
15th Aug 2016 7:21 pm
Sandor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2014
Location: Csikszereda
Posts: 53
Hi. I had the same problem with the key not working after a rainy day . Find the joint and fix it. Works again. Thank you. Great forum!
Here are some pictures for those who are trying to locate the bad conection.
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Cairngorms
Posts: 3
Serviced the car last night and after putting it back out in the drive and locking it with the fob it wouldn't open this morning so after waking all the neighbours at 0630 I got to work tried the fob again and it locked but wouldn't open suspected a faulty battery in the fob but did a search and found this thread ...... long story short reading this I remembered standing on that area to check the clearance between the roof and the garage door so have just gone out to the car park and manually opened the car and after jumping up and down on the same area the key fob is working again guess I know one of the jobs for the holidays
20th Dec 2016 10:17 am
CBRXX
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Cairngorms
Posts: 3
Ah well so much for that after stripping it all down last night and re-terminating I checked the original and found no faults, decided whilst I was in the garage anyway Id to try getting the battery out of the spare key that hasnt worked for the last 7 months!
Was trying to pry the battery out of the PCB and got it off one of the tangs then while fiddling about with it trying to get it off the other tang I managed to clip it back into the first one at the same time my finger hit the open button and the lights started flashing on the car.
Long story short after several trials the key that hadnt worked or been charged for 7 months worked faultlessly so I stripped the other key and did the same I now have both keys working perfectly and have ordered replacement key fob housings for them both at the princely sum of £12
Can only be poor connections under the battery but Im happy with that!
22nd Dec 2016 12:45 pm
hillbillypop
Member Since: 11 Jun 2017
Location: Isle of Islay
Posts: 66
Re: Water in the foot well
mallo wrote:
Hi all
Further to finding water in my foot well and non-working central locking I have tried all the possible leak areas, and I think I have finally found the culprit…… a rotten sunroof drain…..
I find it very strange that the designers at Landrover design an expensive vehicle and then fit something that is going to rot (in 10Years) behind the main fuse board (water and electricity don't mix)….. I don’t understand the logic.
Also what grade of rubber rots in 10years, without any light too……
It beggars belief,
Anyhow I am happy to of found the source of the water and now the fun of replacing the pipes.
Very disappointing Landrover…….
Quite agree lr designers need 6months education with a mechanic With builders mits i had no chance in replacing a fuse in the passenger box. surely there was a more accsessable place to put the fuse board Old Wilks must be turning in his grave.
Landrover customer relations please note the problems above……
3rd Jul 2017 5:40 pm
hillbillypop
Member Since: 11 Jun 2017
Location: Isle of Islay
Posts: 66
paul4 wrote:
Could you please tell me if the connection to repair is located in the loom next to the front passenger seat or the rear?
Many thanks
Paul4.
Just done mine took me an hour.However my join was crimped and was positoned 2" from the center piller inside rear passenger end there was not much slack so i cut right on the crimp and soldered the three wires together and taped it as i couldnt find my heatshrinks when i find them i will go back and do it Another fortune saved many thanks to you all
3rd Jul 2017 8:28 pm
hillbillypop
Member Since: 11 Jun 2017
Location: Isle of Islay
Posts: 66
Spoke to soon got up this morning and i am locked out need more investigating
5th Jul 2017 12:34 pm
Bodstruck
Member Since: 17 Aug 2017
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 231
Wife had to leave the car behind today as she was locked out. Nightmare. Only had the car a few days and then this. Search through the forum, struggle with trim, locate three wires that looked absolutely fine, cut, stripped and soldered and hey-presto! Central locking working again.
Thanks to very one on here for the pointers, details and pics. Lord knows how much a dealer would have charged me for not fixing that.
29th Aug 2017 9:13 pm
Bodstruck
Member Since: 17 Aug 2017
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 231
Oh yeah, just need to find the source of the water now. Sunroof drains ate clear at the top and put long wire down so just the ends to check now.
29th Aug 2017 9:15 pm
CharlieL72
Member Since: 27 Apr 2017
Location: Christchurch
Posts: 5
Hi. Same problem with key fob suddenly stopped working. I've followed steps above and have uncovered the wiring loom.
Is it the light green/white wires or dark green/white..?
I've found a soldered and heat shurnk joint in the light green wires - 1 in 2 out configuration. One of the two wires coming out goes up under the passenger seat to a black box.
I can't find any joints in the dark green wires.
EDIT: I've checked the voltage on the wires in the roof and on the light green/white wire I have 11.8v. This wire is much thinner than the ones I found by the passenger seat. Am I looking for thin or thick wires by the seat.?
No sign of water or even dampness in the area. The vehicle is an SE model so no electric seats, sun roofs, etc.
We're also having the intermittent electrical issues taking out the gearbox, HDC, handbrake, stability control, etc. I'm assuming its a bad connector somewhere but as yet not found it. The issue seems to be worse in dry weather. Any suggestions on where to look for an offending connector.?
Thanks in advance. Charlie
6th Oct 2017 11:46 pm
danwolski1
Member Since: 09 Aug 2011
Location: Kozienice
Posts: 1
LHD(Europe) this is located at passenger seat side
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guess I know one of the jobs for the holidays 
grade of rubber rots in 10years, without any light too……
