Dome light, door ajar switch?

nedinwc · Feb 23, 2008

Hey, I have a '97 ranger. Suddenly my dome light stays on and the door ajar indicator is on. Where is the switch in the door or in the frame? Am I blind? I see no sensor.

TheDanger2801 · Feb 23, 2008

This happened in my 98. most of the time all you need to do is spray silicone or WD-40 on the actual door part of the latch, the part that grabs the U shaped part on the door frame. For some reason the sensor gets stuck open and this seems to solve it. This worked for me hopefully you too.

nedinwc · Feb 23, 2008

Hmm, that sounds too easy..

But I certainly am going to try it. So the switch is in the door connected to the latch?

Sprag-O · Feb 23, 2008

yup, in the door right by the latch, in the door. I originally joined RPS after searching around my door for an hour or so back in 05

Quick shot of WD-40 in the latch and its been working since.

Muddycowboy · Feb 24, 2008

x1 did the same thing wd-40 in the latch about every 8 months

nedinwc · Feb 26, 2008

It worked!

yes, that was too easy but I'll take 'em when I can. Thanks!

Wolf Ranger · Apr 25, 2008

internal door jam switch

This has to be one of Fords worst parts, I replaced the internal door jam switch about 6 months ago and it is messing up again. Almost a pain in the rear to change it cause you have to take door panel off and reach in there to get it out and put new one in (without being able to see what your doing)

fireman1749 · May 27, 2008

I was so mad at mine one night and had nothing to spray in it and i just spit in it and its worked ever since haha :icon_cheers:

ricka · Jan 24, 2009

Had this problem with an 02 Edge I just got today...fixed now...thanks guys!!

now on to the DTC P1131...sigh

exotic_4x4 · Jan 25, 2009

same thing happend on my 04, cept FORD themselves lubed it (still warranty) and it was the switch itself, lube didnt help worst case you gotta replace it. my dome light doesnt come on at all on the driverside when i open the door but passenger side works, i just clicked my dome light switch when i needed the light.

Z3CHYD · Jan 26, 2009

nedinwc said:
Hey, I have a '97 ranger. Suddenly my dome light stays on and the door ajar indicator is on. Where is the switch in the door or in the frame? Am I blind? I see no sensor.

+1 same year same problem, ill try the WD-40 tonite an see if it works or not

SuperDave403 · Jan 15, 2011

This is why I joined this site. Everyone has been through my problems before. This started happening to my 99 Ranger tonight. First thing I thought of was that I could find the answer here. Thanks, you guys are awesome.

robmedina · Jan 15, 2011

this is what brought me here to begin with. I used electrical cleaner and sprayed the snot out of the latch. What I did not realize (because I bought the truck with the condition) was that when you opened the doors the light stayed on in a delay. I thought it wasn't fixed and took the bulbs out again. Then one day I threw them back in and closed the door and went around the pass side and then the light went off. Been working great ever since (2 months now)

jcd302 · Jan 15, 2011

Our rear hatch on the Windstar does that too. Living on a dirt road doesn't help. When the lights stay on I pull the back panel off and douse everything with PB Blaster or WD40 or whatever happens to be in the shop at the time.

Scotty J. · Apr 29, 2011

Yet another satisfied customer. My '02 recently started this, problem solved. Thanks for the input to this thread and thanks Jim for the forum, it's a great resource for Ranger Owners.

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