Re: those &^%$# door lights

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

Try message #26916 and follow the threads. Don't know if this is the
wiring harness problem I remembered or not...

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxx, billsfanmd@xxxx wrote:
> I have the most frustrating door lights of all time.....I can sit
there a 
> million times and push the little door light/door ajar button and
the lights 
> go out instantly. As soon as I close the door, the lights stay
on!!!!!....Is 
> this magic? Obviously the door closing shut is not pushing that
little knob 
> at all or maybe somehting is shorting somewhere...
> 
> I have the rubber tip on it and it is secured correctly on the side of 
> dash.....My door closes perfectly. I know these lights staying on is
a common 
> problem and a major source of battery drain. When I drive, the red
door ajar 
> light blinks intermittently just to remind me the problem is there
:-) I 
> have now just unhooked the electricity to that switch until I find a 
> solution. I hate worrying every time I close the door that the
lights are 
> going out and I'll have a dead battery after a few
days...solutions?....Are 
> there better door switches out there?.....