Glove Box won't open
 

I'm wondering if any of you guys have had an issue with your glove box not opening before? I cant seem to find much info when googling, so I'd figure I would try asking you guys, meanwhile documenting my journey with this issue. A few months ago my glove box started only working intermittently, as in the button wouldn't respond when pressed, and sometimes restarting the car a few times would help, but it wasn't a guarantee. I would have to press it dozens of times over and over and it might eventually open. I made an appt with my local dealer(Rusnak Jaguar) and had them take a look at it. They spent a few hours on it and said they applied a software update on the car and that it should work fine now. So it did, until just last week when the same issue started happening again. I had to find out the hard way, when a highway patrol was asking for me insurance and registration, I reached for my glove box and the problem started again. It was so embarrassing because the highway patrol thought something was wrong with my car, or maybe he thought I was playing a trick to avoid a ticket. Anyway, I spam pressed the button for another minute or so until it finally opened.
I called my dealer earlier today to make an appt to bring it in for the same issue, and the service adviser had the nerve to tell me while I was making the appointment, "just so you know, the car is designed to have the button timed out if you press it more than once and then you will have to restart the car" I laughed in my head at how insane that was, and for the sake of not starting an argument, I told him that this wasn't design and there is legitimately a problem. He obliged and I now have an appt for next week.
Meanwhile, do you guys have any advice on this?

Does anyone ever use it for holding gloves

Only males with man buns who use skin lotions and such.

No need for gloves with the heated steering wheel. ;)

LOLOL

My "glove box" has only two things in it - the OEM folder with all the booklets in it and a bag of jelly beans.
The jelly beans are for if/when I have a hypoglycaemic episode seeing as I have Type 2 diabetes.
Has happened a couple of times now and not much fun driving along and suddenly having a dizzy/weak as a kitten spell.

We have a Glove box ??? can someone post a picture.

^^^ Come ON guys, those responses were not helpful. At least, wait until some folks give rational input before joking around.


That said, I haven't had any issues opening our glove box. I keep my fuel records in there, so I open ours at least every other drive.

No issues opening the trunk at all

That sounds plausible, as that seems to be the only electronic system that prevents the glove box from opening. I'm just not sure how that system could have gone "bad" though.

I will definitely keep you guys updated after my dealer appointment

check battery condition my range rover vogue used to have issues trying to open glove box when battery was low.

Also try disconnecting battery waiting a few mins then re-connect. Sometimes this clears a lot of silly glitches

Proof of insurance, registration, S&W .38 revolver w/hollow points. Oh, and a few napkins for when I start drooling over another driver's ride (or his passenger.)

I see in OzXFR's service manual that there are a few potential codes for the CJB (Central Junction Box) related to the glovebox's latch switch, but not much else.

Sorry for the late update. I took it in for my dealer appointment and they applied yet another software update and it seems to be okay(for now). However the service advisor mentioned one of the new "features" of this update is that it will time out for several minutes after 5 quick repeatedly presses, to prolong the life of the motor. Kinda a strange feature, but at least my glove box can open now.

Yes, I store my driving gloves in there.

Why does a glove box need a motor? Unhinged; I see a weight savings mod here.

If you let me strip all of the needless crap out of your car, I could get your R down to under 3300 lbs, if you insist on keeping your AWD.