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- March 22, 2013
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- City, State
- Cincinnati
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Explorer XLT 4x4
The first thing I noticed was a door ajar signal while I was driving... sometimes a stutter of locking as if the car was just placed into drive and the auto locks were engaging. The next thing I noticed was the alarm going off every now and then... and now it's consistent -- almost every night and/or in the parking lot when I am shopping.
To me all of those pointed to a bad door ajar light... but recently I've seen two new behaviors that have me stumped:
1) If I take the key out of the ignition, open the door, and then press lock... the doors automatically unlock again as if the explorer thinks the keys are still in the ignition
2) If I have auto headlamps turned on, I notice my parking lights cycling on and off
Should I keep troubleshooting the door ajar switch, or does this sound like some kind of control module going bonkers?
To me all of those pointed to a bad door ajar light... but recently I've seen two new behaviors that have me stumped:
1) If I take the key out of the ignition, open the door, and then press lock... the doors automatically unlock again as if the explorer thinks the keys are still in the ignition
2) If I have auto headlamps turned on, I notice my parking lights cycling on and off
Should I keep troubleshooting the door ajar switch, or does this sound like some kind of control module going bonkers?