Thread: D2 Rear Door Jammed

Kick it! Thats what I did...and it worked!

Sorry...that doesnt help. Open it from the inside maybe?

Angus

My rear door sticks every now and than too. I have to climb in the back, pull the inside handle a couple of times swear at it, hit the door near the lock than pull the inside latch again and than it opens.
You can also remove the door trim and rip the plastic dust sheeting. This will appease the Land Rover gods some times and the door will work with out even touching the lock.
Good luck,but you will need to donate money to fix it properly I imagine.

Every time I try to find the fault, it starts working.

I now too have the same problem. My rear door it seems is now permanently cloed even after repeated locking and unlocking, the handle feels as though it is not attached to anything. Problame is I have a cargo barrier so cannot access from inside. Looked at the RAVE cd but can't find anything showing how I can remove any of the handle mechanism from outsode the car, is this possible?

Have yet to kick the door but that's coming soon if I cannot take the rear handle apart from outside.

Hope someone can help, Mick

This happens to me sometimes. The (rear) door handle feels like its stuck in. I find if I "pull" it out just using my finger-tips & then re-lock & unlock then it is OK....good luck.

Originally Posted by gofish

This happens to me sometimes. The (rear) door handle feels like its stuck in. I find if I "pull" it out just using my finger-tips & then re-lock & unlock then it is OK....good luck.

Unfortunately mine ws doing that some months back and I managed to fix it. Mine is now springing back into place but seems to not be actually atachd to the locking mechanism inside the latch....I presume anyway.

I had this problem! also had it with 3 other doors on my car as well. It was the spring inside the lock that had failed.....with out realising a lot of people think they have to change the locking mechanism, as that is what a lot of mechanics recommend.

But you can in fact buy the springs and change them.....how ever my car is a D1 not a D I'm only speculating that the locks are set up the same.

You might be lucky! prise off the Rover badge on the door and spray something like WD40 into it. It sometimes will free up the latching parts enough to open it.

Not that I am an expert but my rear door has a similar problem I have been told it is a solenoid or regulator that slips. Mine has to be manually unlocked using the key. I can also see something sticking out into the trim I haven't got around to investigating that yet.
I also had a driver’s side door jam up on my hilux and that was the actual latch that was cracked & broken. It was similar to what you are saying it wouldn't open inside or out; moving the handles did nothing. I took it to an auto electrician as I thought it had something to do with the alarm/central locking. How he got into that door with the seat steering wheel etc in his way I have no idea.
Can you get your cargo barrier out at all?