L322 Door wont open (Not Frozen)

[Testarossa Dave]

Hi folks,

Can anyone help. I have a 02 plate L322, the front passanger door wont open, there is no key hole on the door either so cant use manual opening.

Obviously if the door was open it would be easy to remove the door card but not so when its shut,

The local dealer want to charge £100 per hour labour + a new door card from them would be best part of £1000.

Its definatly not frozen as a few people have suggested.

I would be greatful for any suggestions.

Cheers

David

[ChrisRS]

Not got any tech advice but if your a bit handy and want to avoid dealer costs, i'd check how much you can get a second hand door card for, depending on price i'd then carefully cut the old card off and investigate.

[cerberaperv]

This happened to my friends P38. He took it everywhere and nobody could get it open. Eventually had to go to the main dealer and they cut the lock off by opening the rear door and cutting through a small hole in the B pillar. I can`t be exact but from memory the cost was approx £500.

[Hedgetrimmer]

Testarossa Dave said:

Hi folks,

Can anyone help. I have a 02 plate L322, the front passanger door wont open, there is no key hole on the door either so cant use manual opening.

Obviously if the door was open it would be easy to remove the door card but not so when its shut,

The local dealer want to charge £100 per hour labour + a new door card from them would be best part of £1000.

Its definatly not frozen as a few people have suggested.

I would be greatful for any suggestions.

Cheers

David

A similar thing happened to me on an M3 and BMW assist managed to get a leaver down past the glass and release the door. The cable had come out of the door handle. Probably a totally different mechanism on RR but worth a thought. It took the BMW guy no more than 10mins to sort without any damage.

[E55 Max]

This is a common fault, google Range Rover door lock and you will find a 'How to' It involves a long screw driver and a mallet.
There is a plastic housing that need to be smashed that houses a Spring, once the housing is broken the spring pops and the door opens. Be aware though that the door will not close again once opened so source a replacement from a scrappy before starting!
Even I have done this and I am of limited ability when it comes to DIY

[Testarossa Dave]

Cheers for that E55 Max

Are you able to tell me if it is basicly the same as the P38 as all of the Google search's bring up P38's rather than L322's.

I am happy to try to sort it myself but just want to be sure before I start lol.

Cheers again

David

[E55 Max]

Hmmm Not sure, best thing to do is find a picture of both locks and compare, I would assume they are similar.

[GKP]

The L322 door mech is badged BMW.

[Hedgetrimmer]

GKP said:

The L322 door mech is badged BMW.

Suspect it might be the same issue then dave. The cable poping out of the door mechanism is quite common.