door sensor

[Backcountry96]

my dome light and door dinger will not turn off, any ideas

[FFparker]

Will not turn off completely or will not turn off for a new seconds?

[Backcountry96]

it will not turn off at all just keeps going, when you pull the fuse it kills the speedometer and windshield wipers... any ideas

[Skylark65]

spray some WD40 in all the latches. they are common to stick

[FFparker]

My dad had this same issue in his 97 but I don't remember how he fixed it and hes not home. I'll ask when I can. Or someone will chime in. I remember it would rain and he would have to put the fuse back in and we would have to listen to the shit the whole way home..

[Backcountry96]

I will do that for sure i just didn't know where to find the door sensor, because normally there a push switch

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its soo annoying like it will drive a person insane

[Skylark65]

i had the same issue, turns out the sensor is part of the latch itself. if you can get something like PB blaster it seems to work better & last longer than WD40 too.

& i can agree, i hate my door chime. my last car i killed it, lol

[Backcountry96]

Yeah they suck mine will get stuck on for a day or so then stop last time it happend i was on my free period at school going mc donalds i just pulled over and pulled the fuse lol

[1madRanger]

Or... you can always do what I do in my cars...

eliminate the chime.

Now to the dome light issue... I got no advice. But yeah I've use WD40 on many a Ford latch door sensor with much sucess.

[Backcountry96]

i put penitrating oil on it seemed to work

[tpelle]

PB Blaster would likely be better than WD40. Keep in mind that the "WD" in WD40 stands for "Water Displacement". It's not really meant to be used as a lubricant - it evaporates and leaves a kind of sticky residue. PB Blaster, on the other hand, is intended to be a penetrating lubricant.

[Backcountry96]

thats exactly what i used!