Hi All ..I have the steering lock on my freelander 2 /2008 HSE doing the common problem ive seen of not releasing, I have taken it off and cleaned and lubed etc but still random fault on dash and and not releasing with steering lock warning in LCD display... clicking from under passenger seat...Maybe a relay, I managed to get it to release after a few attempts but seems to be getting worse is this the relay or actual lock as its near £200 for a replacement lock (new) is this the only way to solve it or is there any advice of someone out there who managed to do this another way ? quite happy to remove and leave off if I could but dont think I can due to circuit etc ..Ps if I replace Im told it will need to be coded to car ECU ..is that correct...any help appreciated ..

Before mine was replaced the guy who sorted it cleaned it really well then greased it up,it worked for ages then happened once so I got him to change it,as far as I know it doesn’t need coding just fit it and think thank **** for that.

meatloaf wrote:

someone out there who managed to do this another way ?
quite happy to remove and leave off if I could but dont think I can due to circuit etc ..

thats a dealer thing I presume ?

cant find anyone who will change config file ...insurance thing !! Also been told you can only fit a new one and it has to be config to car ECU, a second hand unit will not work as once config is set that unit will only work on that car and cannot be swapped out to other car.....Is this true ????????????

The guy who put mine on never mentioned coding anything.

yes been told by LR workshop it needs to be coded and you can only code a new unit at £230 each ...a second hand unit cannot be re used on another freelander .dam it !!

Ive had my steering lock column replaced but it’s happened again where the steering lock will not engage when I take the key out resulting in immobiliser on and car will not turn over, what else could it be?

Have a look of this thread chaps

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Update for all....Ive Taken the steering lock off and found the pin that locks steering shaft is lock / jammed and won't return into motor housing causing causing clicking relays etc etc and warning on LCD i found the this black plastic block at side of pin has a spring based pin and this was holding steering shaft pin in up locked position... so I removed it just clips out once you get pressure of it as it jams into steering lock pin well and good, any way steering lock pin is free to move in and out so returned to car and all works as it should steering locks and unlocks fine no faults ...It would appear this black plastic block with spring pin holds the locking pin up and for some reason won't release it..cant be a safety feature as it holds pin in locked, not unlocked position so cant understand what went wrong, possible wear and tear but it all works fine .now..Just note if you replace this lock you will need a brand new one at (£220) plus coding on ECU, as they are coded to each car they are fitted to and second hand units cannot be used, well I could not find anyone that could do it anyway !!

Anyone who knows what the black plastic block with spring pin in was doing please tell !!

Hi I have this fault also on a 2007 auto been a bit of a money pit so far initially I thought it was just the battery so first I took it off and charged it then the second time I fitted a new batter, of course each time I was unwittingly resetting the thing.
Diagnostic by the garage indicated steering lock so a couple of hundred quid later it was re-programmed and good to go... nope same fault Diagnostic again new lock and program , a few more hundred quid later and yep you guessed it same fault again. I have never had any indication on the screen like some other posts on here have. What I have noticed is the lock sometimes doesn't energise when the fob is removed it is following this I get the non start issue....does this sound familiar to you chaps ?
Any ide what to try next?

To be honest take the lock off see if the lock pin (the bit that goes into shaft to lock) is free to move in and out then tape it up so it just hangs under rack and just use you car, when you get the clicking sound and none start thing, check lock pin if its locked in the out/up position ie you cant press back into casing with finger as it should be then you have the same issue as me just pull the plastic block out and all will be fine ..see my pics of said block

thanks meatloaf... I am inclined to do this as well, if it goes on much longer . but I would like to understand why the lock occasionally doesn't engage seeing as its a new unit I guess it must receive a signal once the fob is removed so to my mind as the software has been updated could it be something simple like a loose wire?

Hello all I am still getting this intermittent fault and would appreciate any thoughts or advice 2007 auto cost just over 3K fault seems to be getting more frequent and won't start until I disconnect the battery and the steering lock engages, had the software update then had a new lock fitted this cost just shy of 1K … most recent diagnostic showed a new fault U3000-48 done at an independent garage quote for virgin instrument cluster at £900 presumably fitting and program extra do you think its worth pursuing? I am starting to think not and should just accept the loss I have accrued... what's next in line after the cluster?