Re: Door Ajar light stays on all the time...please help

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

To troubleshoot this problem you do need a little electrical 
knowledge. To try to do this without is a lot harder. Try the obvious 
things like looking for crossed, pinched, wires, grounded wires at the 
wrong spots or bad grounds, wrong or improperly installed bulbs, 
melted lamp housings etc. Follow the wires by color and make sure all 
connections are correct and clean. Check the switches to make sure 
they aren't grounding at the wrong spot. Check that the wires for the 
2 switches by the driver's door, the light switch and the buzzer 
switch aren't mixed together. If all of these simple things seem right 
then it is possible that you may have a bad diode. If you don't know 
how to test them just replace all of them (4). They aren't expensive 
and you can get them in Radio Shack. It's not good tthat the door ajar 
light stays on, it will eventually kill the battery. The lite should 
go out by pulling fuse #12 with the key off. If it doesn't you have 
more problems.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Kevin Abato" <delorean@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone..as many of you know, i just replaced my stereo and 
speakers,
> but i now have a nagging problem.
> 
> I took my car out for a short run tonight, and noticed that my "Door 
Ajar"
> light stays on all the time. I check the switches on the doors 
themselves,
> and all seems to be good with them. I disconnected the switches, 
and the
> door light STILL stays on.
> 
> I did a quick check of wires, and everything seems to be in proper 
order.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what i might have done, or where this short might 
be
> occuring?!!!
> 
> I noticed, that the light glows at about 80% illumination when the 
doors are
> closed, and when I open one of the doors, it glows brighter..almost 
as
> though it is making a subtle connection, and then the actual switch 
makes a
> solid connection to complete the circuit.
> 
> Please help! It is driving me nuts! (keep in mind that i am not 
any kind
> of mechanic, or electrical wiz, so easy to understand instructions 
please!)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Kevin Abato
> Vin# 18860