This Simple Trick Saved Me $$ HUNDREDS $$ - Land Rover LR3 Door Lock 5 Min Repair! (Not Clickbait!)

[@MichaelGeorge-rr5el]

I fixed my passenger side door today using your hack and if I could I'd give you the biggest hug! Thanks for sharing and creating such a helpful video. I would send a few bucks but Land Rover owners are broke from working on these things 😂

[@aldana86al]

So i just successfully finished my driver door👍 thank you so much. From looking at the parts it looks like the white L shaped plastic piece has a fin on the back of the metal lever that works as a return for that plastic piece when the lever is pushed in lock position.bending the metal down works as a return for the plastic. Thanks for the video👍

[@AddictedMotors]

Glad it worked !

[@iwantone]

Thanks so much for posting this video! I've been dreading the work needed to fix my passenger door lock. So glad i procrastinated for 2yrs and saw this video. Definitely would have many hours of work and a few hundred bucks.

[@MarvinJensen]

Well I tried it and it worked!! Thank you so much for making this video. I didn't even take the door panel off. Just removed the 3 screws on the side locking latch and maneuvered the locking mechanism and slightly bent that piece down. Reattached the screws and tried to lock it. First try and Shazam, locked! 👌😁

[@AddictedMotors]

Sweet!

[@felixalonso3281]

What exactly is the piece that you have to bend, the plastic?, or the metal behind it

[@AndyDodd]

Thanks for posting this video, I wasn't looking forward to taking this all apart but I managed to fix it in a few minutes after watching.

[@AddictedMotors]

Great!

[@chrisr4815]

Dude! You're doing God's work! I just fixed three of my doors with the info from your video. I ended up bending the tab on the good door too just in case. Thanks a million!

[@AddictedMotors]

Yes!

[@vishaltonpe7344]

Can you please show in screenshot exactly which part to bend down ?

[@dexburwell]

Cool deal ! That info just saved fellow LR3/4 owners a few hundreds 🙌🏼

[@vishaltonpe7344]

Hi 👋, could you please post screenshot from video which exact part we need to bend down?

[@mylesleevy2432]

DUDE. I have a 2006 L320 Sport that I bought last year - it had this issue and I replaced the actuator and door handle cable to fix it. Almost a year to the day, the driver door lock stopped working again. Of course I’m on a trip far from the Sport for the month, but I’m definitely trying this before pulling the whole door assembly completely apart again. Last time the interior door handle didn’t work either, while this time it does, so I dare to hope this solution works. Thanks for posting!

[@fredkember-cv7zj]

You are my new best friend, I’d happily buy you two pints of beer, yes two! Worked on Range Rover sport 07. Again thanks

[@AddictedMotors]

Thanks!

[@michaelDthompson]

Excellent video, thank you. I did this on the driver side rear door (US) and it worked perfectly. I tried once and didn't bend it far enough. The second time, I bent it a little further and I heard a small click... I'm assuming the bar pushed just under the plastic piece. Now it locks.

[@landroverSV]

Can you go threw the door jam without taking the door panel off? 🤔

[@kc550]

Just did this on the three doors that never locked on my LR3. No need to remove the door panel. Caution, because you can only approach the inside of the door skin at an angle, the screw driver is very susceptible to slipping off and smashing into the white plastic arm. Happened a few times until the little coiled up helper spring popped off and fell within the door skin. Door seems to lock and unlock fine without it though... for now. Just be patient. Also, note that the rear doors don't allow you to push the actuator assembly as far back as the fronts, so you're limited to an even tighter angle of approach. Good luck! Saved me lots of money!!

[@AddictedMotors]

Yup. It’s not the end all but mine are all still functional.

[@kc550]

@@AddictedMotors hey that's all that matters! Thanks again, really appreciate it. Also, love the 911 in the garage. Hope it's been treating you well.

[@AddictedMotors]

@@kc550 My best car! Defiantly have some videos on that one as well, check out the rest of channel!

[@kc550]

@@AddictedMotors awesome, will do!

[@youserious6725]

I have literally just finished stripping the door to replace the door lock because of the same problem. Part was about $65 Aud. It took about 4 hours to do but I’m not a mechanic. If only I had seen this video first 🤷‍♂️

[@kc550]

Awesome, this is fucking sweet. Love the ingenuity and support for us folks with little time and reservations of spending money on an older vehicle. Love my LR but I'm not spending over a grand to get the locks working. You rock bud, thank you!!!

[@AddictedMotors]

Glad I could help!

