Front passenger door stuck in locked position, won't open
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Front passenger door stuck in locked position, won't open
Hi everyone,
I have a 1999 Land Rover Discovery II and the front passenger door is stuck in the locked position and won't open. After reading about it, and asking around at a few land rover dealerships I've come to the conclusion the actuator has gone out and I was unlucky enough that it happened when the door was closed and locked. I plan to get it fixed eventually, but in the meantime I just want to get the door open. Any suggestions for a fail safe or a way to force the door to open? I am pretty sure the actuator is gone out because when I try and initiate the locks, I don't hear any noise in the door like the motor is trying to unlock.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks, Jon
1999 Land Rover Discovery II
120k miles
I have a 1999 Land Rover Discovery II and the front passenger door is stuck in the locked position and won't open. After reading about it, and asking around at a few land rover dealerships I've come to the conclusion the actuator has gone out and I was unlucky enough that it happened when the door was closed and locked. I plan to get it fixed eventually, but in the meantime I just want to get the door open. Any suggestions for a fail safe or a way to force the door to open? I am pretty sure the actuator is gone out because when I try and initiate the locks, I don't hear any noise in the door like the motor is trying to unlock.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks, Jon
1999 Land Rover Discovery II
120k miles
Last edited by jwage; 07-14-2010 at 01:31 PM.
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A side question, maybe if I can get the door panel off I can manually force the lock open. Is it possible to get the door panel off while the door is closed without breaking anything? I can actually hear something moving when I trigger the locks. It sounds like something is stuck and the motor isn't strong enough to push past it.
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Sounds like this guy managed to get his driver side door open under similar circumstances...
https://landroverforums.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=21319
https://landroverforums.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=21319
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A $.98 spark plug thrown at a window will break it.
And they dont ask for your ID why buying spark plugs.
If the super lock is engaged you will need to disengage it buy unlocking the truck with the key.
If you can get in the truck then the super lock is not engaged, in that case pull up on the lock while someone else turns the key and opens the door.
Also keep in mind that is your battery goes dead while super lock is engaged you cant open the doors.
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Hi, so super lock is not engaged then. When I use the remote and press unlock twice or open the key, super lock does seem to disengage on all the doors. The front passenger door, however remains locked. I'll need to test your idea of "pull up on the lock while someone else turns the key and opens the door". I have not tried this yet. I thought pulling up on the lock in the door doesn't do anything? You can only lock it by pushing down, right?
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