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Door ajar warning light comes on and stays on even though all doors are secure.Sometimes the warning light goes out, only to go off again when car is locked 4 the night triggering car alarm.My guess is the door switch shorted, but cannot locate where they might be? Thanks 1 million:)

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Switches are in the latch and you will have to start by turning the ignition key to on and then open and close each door. when you get to the door that doesn't make a chime sound when opened or closed. that is the door with the latch problem. you will need to replace the switch for that latch

  • eh3602 Sep 15, 2010

    Before you go to that extreme, just spray standard lubricant on all four door latches then open and close several times. The switch just gets stuck and rarely needs to be changed. Try it first, you have nothing to lose.

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