Hi everyone. My wife and I have been looking for an Expy for our expanding family for about 6 months now, and have been reading the board the entire time for ideas on what to look for. We just got our '98 EB home last night, and already we have questions for you.

We have the 'door ajar' problem that many of you have seen. However...I have sprayed the door latches with WD40 3 times and the problem is still intermittent. I took off the drivers side door panel (the door that seems to be causing the problem...I found this out by driving it over 30mph...the interior lights will then automatically shut off, but the 'door ajar' light is still on...then, I stop and the lights stay off. When I open all the other doors, the interior lights come on and go off when I close the doors, but they don't come on when I open the Drivers door) and tried to find the wire that must signal when the latch is closed. It was hard to see in there...but I didn't see any wiring connected to the door latch. I DO see a connector-type-thing on the roller for the rear doors (look inside the lower door hinge), but the front doors don't have this..just a plastic arm that disappears into the lower A-pillar. Is THIS where the sensor is?

Thanks all!

The 'hopper

 

Sorry, I don't know where FORD placed the light actuator on that truck.
Possibly near the door hinges.

But, Since you shot the latches with WD-40 what have you used to Lubricate them back up.

WD-40 is a penetrating fluid not a lubricant.

 

Do a search on 'ajar'...all posts say that liberally spraying latches with WD40 fixes problem...just following advice. After spraying the latches, they seem to be working as normal. But the lights are still on!

The 'hopper

 

Avoid using WD-40 as a lubricant (although the company says you can, it's actually a cleaner/degreaser/penetrator). Go get some white lithium grease spray - it bubbles into crevices (sounds fun, huh? ) and sticfks around for a while. I'm not sure where the "door ajar" sensor is - if the lithium doesn't help, then you may just need a new sensor - if the internal electrical contacts are making an intermittent connection, then it'll be giving you all sorts of grief.

Good luck!

XXL

 

Okay, I KNOW that WD40 isn't a true lubricant, but spraying lithium grease on an electrical contact is going to make the contact non-conductive all-together. Lithium grease is too thick to be a conductor, but it also lubricates EXTREMELY well.

The 'hopper