2003 Excursion 6.0
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Mountain Pass
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2003 Excursion 6.0
The running board lights and interior lights on her Ex won't go off on their own. The dash shows a door is open but everything looks and feels closed. Any ideas about shutting them off? I am considering just yanking the fuse until the weekend. She needs it in the morning so the batteries can't die tonight.
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From: Staten Island, NY
You can try spraying WD 40 into the locking mechanism and opening and closing them a few times. Remember that there are two mechanisms on the rear hatch glass about 1/2 way up If that doesn’t work then you could start checking and changing the actuators. Good luck!!!
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From: Austin, TX
You can try spraying WD 40 into the locking mechanism and opening and closing them a few times. Remember that there are two mechanisms on the rear hatch glass about 1/2 way up If that doesn’t work then you could start checking and changing the actuators. Good luck!!!
I did this on my ‘97 Expedition 8-10 years ago. The third door I treated was the culprit.
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The wd40 trick works well but if that doesnt work you can try testing the pin out as seen here https://www.justanswer.com/ford/1k3u...-electric.html.. Did this just start and didnt do it before?
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Mine does this if it is low on fuel and the A/C is on at the same time, but only once in a while.
Be driving down the road, and the low fuel light comes on, suddenly it says a Door is open, and the interior and step lights all come on. Get Gas and it goes away, or turn off the A/C and it goes away, but since arizona cant leave the A/C off, so the solution for me was get gas if the light comes on, or don't let it run low enough the light comes on.
Weird as heck, but i assume there is a crossed or common circuit between the A/C, Low fuel light, and something else. If it happens, getting gas makes it go away, and so does turning off the A/C. But it only occurs rarely, not every-time the low fuel light comes on with the A/C on.
Be driving down the road, and the low fuel light comes on, suddenly it says a Door is open, and the interior and step lights all come on. Get Gas and it goes away, or turn off the A/C and it goes away, but since arizona cant leave the A/C off, so the solution for me was get gas if the light comes on, or don't let it run low enough the light comes on.
Weird as heck, but i assume there is a crossed or common circuit between the A/C, Low fuel light, and something else. If it happens, getting gas makes it go away, and so does turning off the A/C. But it only occurs rarely, not every-time the low fuel light comes on with the A/C on.
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