Freelander Drivers Door Lock

Hi,
My drivers door central locking has decided to stop working. When the remote fob is pressed once the lock mechanism seems to operate but the lock doesn't release. When the fob is pressed the second time all the other doors unlock as normal. Then when the remote fob is pressed to lock the doors, all doors lock as normal including the drivers door!
Does anyone know of a possible cause and / or remedy for this??
Any help would be appreciated.
Plus i have my MOT coming up this month and am not sure if the central locking is a pass/fail item??

Thanks,

this is caused by a failed solenoid in the drivers door lock assembly. you could try taking it out and lubricating everything, but chances are it'll make no difference.

the replacement part number from land rover is LALR9782 K633 Lock Assy - Fro.

Guide price is about £65 plus VAT, and it should take around an hour to fit for a home DIY job, if you are careful about removing the trim. Fairly easy to do, just a bit fiddly connecting all the locking rods and cables at the same time.

as for MOT, the locking / unlocking is irrelevant. As long as the door can be opened from the inside, then it's acceptable.

mine did the same thing, had to have the lock replaced. It was caused from water getting through the window seal and into the electronic lock mechanism, shorting it out..

cjburch69 said:

mine did the same thing, had to have the lock replaced. It was caused from water getting through the window seal and into the electronic lock mechanism, shorting it out..

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Oi Howardo...............
Sometimes, you guys just hand it to us on a plate - dont ya ?

Thank you for your replies and info about the cause of the fault. If it was the solenoid that is faulty would the door still be able to be opened with the key, as i can unlock and lock the drivers door with the key without any problems. Also is there a seperate solenoid for the unlocking mechanism to the locking mechanism as it locks fine by using the remote fob?
I appreciate your expertise.

gingerbeer17 said:

Thank you for your replies and info about the cause of the fault. If it was the solenoid that is faulty would the door still be able to be opened with the key, as i can unlock and lock the drivers door with the key without any problems. Also is there a seperate solenoid for the unlocking mechanism to the locking mechanism as it locks fine by using the remote fob?
I appreciate your expertise.

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even if the solenoid is faulty, you will still be able to lock/unlock with the key, including superlocking, just turn the key to the lock position twice to superlock.

It is part of the way the solenoid fails that it will lock on the fob but not unlock. this has been the case with both of mine which failed (drivers and passengers)

The Mad Hat Man said:

Oi Howardo...............
Sometimes, you guys just hand it to us on a plate - dont ya ?

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no he said it shorted the lock out, not it made the doors fall orf !