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98 explorer door ajar, int lights stay on
Got in my truck on Saturday started it up, noticed "door ajar" light on. Got
out and opened and shut all doors and rear window at least 5 times each. The light remained on. Interior lights remained on except when parked, they go out after about 30 minutes by design. Where the heck are the door switches. I am assuming its either the drivers door or the tailgate or tail gate window, since they get used the most. Hope I can get help before AT @ T shuts down this news group. 98 Explorer XLT SOHC 217,000 miles |
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98 explorer door ajar, int lights stay on
You can get this newsgroup on news.eternal-september.org. It is free.
Tom "Bill Rubino" > wrote in message ... > Got in my truck on Saturday started it up, noticed "door ajar" light on. > Got out and opened and shut all doors and rear window at least 5 times > each. The light remained on. Interior lights remained on except when > parked, they go out after about 30 minutes by design. Where the heck are > the door switches. I am assuming its either the drivers door or the > tailgate or tail gate window, since they get used the most. Hope I can get > help before AT @ T shuts down this news group. > > 98 Explorer XLT > SOHC > 217,000 miles > |
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98 explorer door ajar, int lights stay on
Thanks, how Ironic, I just found it here too like 5 minutes ago....
Any idea on the switches?? I did read something about them sticking in the doors. Someplace in the latch mechanism. I read to douse them with WD40 to loosen. I did that at lunch, but not sure if I got the switches or not...but I will keep at them like once a day for a while "Tom from WI" > wrote in message ... > You can get this newsgroup on news.eternal-september.org. It is free. > Tom > > "Bill Rubino" > wrote in message > ... >> Got in my truck on Saturday started it up, noticed "door ajar" light on. >> Got out and opened and shut all doors and rear window at least 5 times >> each. The light remained on. Interior lights remained on except when >> parked, they go out after about 30 minutes by design. Where the heck are >> the door switches. I am assuming its either the drivers door or the >> tailgate or tail gate window, since they get used the most. Hope I can >> get help before AT @ T shuts down this news group. >> >> 98 Explorer XLT >> SOHC >> 217,000 miles >> > |
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98 explorer door ajar, int lights stay on
Yeah, the switches are inside the door latches themselves. You need to take
the door apart to get at them and to bypass the connector. Replacing the latches isn't fun - I've had to get a couple of mine done to fix a sticky door issue due to a broken spring inside the latches. Your first step is to try and detemine which door is at fault. Not sure if there is any way to do this without taking each door apart but WD-40 or repeated latch manipulations might help. Did you check your rear hatch - that the one that usually isn't closed well enough when I have the door ajar light come on. -- Allan Williams Bill Rubino wrote: > Thanks, how Ironic, I just found it here too like 5 minutes ago.... > > Any idea on the switches?? > > I did read something about them sticking in the doors. Someplace in > the latch mechanism. I read to douse them with WD40 to loosen. I did > that at lunch, but not sure if I got the switches or not...but I will > keep at them like once a day for a while > "Tom from WI" > wrote in message > ... >> You can get this newsgroup on news.eternal-september.org. It is free. >> Tom >> >> "Bill Rubino" > wrote in message >> ... >>> Got in my truck on Saturday started it up, noticed "door ajar" >>> light on. Got out and opened and shut all doors and rear window at >>> least 5 times each. The light remained on. Interior lights remained >>> on except when parked, they go out after about 30 minutes by >>> design. Where the heck are the door switches. I am assuming its >>> either the drivers door or the tailgate or tail gate window, since >>> they get used the most. Hope I can get help before AT @ T shuts >>> down this news group. 98 Explorer XLT >>> SOHC >>> 217,000 miles |
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