Dome light door and door ajar will not shut off and door keeps dinging?

Tiny
AMY LAMPHIER
  • MEMBER
  • 1996 FORD EXPLORER
  • 2.2L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 179,987 MILES
My dome lights and my door ajar stay on and it keeps locking and unlocking my doors I have to take the fuse out to keep from draining my battery. Please help.
Thursday, March 16th, 2023 AT 7:44 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
  • MECHANIC
  • 13,445 POSTS
That description sounds like a door latch switch is stuck. The problem is that testing it to find out which switch it is can be a mess. The easy way is to use a scan tool to read the switch positions and then just repair the one that is faulty. The harder way is to remove the center dash panel and find the connector and use a meter or test light to find out which input is stuck. This video shown the location of the GEM and it's removal (different model but GEM is in the same location). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i3NARLe4FU
Then you find connector C280 and the correct pins.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter
Then you use either a voltmeter or test light to find out which of the inputs is shorted to ground. Then you can remove the door panel(s) to get to the latch and test the switches there to find out if it's a stuck switch or if the wire to the switch is grounded.
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Friday, March 17th, 2023 AT 12:49 AM

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