Hi folks,

It's been a while since I've been on here as I recently bought a Range Rover and fixing it has been a full time job. My trusty XJR has finally gotten a problem (first one in the year I've owned it). For a few days, I was noticing the passenger door being unlocked when I came out in the morning. After pushing it down, I could feel some resistance. This morning I noticed it won't lock at all. I can push it all the way down and hold it, but as soon as I release it, it pops back up. My guess might be the door lock actuator as I replaced one in my Jeep previously, but in that car it was making a quacking kind of sound. Not sure if the Jag door locks are activated by air pressure or mechanically with a rod like the Jeep.

Does it sound like an actuator problem or something else?

Thanks,
Jon

 

My front pass door acted same as yours and door actuators replaced . It's been working nice since then

 

it's does sound like the actuator - if it's been left then a good lube *might* get it, if not there's a car being broken up for spares in the forum, maybe a good time to get it replaced?

 

Thanks guys. I figured it was the actuator, but just wanted to confirm before I start ordering parts. I've seen a couple of used ones on eBay for about $60-$70, but I'll definitely look at the parts car on the forum.

In the meantime, I'm going to try a bit of WD-40.

Any quirks about changing this part on the XJR? On my Jeep it was a bit of a pain just as far as accessibilty, but the concept is pretty straightforward.

Thanks again.

 

I have developed the same problem on my right rear door. At first the door was locking intermittently, now not at all. and I can't even force the button down at this point. I found a salvage actuator on eBay for $25, am doing the replacement myself.

 

Hey Orca,

Did you end up swapping out that actuator? I'm finally getting around to ordering the part and wondering how your install went. I've been searching around the forum for a guide, but can't seem to find one and last I checked (granted a while ago...) JTIS didn't work with Vista 64-bit.

Thanks,
Jon

 

Changing an actuator is no real biggie. Just a bit of a pain because of limited space.

Regards JTIS, check out the new 64 bit install instructions at the top of just about every forum.