Door ajar issue on a 2002 Ford Explorer.

[mranderson214]

Greetings All,

I have a 2002 Ford Explorer that keeps giving me a "Door Ajar" notification on the dashboard and a chime when the key is in ignition or the car is running. I tried the WD40 tip but I think there is more to the problem. In addition to the Door Ajar notification, I cannot lock and unlock the doors from the driver's side when the car is running or the car is on but running on the battery. Also, I cannot control the power rear-view mirrors on the sides of the car. Everything works fine when the car is off but when its on, I cannot control the locks, the outside mirrors, and my courtesy light on the drivers side under the rear view does not turn on.

The WD40 trick does not work for me; I have tried it several times. Does anyone think it can be a fuse? I thought it might have been a stuck or defective switch that the WD40 would have fixed; but the fact that i cannot control the mirrors or locks from the driver's side when the car is on makes me think it is a power or fuse problem. Any ideas on what to try?

Thanks!

P.S. I know that its the drivers side door that is causing the problem.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your thread into the stock 2002-2005 section.

 

[matt0248]

You may have multiple problems. Check for borken wires between the door and the body of the truck. There have been threads here with pic on how to check and fix these wires.

 

[BigRondo]

I agree with matt0248. A lot of electrical issues can be attributed to broken/damaged wires in the boot between the driver's door and the body. I had several of these that were eliminated by repairing a broken ground wire in the boot.


Here is a great thread for removing the door panel, thanks to borland for the awesome write-up: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=249253

Here is a great thread for checking for broken/damaged wires, thanks to synyster for this awesome write-up: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=270081

Hope this helps out.