2004 Mazda3 dome lights cycle with doors shut

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Stephen - 10 Sep 2005 18:23 GMT

Every once in a while, I'll go out in the garage at night and I'll notice
that my 2004 Mazda3's interior lights are on. At first, I thought that a
door must be slightly ajar so it was holding a switch half way or something
like that but that's not the case. The lights will stay on for a while (2-3
minutes perhaps), then dim and go out for a while. Then they'll come back
on. The cycle stops after a few repetitions. If I open/close a door, the
cycle stops.

Quite a bit of time will go by between times I notice this. I first saw it
either late last year or early this year. I bought the car new in Jan 2004.
The dealer has never heard of this and could not find any service bulletins
about it either. Has anyone seen or heard of this?

Thanks,
Stephen

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Noozer - 11 Sep 2005 03:48 GMT

> Every once in a while, I'll go out in the garage at night and I'll notice
> that my 2004 Mazda3's interior lights are on. At first, I thought that a
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> come back on. The cycle stops after a few repetitions. If I open/close a
> door, the cycle stops.

Sounds like the switch in the door jamb is slightly misadjusted, or has some
kind of dirt/debris that is making a short circuit and re-closing the door
is reseating the switch.

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alex - 15 Sep 2005 05:13 GMT

it is a problem others have been having you dont know which door it is until
the dealer hooks it up to the computer and monitors the actions of the door
switches.

>> Every once in a while, I'll go out in the garage at night and I'll notice
>> that my 2004 Mazda3's interior lights are on. At first, I thought that a
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> some kind of dirt/debris that is making a short circuit and re-closing the
> door is reseating the switch.

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Stephen - 15 Sep 2005 14:26 GMT

Thanks for your notes.

Can you tell me where you've seen complaints of similar problems? The local
dealer is clueless so far.

> it is a problem others have been having you dont know which door it is
> until the dealer hooks it up to the computer and monitors the actions of
> the door switches.

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alex - 16 Sep 2005 05:38 GMT

im a tech at a dealer and i have ran into situations like this they need to
basically hook it up and monitor the switches as they open and close when
all 4 doors are closed and the light ramains on you can view the computer
and it will tell you which switch is open and therefore which one to
replace.

> Thanks for your notes.
>
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>> until the dealer hooks it up to the computer and monitors the actions of
>> the door switches.

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