I've had 15 cars in life and since 2012 driving LR3 and absolutely love it

Recently started to give me troubles. I got 90k miles, in Houston TX

My ignition key won't turn, steering column is locked.
I read about similar issues on range rovers.
I tried disconnect battery.
I tried to turn it various ways - no luck.
I tried second key.
I recently changed the starter.

On repairpal.com I found 3 possible problems
https://repairpal.com/land+rover/lr3/key-wont-turn

Please share your ideas and solutions. Thanks so much !

 

Is it in Park?

 

I now have this issue with my 05, both keys will go in out but neither will turn the tumbler now.

Need this fixed asap ideas?

 

So pulled console apart m looking for water damage from spilled drinks or leaking from sunroof, none found

Got in neutral, no luck

Scanned bcm for codes and there was 8, some were for my offroad lights that dont work
But then there is codes like

V0155 lost comm with cluster

B1b01 key transponders missing

B1c57 passive start fault

B1d12 volumetric power circuit short

B1a99 power on reset

B1b02

B1ba0

B1c90

Cleared codes and they came right back so after talking with abran and my local dealer tech , the dealer tecn is coming to the house with his laptop to try and figure it out, im very concerned i will need a tumbler kit and im sure its not cheap since it includes 2 new key fob and i just bought 1 from dealer ugh

I have foundnthis to be a very unreliable vehicle with stupid issues that should not occur not impressed at all, told my wife im about ready to fix and sell this and put her in another brand

 

Dealer tech buddie came by, he ended up pulling the covers from the colum and popping the switch off the tumbler, with the key in the tumbler u can use a second ket to turn the switch and the truck runs so he is hoping its just the tumbler

I now need to pull the tumbler to see if its fixable

Now whats potential real bad news is that the truck runs but the bcm is saying the keys are not recognized and not programmed

He has not seen either issue before on an lr3 , range rovers do have a similar issue aparently and it requires a new steering column since there is a module built into the column

 

Just your luck, you get the unicorn of issues.

 

Tom- can you post pics of how the ignition is taken apart? I’m not quite understanding the process.

thank you

 

Straight forward

Remove covers

Pop the switch of one end, transponder ring off other side they just clip on

Unplug everything to get wires out the way for safety

Cut slot in the 2 bolts holding in the tumbler, they are soft and cut fast, i used dremel with the long wand and reinforced cut wheel, then they just unscrew

You also need to remove the 4 torx holding the stalks to column, 2 on top 2 on lower front , the lower left was different and had washers to space between the plastic and the tumbler

Now you have just enough room to

jiggle the tumbler toward the wheel and drop down, it sits on 2 hooks in column

 

Now if i cant fix this i can put in a used one just need the key blades and driver door lock

 

Btw. Tumbler is marked ford , theres the problem lol