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Door Ajar Indicator Malfunctioning
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:57 pm
by asc_up
About a week ago I was driving around a corner at night and noticed that it got bright in my car, I figured that I must have driven under a street light. Then it happened again and I looked down and my dash said that my front passenger door was open. The problem went away once I started going straight again. Now it does that all the time, which has lead me to just turn off my dome light. It's also starting to do it on the driver's side rear door.
So what's the problem? Bad door sensor(s)?
My friend has the same problem on his 95 Impreza Brighton.
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:21 pm
by vrg3
Yeah, it's probably a bad switch in the door jamb.
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:01 pm
by Arctic Assassian
On my car the door sensor wire had shorted out in the chassis somewhere and I wasn't about to track that shiz. My domelight didnt work anyways, so I found the wire to the chime speaker and clipped it.
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:42 am
by m44offroad
I'll trade you, on my car when you try to turn on the dome light the door ajar light comes on
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:59 am
by AWD_addict
Try rotating the door sensor, putting a spacer on it with tape, or replacing it. It's easy to figure it out and make your car less annoying.
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:40 am
by asc_up
Haha ok. Thanks guys.
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:00 am
by gbianchi
when mine did that i glued a nickle to the part of the door jam that hits the switch, problem solved
G.
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:10 am
by ericem
Spray some contact cleaner on it maybe.
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:27 am
by vrg3
Wonderfully ghetteaux solution, gbianchi! Well done.
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:24 am
by asc_up
Haha definitely ghetto, but great work.
Yeah I found the problem though. The little rubber piece that goes over the actual switch was worn through and which didn't push the door switch in far enough. Should be easy to fix haha.
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:28 pm
by Arctic Assassian
nickel FTW!