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Linda Zamora Posted on Dec 18, 2012
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2000 Ford Windstar - Interior lights won't turn off, not even manually.

Need help! - replaced. Driver's door switch.

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Do you have a lever in the truck by the heater that you can flip off? If not turn off the engine and check your owner's manual.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Go under the dash were your brake peddle is and if you look up you will see a switch with 2 wires on it the colors should be etc


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  • Posted on Mar 07, 2011

SOURCE: my interior lights wont turn off and open door

its called a courtesy switch and most of the time you can pull back rubber cover and remove 1 bolt pull switch towards you and pluugs in right behind the switch good luck please rate this info

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  • Posted on Sep 28, 2009

SOURCE: open door light stays on on dashboard - ford puma

The contacts of the sensor to the Door can be dirty. Thus it can't sense the door properly and remarking open. Also there is a solenoid behind the Door which can be defective which can cause the problem. Kindly call a technician and check the parts.
Thank you Sir, Have a nice day.

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  • Posted on Jul 15, 2008

SOURCE: 95 ford windstar door ajar

These switches are inside the doors attached to the door latch assembles.If you know some one with a scan tool you can go into the body computer and see which one is showing open when all the doors are closed. The most likly one is the drivers side door or the two in the rear gate. I've replaced those the most.If you don't want to replace them you can unplug them and the lights will go off. Hope this helps. If you need more info let me know> Thanks Dan

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  • Posted on Jan 14, 2009

SOURCE: interior lights wont shut off?

you have to put a wd 40 in the part that lock the door.

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  • Posted on Feb 06, 2009

SOURCE: Ford 2003 Windstar Interior Floor Lights Stay On

to repair this problem you must remove floor lights from seats and check the circuit for either a short or a stuck switch use a multi tester this can get to be irritating as the short may be not directly behind switch could be along wiring that runs through car my suggestion if your not electrically proficient is take it to an electromechanic shop or simply unplug the light from socket to avoid draining the battery.

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