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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

Help quick!!!!!!!!! My interior lights on my 97 F 150 will not go out, I have slammed all the doors hundreds of times. Key is not in the switch and interior light switch is not on. Sometimes it acts like it is on a timer and other times it just will not go out, until I slam the doors countless times.
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 09:05 PM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

sounds like the sensor in the door jamb is getting stuck, try lubing them up!!
 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 09:19 PM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

where is the sensor bearfoot???
The door ajar light stays on also, I think I have narrowed it down to the drivers door.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 09:40 PM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

Maybe the connection on the back of the pushtype door switch has seized in the open position?
 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 09:44 PM
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where are the push connectors? I can't find one anywhere. Is the black bar at the front of the door in the jam the switch?? I am used to the old time push connectors on the back side of the jam.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 01:26 AM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

Maybe you should slam your door again.

No really sounds like your connecton on the sensors or the sensors themselves are bad. Bust out your voltmeter and check the switches....
 
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 03:19 AM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

Just a wild stab in the dark, but is the switch inside the door, tied into the latch? If so, you could try spraying the latch with WD-40. Might help.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 01:37 PM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

If you push the pin switch at the front of the door jamb (near the hinges), does the light go out? If so, unscrew it, remove the electrical connector, and use a set of channel-locks to push the brass sleeve back out thru the steel hex body so that the black pin sticks out as far as possible. Reinstall it (with the connector ) and close the door. As the door closes, it automatically resets the depth of the brass sleeve.
 
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

BarryBum
were you able to solve your wiring problem(door ajar lite and interior dome)? I just purchased a '98 f 150 with the same exact problem. I have'nt looked into it yet and was wondering if you had any input
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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Help Quick!!! Interior lights won't go out??

The new body style is known to have that problem. The switches for the courtesy lights are inside the door catch mechanisms, inside the doors. Some people have fixed them by spraying oil (like WD-40 or Liquid Wrench) into the mechanism and operating it to clear the grit; others have had to do more work.
 
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