Door ajar sensor

airjammer · #1 (**permalink**) 03-13-2012, 08:55 AM

Anyone here changed out the door ajar on their truck lately?
How to and what to expect?
Dealer sensor VS aftermarket?

Gene · #2 (**permalink**) 03-13-2012, 02:44 PM

I have. You need to figure out which one it is. Take off that door panel, remove the power door lock actuator, and replace the door ajar contacts.

Since that rarely works to correct the issue, try just spraying down your door latches with WD40, and slamming the door a few times. That seems to work about 90% of the time.

airjammer · #3 (**permalink**) 03-13-2012, 03:00 PM

Gene,
Thanks, I am figurin it's the driver door, bought the sensor $17.00 auto zone. just cant get my hand in there to turn the old one or does it pull straight out???

Will go try the WD-40 right now though.

Thomas

Gene · #4 (**permalink**) 03-13-2012, 03:04 PM

Been too long to remember exact details. It was a few years ago. I seem to remember a bit of swearing involved.....

airjammer · #5 (**permalink**) 03-13-2012, 03:31 PM

Gene,
Yes there was a great deal of swearin involved, just so tight in there that I'm not sure how the old sensor comes out.

airjammer · #6 (**permalink**) 03-17-2012, 06:47 AM

Thanks Gene,
Yea, the lights go out when I close the door!!!
Took 1/2 a can of WD-40 and 3 days of beatin the truck around on these roads but the switch is workin properly again

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