Truck thinks door is open when it's not??? PLEASE !!

[Lee in Ottawa]

I have a stupid annoying problem with the new truck, it thinks one of the door (i think drivers front) is open when none are open. It's a pain because the light stays on for a long time also the **** light on the dash is driving me crazy.

Is this common??
How does the system work on this truck? where is the pin or switch which tells the truck the door is closed?

BTW its a ext cab.

Thanks

[MrJohnWayne]

happens quite a bit. They say you can take some wd40 and spray the black rod at the front of the door (the door switch is inside the door) and it'll help. If not replace the door switch. You have to remove the door panel to replace the switch.

[Lee in Ottawa]

Well just tried the wd40 and didn't help. Anybody have a part number on that switch?
Thanks

[dieselpower99]

yeah my truck does that to it got so annoying i put electrical tape over it and took out dome light

[MrJohnWayne]

don't know the part number bud.

[jphelzer]

Originally Posted by Lee in Ottawa

Well just tried the wd40 and didn't help. Anybody have a part number on that switch?
Thanks

Try here: eBay Motors: FORD DOOR JAMB / DOME LIGHT SWITCH (49204) (item 290089326474 end time Jun-29-07 12:14:13 PDT)

[tweener]

usually the switch is just coated with dust and stuck.....once you get to it...you can clean it up good, and blow it out with compressed air, and return it into service for another 3-4 years.

Typically the drivers door is the one that acts up the most, because it is the most heavily used....but if you can kind of figure out when it happens by which door you just opened and closed that will help you out, cause sometimes it isn't the drivers!

[99Smokin73Stroker]

I shot about a half can of brake cleaner per door all around inside the latches when mine started acting up. I got a few months out of them before the light came on again.

[Lee in Ottawa]

awsome thanks guys. Any body have experience taken these door panels off the front doors?

[MrJohnWayne]

yeah there are 2 screws. one by the door handle and the other is behind the lense for the courtesy light. remove the little triangle piece by the window first then take those 2 screws out and lift up on the door panel.