1998 Ford Explorer "door latch stuck" Questions

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...door ajar switchs are stuck. purchase a can of PB BLASTER available at your local auto parts store and lube all latch assembleys on vehicle then open and close all doors 10 to 15 times this will ...

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...door latch is stuck half way in the open position it will not allow the door lock mechanism to lock or unlock. The door will still latch and stay closed because the lever will not be stuck far enough ...

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...not open and lights stay on Spray wd40 on the door latches. Happened to me a few months ago. The latch gets stuck and cannot reach the necessary position to turn off lights and door ajar

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door latch. start at the drivers door and spray penetraing oil on the latch mechanism, LOTS, now repeatedly close /open the door like 20 times, and see if that gets it bajk working, you may have to do

...door latch try spraying the door latches with lots of good penatrating oil (not wd 40 ) slam the doors sevral times till the light gos out dont forget the rear door now you can take it to the dealer ...

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...door latch because if your exterior handle is broken, then your latch isn't working properly. I got one at Ford for about 40 bucks. 96 ford explorer drivers side door handle is broke the door opens ...

...into the door latch and then opening and closing the door several times. the stuck switch is usually on the door that is the least used door like the passenger side rear. let us know how you make

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child door locks child lock on back door is stuck in locked position. So when you are in the back seat , you can't get out of the car. The door won't open from inside. latched needs replacing

...spray lube in the door latches of each door, and open and close the doors afterwards. most of the time they are dirty and stuck. If the problem still exists then we need to test each door ajar

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...door latch, just sparay some lubricant like wd-40 or something similar to the door latches and keep opening and closing doors until problem fixed one of your door switches are stuck in the open ...

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