I will give it a cleaning of both receiver and the FOB to see if that does any help.

Are you aware of these receivers going bad notoriously? It seems like an odd part to have go bad out of the blue

 

Notoriously, no. Not as often as other things like the starter or AC/heater blower. But if you think about it, this is one of the few mechanical parts where you have to insert something into its guts that has been who knows where and collected who knows what on its surface. Then again, your car is 13 years old. The receiver has been problem free for quite some time. When my FOB is sticking a bit I clean it and then give it a light coat of silicone lubricant and wipe it down. It seems to help.

 

You all may have figured this out already my 2009 LR2 fob receiver's been sticking badly for about a week. Incredibly frustrating - exact same symptoms as those discussed here. Would argue it's not 'gunk' - at least not in my case but an actual mechanical glitch that seems to be generated from the loss of the electro-magnetic signal / connection without which command doesn't seem to complete the 'eject' task correctly anymore. Or rather 19/20 does not. Old fobs may be the culprit but I think it's the magnetic component of the receiver as mentioned which acts almost like a spring loaded 'return' that should ordinarily sort of half spit out your fob when functioning properly.

Ant any rate I think my receiever needs to be replaced. So have sniffed around the online extravaganza. I do find parts sites like this very helpful. It's not as $$ as I feared.

https://landrover.lakeridgeparts.com.../LR044370.html

I am in Toronto but any dealer worth their salt would have similar info / parts schematics. Best of luck gents.

 

I should have also asked this before, have you scanned the computer for any error codes with a scanner that can talk to all the modules?

 

I haven't done that yet as I'm unsure how I can scan all the modules. I have a wifi scan tool for my phone but it's of course going to be limited in what it can retrieve.

 

Wait... there's a way for us to scan the modules, however limited, on our own vehicles that can generate error warnings etc? Can anyone provide more info about this?

 

You need to take it to a place like Autozone who will do it for free, or take it to a dealer or mechanic who has the JLR SDD software, or buy a Mongoose cable and the software and install it on a laptop.

 

there are a number of different apps you can get to do it and just need to get a wifi or Bluetooth OBDII device. I haven't tried mine on the LR2 yet though

 

OBDII will only scan for generic codes, you have to have a scanner that understands the Land Rover modules and can query them.

 

Generic OBDII scanners work for general emissions and engine performance, trouble codes and parameters.

To do anything with the chassis computers or components, install new parts, program keys, change settings etc you need specialty software that speaks JLR.