door chime
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door chime
Hey, I have had the common problem of the dome light and door chime staying on. I cleaned the door sensors as advised here and that fixed the dome light problem. However, the door chime still stays on when I open the door with keys out of the ignition. It is just like I had left the keys in or the headlights on.
It's not a big deal, but I have gotten in the habit of ignoring it and have ended up leaving my headlights on several times. Getting ready to hand the truck down to my boy, and I know he'll end up killing a battery if I don't get this fixed.
Plus, what is the suggested mileage for serpentine belt replacement.
It's not a big deal, but I have gotten in the habit of ignoring it and have ended up leaving my headlights on several times. Getting ready to hand the truck down to my boy, and I know he'll end up killing a battery if I don't get this fixed.
Plus, what is the suggested mileage for serpentine belt replacement.
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From: Hurricane Alley
Something is getting wet, mine did it the other day. It quit after the rain stopped. I do not know what it is yet since it just happened to me. If it is a fast chime as if the headlights were left on, it is the same problem that just popped up with mine. It is not the ignition switch, I checked that.
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before you replace switches, check the small metal tab at about the seven oclock position in the hole that the ignition cylinder comes out of. there, on the rim is a small plastic clip with the contact for the dinger. on mine, the plastic broke, causing the contact to float and the cylinder to wobble slightly. i was able to epoxy the plastic part to the surrounding cast zinc housing to repair the problem (after spending cash on a new cylinder and ignition switch). the proper repair would be a replacement of the wiring harness that links the air bag and cruise to the underside of the steering column (don't have a part #) which also has the plastic clip attached to the black wire with pink tracer.
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...al&media=image
here's a drawing of the offending broken part. the whole thing isn't 1" long and 1/2" wide 3/8" deep. sorry its not a picture, i spent my camera money on the dinger parts i didn't need
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...al&media=image
here's a drawing of the offending broken part. the whole thing isn't 1" long and 1/2" wide 3/8" deep. sorry its not a picture, i spent my camera money on the dinger parts i didn't need
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