Drivers door open light and beeper?

Tiny
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  • 1995 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
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Light wont go out and beeper stayson
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 AT 11:43 AM

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Tiny
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Hi vopamela,

Check the door switch. It is either not closing correctly or is shorted to body. Manually push the door switch and check if the light goes off.
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 AT 3:41 PM
Tiny
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I disconnected swittch and light still on
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 AT 4:08 PM
Tiny
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That eliminates the switch as the cause.

Is the door courtesy light staying on as well?

The circuit is being grounded somewhere or the Lighting Control Module (LCM) could be faulty.

LCM is located at left side of instrument panel.
Would you be able to perform diagnostics and do you have a test lamp?
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 AT 4:23 PM
Tiny
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All the passenger doors are okay. The drivers door is the problem. Do I have to change the switch?Can I bypass the switch to check if it is no good?How can I bypass the switch?
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 AT 5:19 PM
Tiny
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Sorry I left this out. Yes the dome lights are on.I just bought vehicle and had no horn. Fuses were good I found plug disconnected on steering colomn that is when buzzer wont shut off. Fuses also removed for dome light.I guess he had a problem.
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 AT 5:27 PM
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You mentioned unplugging the door switch did not result in the dome light and beeper going off so it is not the cause.

Get a DVOM and unplug the Left Front Door Module, (power window switch assembly of driver door panel).

Unplug the door switch.

Look for a Dark Blue wire and test it for continuity with body. If continuity is present, the wire is shorted between the door switch and the control unit. Usually such shorting would occur around the door pillar where the wireharness comes out of the body and goes into the door panel. Du to constant opening and closing of the door, the wires can be exposed resulting in shorting.
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010 AT 7:27 AM
Tiny
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There are two door switches I disconnected both same problem. Should I run wire to LCM from door switch the blue wire that is?I have LCM out what do you want me to check?
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010 AT 10:27 AM
Tiny
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Not the LCM. You need to check the Left Front Door Module which is incorporated into the master control switches.
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010 AT 10:47 AM
Tiny
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What do you want me to do?I checked blue rom switch to plug on master control it is good.
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010 AT 10:58 AM
Tiny
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D/door light is going off and on.
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010 AT 11:00 AM
Tiny
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I did play with harness and put back together and found that lower door switch is no good. When I disconnect beeper stops but dome light still on. Help Please.
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010 AT 12:09 PM
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Unplug the door switch and master control connector and test if the Blue wire has continuity to body.
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Friday, October 8th, 2010 AT 7:50 AM
Tiny
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Door switch is no good.I disconnected and beeper stopped. Lights are okay but I guess from starting for just a few minutes at a time service engine light came on. Any suggestions.
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Friday, October 8th, 2010 AT 8:09 AM
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Get a free scan done at Autozone and let me know the EXACT trouble codes retrieved.
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Friday, October 8th, 2010 AT 8:27 AM
Tiny
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The trouble code is P0133
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Sunday, October 10th, 2010 AT 12:55 PM
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P0133 = Upstream Heated Oxygen Sensor ( H2OS 1 ) circuit slow response ( Bank # 1)

I will send the diagnostic files to you as it is too large to be posted here.
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Monday, October 11th, 2010 AT 8:56 AM
Tiny
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Is anyone gonna try to help me?
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Monday, October 11th, 2010 AT 5:06 PM
Tiny
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Sorry about the question I just sent. Thanks in advance!
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Monday, October 11th, 2010 AT 5:30 PM
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Have you received the files I sent you?
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 10:28 AM
Tiny
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No. How did you send it to me? Was it by the USPS?
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 9:28 PM

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