[@twintyara6330]

Don't swear

[@petemillis4666]

Love this. Picked up my LR3 today, and front passenger door not unlocking.

[@jorny32]

Nailed it first try! Brilliant, thanks!

[@AddictedMotors]

Glad it helped!

[@erikolvera9498]

Thanks for the hack! Could you tell me what rock sliders you have?

[@AddictedMotors]

Factory I think.

[@Mimi-sf5sq]

My Mitsubishi is doing this. Thanks.

[@CrisStateFarm]

Thanks for your video. Work perfectly with my Range Rover sport 06. 🎉🎉

[@javygarcia7917]

Man you are a time saver 🙏🏻

[@pokkel1982]

Great fix. So how long did it last?

[@AddictedMotors]

Still going

[@DougsCars]

Fancy “locking” Rover.

[@nusaman]

It worked! I hope it lasts.

[@AWROAL]

Nice, Any follow up is it still working a year out?

[@AddictedMotors]

It is!

[@KyleStJohn]

Thank you so much this worked And saved me so much time

[@AddictedMotors]

Cool!

[@markvandenassem6523]

Man thanks dude! It worked great.

[@bigwaterblue]

In my humble opinion, that is not entirely the problem. The only engineering solution which I hate from Land Rover is the door lock mechanisms. I had the same problem with my Disco 2 and experiencing the same with my LR4 now. The main problem is that the land Rover engineers uses two electric motors with worm gears to actuate the lock mechanism. The problem is that this is a very bad way of using electric motors, which is in high load/low RPM operation. This carbon’s up the armature and eventually causes a short over the poles. The solution is to open the mechanism and then the electric motor and remove the short between the terminals. I now fixed 4 of these mechanisms and all had the same problem. Hope this helps.

[@mranderson2125]

Got a visual of the contacts, that need to be cleaned, we can see anywhere?

[@AddictedMotors]

right. I never said it was the correct method but will help the average owner get by.

[@AndyK.1]

Great content. Nearly as good as the xjr 😀

[@NiteTrain345]

This worked but in the process, I broke off the plastic lever. Now my passenger door cannot be opened from the inside unless the center unlock button is hit first.

[@bryantamayo2709]

Does it have the same actuator as evoque ?

[@kc550]

Yes I believe it's the same part. Should be able to do it. May as well pull those three bolts out and have a peek inside, but I'm almost certain it is.

[@kendavie]

Great video, I have same problem with my 06 RRS S/C but just from watching this I reckon you could pull this off without ever taking the door card off? since you just work through that little opening where the actuator was.

[@AddictedMotors]

Probably. But it helps in case the Handel comes apart

[@kendavie]

@@AddictedMotors I see, thanks friend. I’ll definitely give it a go.

[@ald0066]

Will it work on picanto kia?

[@EdgarGarcia-io8tz]

Thank you very much.

[@jaws1246]

Do you actually need to take the door off?

[@AddictedMotors]

@@jaws1246 eh. Probably not.

[@rogerg8296]

Thanks, but before I jump into this can you confirm that you heard your actuator operating on each of the doors before you did this fix? My rear driver-side door doesn't lock or unlock, but there is dead silence on that door when locking and unlocking using the remote, so I assume this is an electrical problem with that specific door and bending bits won't make a difference. This isn't a criticism of your video which I think is great, but rather a need for clarification.

[@AddictedMotors]

It should make some kind of sound

[@seltaeb9691]

If only people were honest we wouldn't need locks! My Renault Scenic driver door won't open but does lock which is better than other way round. The price replacement is arm & leg, garage want £140 to just to look at it & say "it not work". Them just robbing you.

[@pa1668]

So why did you have to take off the door card

[@comedefleurieu315]

Thx for the video but it didn't work for me, it is too hard to bend the piece of metal!

[@andywhannel]

What are you actually bending, I can’t see what bit it is in the video?

[@YusufKaderOverlanding]

I'm also trying to figure that out

[@Tuatara1989]

1:38 Is Frank a good driver?

[@calvinleake6078]

Foolishness, I wouldn't attempt this as you might actually break the plastic piece and then you're really in trouble.

[@AddictedMotors]

Good luck replacing it then

[@SueDohman]

HA! There’s always that one smartass in the comment section. Am I right, or am I right? I guess you can’t really fault the guy tho. He’s clearly suffering from DTSD. Dealership Traumatic Stress Disorder. From where the dealership “broke” it off in his ass one too many times! 😩💸😩