"Door Ajar" troubles
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"Door Ajar" troubles
Hey guys,
I recently purchased a 2001 4.0 4X4 XLT Ranger and the first thing I noticed is in the cold weather (as in below freezing) every time I hit a bump or turned sharply the door ajar light would come on, the interior lights would come on, etc.
This problem only happens when it is below freezing though..has anyone else had the same problem?
I'm a high-schooler on a tight budget so I can't really take it to a shop to get it fixed, and I'm fairly knowledgeable about cars so I might just work on it myself..
If I disable the door ajar sensor, etc, would that fix the problem? I was concerned that if I disabled the sensor then the truck would always assume the doors were open and the interior lights would never go off without those be disabled too...
Opinions welcomed!
I recently purchased a 2001 4.0 4X4 XLT Ranger and the first thing I noticed is in the cold weather (as in below freezing) every time I hit a bump or turned sharply the door ajar light would come on, the interior lights would come on, etc.
This problem only happens when it is below freezing though..has anyone else had the same problem?
I'm a high-schooler on a tight budget so I can't really take it to a shop to get it fixed, and I'm fairly knowledgeable about cars so I might just work on it myself..
If I disable the door ajar sensor, etc, would that fix the problem? I was concerned that if I disabled the sensor then the truck would always assume the doors were open and the interior lights would never go off without those be disabled too...
Opinions welcomed!
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It's the driver's door one.
i bought the door sensor once and a few months later the problem came back, now everytime it happens i just take the damn POS hard-to-get-to sensor off and clean it with WD40 put it back in and that's it.
For some reason grease keep getting around the sensor and that's why it stops working HTH
i bought the door sensor once and a few months later the problem came back, now everytime it happens i just take the damn POS hard-to-get-to sensor off and clean it with WD40 put it back in and that's it.
For some reason grease keep getting around the sensor and that's why it stops working HTH
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Dang when I finally can answer a question on this site everyone beats me too it!!!!! Thats a good thing though . Like all the above comments get some wd-40 and spray in there. If that does not work take it to the dealer and just talk to the service guy. I dont know if they are friendly like the dealer I go to but I had that problem and he took a can of wd-40 and showed me how to fix it.
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Thanks for the input guys.
Yeah about a week ago I did spray some WD-40 on the sensor and it did keep it working well for a few days..but once again it just continually goes off. I slam the doors, etc, and it always just eventually comes back.
I'll spray it again and if that doesn't work i'll just disable it.
Thanks though!
Yeah about a week ago I did spray some WD-40 on the sensor and it did keep it working well for a few days..but once again it just continually goes off. I slam the doors, etc, and it always just eventually comes back.
I'll spray it again and if that doesn't work i'll just disable it.
Thanks though!
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