P38 key not locking the car

feyniriel said:

Hi, I have a RR P38 1999 2.5 diesel and some months ago the key stopped locking the car. I've reset it by turning the key fob right and left while locking and unlocking in the drivers door, changed the battery etc, it only manually locks each door at a time. Which is a problem as the boot doesn't have a lock. The key fob's light blinks red, but the dashboard's locking system (not sure if that's what it's called?) doesn't. I've attached a picture of the dash to show what I mean.

Has this happened to anybody? Kind of in a hurry to fix it as we're going on a long drive soon.

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pwood999 said:

The dash LED only show the alarm is set. Sounds like you need door latch microswitches changing.

Does the car does unlock & lock on the FOB ? If not you also need to sort that, or you will wear out replacement latch as well !!

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feyniriel said:

Is it possible to just change the driver's door lock mechanism?

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feyniriel said:

If I replace the door lock mechanisms, can I still use the same key?

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feyniriel said:

Hey, coming back here to conclude the thread: turns out there was a connection that my fiance forgot to connect inside the door panel, after connecting it the door works!

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feyniriel said:

Hi, I have a RR P38 1999 2.5 diesel and some months ago the key stopped locking the car. I've reset it by turning the key fob right and left while locking and unlocking in the drivers door, changed the battery etc, it only manually locks each door at a time. Which is a problem as the boot doesn't have a lock. The key fob's light blinks red, but the dashboard's locking system (not sure if that's what it's called?) doesn't. I've attached a picture of the dash to show what I mean.

Has this happened to anybody? Kind of in a hurry to fix it as we're going on a long drive soon.

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