Hi all,

I have a 2001 Disco 2 which I only use occaisionally during the winter. I last drove it in October, parked it up and didn't go to use it for about a month. During that time we had some heavy rain, and I think some of it may have got inside the passenger footwell box.

Went to drive it around the end of Oct, but the doors wouldn't unlock on the fob. Changed the battery on the fob and charged the battery in the car (bonnet opens without needing to get inside), but still wouldn't open. When i pressed the unlock button on the fob the indicator lights on the dash flashed, but not the actual indicators, and there was no sound at all from the doors. Sadly when I bought the car second hand it only came with 1 key which only works in the ignition and not in the door locks, which I've never got round to sorting...

Tried again this week after charging the battery again. This time the indicators flash and there is an audible sound from the door locks. Sounds like they're unlocking, but the door knobs don't go up and the doors still won't open.

Any ideas what this could be down to, and whether there's any other way in without going through a window or drilling the door lock??

Hi, as long as the fob works and you hear activity from the latches but they dont unlock the best would be to find a locksmith to open the driver's door then replace the actuators, eventually keep a battery booster connected while you unlock with the fob cos it's possible that one actuator has a winding issue and there is massive voltage drop on the whole system because of it

Welcome to the forum mate.

They are can be very hard to get in, there are a few video’s on Youtube that shows how it can be done, would be worth you finding them and watching them , but the two method seem to be a long rod, with a rubber end to push the lock/unlock button on the consul, or a long rod with a hook to pull the opposite side door normally the passenger side as you have more access, to pull the door lever, it can take some time but much better than smashing a window

A wedge, and a metal coat hanger... mispent youth...