Tailgate stuck locked

Hi new to disco ownership and having a slight problem with the tailgate, it has managed to lock itself and wont unlock with the key or the fob, the door pin has also dropped into the door, anybody help the wife is starting to twine already

well taking the thing to bits will help you find out try turning the key in the lock then keeping it turned try the handle or open frm the inside and take it apart

Luckily you can strip a disco tailgate with the gate closed, just get into the boot.

If the key does not lift the lock tab when you turn it then you need to get inside. If it does and the gate opens when held with key, it needs a lock spring. If its a d2, they have all in one lock/latch units and this will need replacing, they are **** and a common failure.

Cheers

Luckily you can strip a disco tailgate with the gate closed, just get into the boot.

If the key does not lift the lock tab when you turn it then you need to get inside. If it does and the gate opens when held with key, it needs a lock spring. If its a d2, they have all in one lock/latch units and this will need replacing, they are **** and a common failure.

Cheers

Managed to get alook at it from in the boot looks like its been botched before cable tied together and some of the linkage bars aren't even attached to anything, found a picture of what its ment to look like gona give it a bush today if weather stops dry

Got the linkage bars all joined up were there suposed to be it now works with the key not of the remote so ordered a full set of springs of ebay give it a bash when they land

It was the CHILD LOCK that got itself stuck in an intermediate position!

Solution:

• I think I was having the same problems as the original poster, and angling a screwdriver (from the inside of the car) past the door weather seal bulb to push the child lock back all the way up into the unlocked position resulted in a loud CLICK and then the door worked perfectly for a few cycles before getting stuck again (requiring the same fix). Even though the child lock switch looks 'up', it isn't all the way up and only forcing it up with a screwdriver push results in it unlocking. When the child lock is stuck in an intermediate position, neither the inside nor outside handles work. I'll be replacing my door lock actuator, as it seems to keep getting itself into this intermediate position.

Problem:

• My Land Rover Discovery 2 tailgate / trunk / rear door is stuck shut. All handles feel like they function properly and the door lock actuator sounds normal in each key fob unlock, lock, and superlock. The little door lock tab indicator on the inside of the trunk door pops both up and down as it should when actuated via key fob, and it pops up when the door is locked then the inner door handle is pulled. So all this looks and sounds normal. But the door is totally stuck shut! I've removed the interior trunk door trim to view the actuator and it looks fine and operates fine. But door won't open. Help!
• This is *not* the classic Disco II rusty outdoor handle fixed by WD40 issue. The outer and inner door handles pull and spring return just fine.

Thanks to:

• LandRoverForums member Rovin4Life who described this phenomenon
• Landyzone forum member johnboy02 who also had a good story about it
• LandRoversOnly forum member Zershin who also followed up to say what it was

Same issue (suspected):

• https://landroverforums.com/forum/general-tech-help-8/rear-door-stuck-2000-lr-discovery-2-a-52412
• https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/disco-2-tailgate-wont-open.83899/
• https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/help-cant-open-tailgate-of-02-discovery.195661/
• https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/disco-2-td5-jammed-tailgate-lock.163700/
• https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/tailgate-stuck-locked.173471/
• https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/series-2-disco-tailgate-problem.160010/
• https://www.landroversonly.com/threads/rear-fifth-door-will-not-open.28419/page-2#post-847032
• https://www.landroversonly.com/threads/tail-gate-problems.34267/#post-847030
• https://www.landroversonly.com/threads/rear-door-stuck-closed.140690/#post-847029

Photos:

• See here
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  unlocking the tailgate door childlock from within. you can go for it blind, but i found it to be easier to just pull the weather seal bulb to improve visibility
  
  
  
  improved visibility with weather seal bulb removed
  
  
  
  diagram of what you're trying to do
  
  
  
  you can even see the child lock switch indent in the foam
  
  
  
  the goal is to push this switch up to the unlock position. i know it already looks like it's up, and it won't shift much... but it'll shift a bit, and give you a big loud satisfying click when it goes.