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door ajar
i have a 2001 f-250 extended cab with a v-10 in it and i have a door ajar light on that keeps the intreior lights on and now the power locks will not work does anyone know what the heck is going on before i have to pay through the nose at the dealer?
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The door ajar issue is very common. Try spraying a bunch of wd-40 in the door latches and working the doors open and shut a few times. The real fix is to replace the switches, but this cures things for a while for most people.
If the power locks won't work... it's possibly the actuators inside the door need replacing. Do a search on "actuators" in the Superduty section and you'll find some good info on doing that.
If the power locks won't work... it's possibly the actuators inside the door need replacing. Do a search on "actuators" in the Superduty section and you'll find some good info on doing that.
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"but this cures things for a while for most people."
Actually, that "while" will probably be years!! You may never see that problem again. This has been a FORD problem for a lonnnnggggg time. My '97 Lincoln Mark VIII had that exact same problem 2 years ago. Used about 1/4 can of WD40 and have never seen the problem again......
Actually, that "while" will probably be years!! You may never see that problem again. This has been a FORD problem for a lonnnnggggg time. My '97 Lincoln Mark VIII had that exact same problem 2 years ago. Used about 1/4 can of WD40 and have never seen the problem again......
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[QUOTE=ryaneverk2]The door ajar issue is very common. Try spraying a bunch of wd-40 in the door latches and working the doors open and shut a few times. The real fix is to replace the switches, but this cures things for a while for most people.
Do you spray just the latches or the latches & the hinges? I'll spray a couple cans if I need to to get the lights to stop going off & on! It's driving me crazy. I have a '99 Crew Cab.
Do you spray just the latches or the latches & the hinges? I'll spray a couple cans if I need to to get the lights to stop going off & on! It's driving me crazy. I have a '99 Crew Cab.
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It's the part actually ON the door. There's the striker I guess it's called, on the door... you want the part that engages on that. It's in the door, with a sort of black lever/latch. The switch is inside there. So point the straw in there and give it hell. Open and close the door a bunch to work it in good, and it should fix it.....
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I sprayed mine with WD40 over 18 months ago. Door ajar light has not come back on unless the door is actually open. Now, as far as the door lock. Did you fix it with the spray? Where did you spray and did it get on you window glass. I have a lock that rarely works.