Tailgate Latch Problems of Land Rover Discovery Ii

Rear latch mechanism failure: rear latch failure due to poor material selection causing corrosion and sticking of latch. Rear door does not close properly causing a potential safety hazard when opening during driving. Finally brought to dealership after lubrication did not work, and as usual they indicated it was a common problem. Latch was greased at dealer and functions at this point in time, however I did the same thing and it lasted only a month or two.

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Rear door latching mechanism failure. I have had problems with the rear door latch sticking and not opening to catch the rear door. When the door is closed it either bounces back because the latch is stuck in a closed position or closes but is not secure. As I was driving up the road and turning onto a two lane highway the rear door violently flew open causing the hinge to deform and subsequently causing the failure of the door to close at all. Rear door is racked in its' position and the lock set is now 3" inches + off kilter. Land rover quotes a cost of $1000. 00 to repair. My auto body shop says that it is so common that Land Rover/Ford quotes labor time to repair. People or animals could have been in the back cargo area, belongings could have fallen in front of another vehicle causing an accident. . . Anything could have happened with terrible consequences. This is a safety issue and should be addressed by Land Rover.

I had the tailgate of my Land Rover discovery open as I put in my car seats. The tailgate was open all of the way and in the locked position. My daughter stood at the tailgate looking into the rear of the car. A combination of me moving in the car and the wind, the door began to close. The door is very heavy and the momentum even made it heavier as the car was on a slight decline. The door did not stay in the locked position and began to swiftly close. My daughter's head is right above the closing of the door. If the door would have slammed, she would have had massive head injury and or possible worse, decapitated. It has done this many times. The door doesn't stay open. I have been hit myself and it has left huge marks on my body. The dealer said it was meant to be this way. I disagree, especially after tonight's incident which could have been fatal.

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