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pete norquay - 21 May 2005 15:27 GMT
My 97 ford explorer dr ajar stays on and will not go off. I do know what dr
is causing the problem it's the passenger dr but I do not know where the
switch is I've look through some auto books and they are no help as telling
where this switch is. oh this is a three dr.. any help would be great thanks
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JimV - 21 May 2005 17:11 GMT
> My 97 ford explorer dr ajar stays on and will not go off. I do know what dr
> is causing the problem it's the passenger dr but I do not know where the
> switch is I've look through some auto books and they are no help as telling
> where this switch is. oh this is a three dr.. any help would be great thanks

The switches are in the latches. It's usually the tailgate or the back
window. I just shorted the switches out in mine.
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JimV - 21 May 2005 17:12 GMT
> My 97 ford explorer dr ajar stays on and will not go off. I do know what dr
> is causing the problem it's the passenger dr but I do not know where the
> switch is I've look through some auto books and they are no help as telling
> where this switch is. oh this is a three dr.. any help would be great thanks

ps: you can tell which one it is by opening them one at time with the
key in. They should cause a bong if they are working.
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GeoffP - 21 May 2005 22:00 GMT
>> My 97 ford explorer dr ajar stays on and will not go off. I do know what
>> dr is causing the problem it's the passenger dr but I do not know where
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> ps: you can tell which one it is by opening them one at time with the key
> in. They should cause a bong if they are working.

I had the same problem with my Sable. The dealer just lubricated the
strikers in the door locks.
Geoff.
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Albert Sims - 21 May 2005 22:50 GMT
>>> My 97 ford explorer dr ajar stays on and will not go off. I do know  
>>> what
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> strikers in the door locks.
> Geoff.

Same problem in my 1998 Ranger... just a few squirts of WD-40 in the door  
latches did the trick.

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West Monroe,Louisiana

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pete norquay - 22 May 2005 16:30 GMT
"pete norquay" <turbo2@cogeco.ca> wrote in message news:...
> My 97 ford explorer dr ajar stays on and will not go off. I do know what
> dr is causing the problem it's the passenger dr but I do not know where
> the switch is I've look through some auto books and they are no help as
> telling where this switch is. oh this is a three dr.. any help would be
> great thanks
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