Door switch failure ????
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Door switch failure ????
I'm having trouble with my door switch. It's an intermittent problem. Sometimes I'll open the door and the interior light wont come on, but when I put the key in the ignition and turn it, they come on.
Has anyone experienced this?
Has anyone experienced this?
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From: jackson nj
I would try spraying all the door switches with oil/lubricant. When I got my truck it had the common door ajar light driving me crazy. The first round of spraying did not fix it. The next day I sprayed again and did some aggressive closing/opening and to my disbelief it worked. Gotta be worth a try if you haven't already! I sprayed inside the hole where the little black bar goes in the door. Sorry for the lousy description.
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Thx! That makes sense.
This morning I went out to my truck and unlocked the truck via key fob and opened the driver's door......No light!
Then I left the driver's door open and opened the driver's rear door...No light!
I was pissed...i then left both doors open and slammed the driver's door closed and the interior light came on.
I'm gonna hose the **** out of those locks with WD-40.
I'll keep u posted
This morning I went out to my truck and unlocked the truck via key fob and opened the driver's door......No light!
Then I left the driver's door open and opened the driver's rear door...No light!
I was pissed...i then left both doors open and slammed the driver's door closed and the interior light came on.
I'm gonna hose the **** out of those locks with WD-40.
I'll keep u posted
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From: jackson nj
Thx! That makes sense.
This morning I went out to my truck and unlocked the truck via key fob and opened the driver's door......No light!
Then I left the driver's door open and opened the driver's rear door...No light!
I was pissed...i then left both doors open and slammed the driver's door closed and the interior light came on.
I'm gonna hose the **** out of those locks with WD-40.
I'll keep u posted
This morning I went out to my truck and unlocked the truck via key fob and opened the driver's door......No light!
Then I left the driver's door open and opened the driver's rear door...No light!
I was pissed...i then left both doors open and slammed the driver's door closed and the interior light came on.
I'm gonna hose the **** out of those locks with WD-40.
I'll keep u posted
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From: Virginia
Its the mechanical switch that gets depressed by the latch. It sends an electrical signal to the GEM or CPU whichever so it knows the door is open. The WD-40 cleans up the grime that gets in there and makes the switch get sticky.
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^^^
What he said...spray the hell out of all of what you can see if the latch, may need to open and close the door a few times and spray again...it will work its way back into the contacts inside the latch.
What he said...spray the hell out of all of what you can see if the latch, may need to open and close the door a few times and spray again...it will work its way back into the contacts inside the latch.
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