1995 Lincoln Continental Door Ajar Warning

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ROPERPLATINUM
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I have a 1995 Lincoln Continental with 126,000 miles and a V-8. It tells me that one of my rear doors is open when i know that they are not. I have checked both doors and they are closed. There is no black button on the frame for the door to push in when it is closed. The interior lights stay on and my doors wont lock when it is saying door ajar. And then sometimes all of the sudden it will just shut off and go away. Could it be a relay sticking somewhere or possibly a limit switch of some sort going bad, and most importantly where would it be located? Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks alot!!
Mar 5, 2007 at 7:28 AM
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MERLIN2021
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I would look more closely at the door, there has got to be a switch either on the door, or the pillar. Look in the location of the child saftey lock.
Mar 15, 2007 at 9:01 AM
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BRYANTSEL
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Hey, I had this issue with my drivers door. I had my dealership clean the switch, which stopped this problem. If that doesn't help, will need to start replacing the switches.

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Hope that helps
Bryant Selko
Mar 23, 2007 at 5:53 PM

Suggested Repair

Inspect the door ajar switches on the doors or pillars, including near the child safety lock. Clean the switches first; if the false ajar warning continues, replace the faulty switches.

Conversation Summary

A 1995 Lincoln Continental intermittently shows a rear door ajar warning even though the doors are closed, keeping the interior lights on and preventing the doors from locking. Advice was to inspect the door or pillar switches near the child safety lock, clean the switches, and replace them if cleaning does not stop the warning.

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