1998 Ford Explorer "door latch stuck closed" 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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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

...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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...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 ...

...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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the door wont stay closed Spray wd40 on the hinge that is used to latch the door it mite be stuck

...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

...door latch (the part that actual holds the door shut. There are several specialty tools that are needed to complete the repair. What you can try is liberally spraying the area on the door where the ...

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...latch in the door with penetrating oil and repeatedly close and open the door, like 20 times, this may get the switch working again. It will be hard to tell which switch is indeed stuck, unlless you ...

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