Door Ajar Wont Go Off!

[weverette1]

And Interior Lights Won't Go Out With Car Off And Locked.
1995 Continental.

[drewlane]

Same problem here with a 95 Continental.

Ended up pulling the fuse for the interior (map) lights until I can figure out what's wrong.

Did you find anything?

Drew

[weverette1]

I DISCONNECTED MY POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, AND LEFT IT OVERNIGHT, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY.

Originally Posted by drewlane

Same problem here with a 95 Continental.

Ended up pulling the fuse for the interior (map) lights until I can figure out what's wrong.

Did you find anything?

Drew

[drewlane]

I think your problem might return.

I found this article by searching the net:

http://www.lincolnsonline.com/article89.html

I lubricated as indicated, replaced the fuse, and it seems to be working.

Not sure how long this will last, but it was worth a try...

Drew

[boxcartommie22]

Originally Posted by weverette1

And Interior Lights Won't Go Out With Car Off And Locked.
1995 Continental.

my 98 did that too.. myu dealer and other techs said to spray the door latches with eletrical cleaner those get dirty...it worked ever since

[Linkspider]

Spray the door latches with WD40 I had same problem drove me nuts sprayed latches has never done it since

Originally Posted by weverette1

And Interior Lights Won't Go Out With Car Off And Locked.
1995 Continental.

[daboone]

My 95 Conti did the same thing. It was the driver side door. I sprayed the drivers side door latch with a lot of WD40 then I would open and shut door several times to work the WD40 into the latch. I repeated this a bunch of times and finally the door adjar light went out. I then proceded to do my other three doors in the same manner. Problem has been gone for 3 months now. This seems to be a Ford problem my 96 Ford Winstar had the same problem. It was the rear hatch latch and the side cargo door that was the problem . WD40 and a half hour of open and closing doors took care of the problem on that car also.

Daboone

[maginnistel]

Originally Posted by daboone

My 95 Conti did the same thing. It was the driver side door. I sprayed the drivers side door latch with a lot of WD40 then I would open and shut door several times to work the WD40 into the latch. I repeated this a bunch of times and finally the door adjar light went out. I then proceded to do my other three doors in the same manner. Problem has been gone for 3 months now. This seems to be a Ford problem my 96 Ford Winstar had the same problem. It was the rear hatch latch and the side cargo door that was the problem . WD40 and a half hour of open and closing doors took care of the problem on that car also.

Daboone

I had the same problem with my '95 Continental and sprayed the door latches a little. The door ajar warning stayed off for 3 days and reappeared. I resprayed with more WD40 and the warning has not appeared for the past 3 months. Am I happy I did not send my auto to the electrical mechanic as this would have been big bucks. I have even removed the plyers from my car as I do not have to remove the fuse since the inside lights no longer stay on. Thank you all for the tip. It works!

Maginnistel

[drewlane]

FYI, been over 6 months no problems yet.

[auto-ignorant]

Thank GOODNESS. This problem has been driving me crazy. I can't wait to get home and try the WD-40. Thanks!

[GlassesRx]

Originally Posted by auto-ignorant

Thank GOODNESS. This problem has been driving me crazy. I can't wait to get home and try the WD-40. Thanks!

There is door pin in that latch. I have a similiar problem that the passenger door did not activate the lights when the door opened. I found out that there's a switch located on that latch. You have to take the door panel off if you wish to be through. You can use the spray WD-40 all over method and waist a can...or spend a few more minutes to take apart your door....my 2 cents!

[delicatedelinquent]

Sometimes the door switches go and the interior dome light stays on for a while on a timer. There are generally 2 switch types and both are easy to remove but can be tricky to replace!

[Whoaru99]

Old thread, but spraying the latches fixed the "Door Ajar" and interior lights coming on problems in my girlfriend's 98 Continental.

Glad I came hear and searched for this before bringing to the repair shop.

Thanks Automotive Forums!!

[danielsatur]

If one of the door strikers are off position it will also generate a Ajar Door Alarm!
See TOWNCAR Thread ''Drivers Door Sag''