Broken Rear Door Latch

[mapman97]

Hey All,

I have an 03 Discovery II with around 133,000 miles. The drivers side rear door latch quit working about six months ago. I suspect it's the actuator, but was hoping for something more obvious. I removed the door panel and don't see any broken pins or rods. Again, it's only one door and it will lock, but not unlock unless I pull the handle from the inside.

Thanks,

 

[stu454]

It's almost certainly the actuator.

 

[mapman97]

Thanks Stu.

Replaced the actuator Sunday and it works fine now. I did not have to remove the window to do it either. Removed screws and had someone lean the entire window unit towards me as I wiggled the new used actuator into place.