Dead Battery / Interior Light Problem (need help fast)
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Burning Brakes
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Dead Battery / Interior Light Problem (need help fast)
Ok this weekend I had my stereo installed 
. While they were in there i saw that the light under the dash had been unplugged so i asked him to plug it in and it turned on, good, i thought. So 2 nights ago i notice that the lights stayed on after i got out of the car. well after pushing every button in the door and having no luck i remembered that they might turn off after time. so i went inside and asked my girlfriend to look in the car when she came over that night. she did and the lights were off. The lights also stay on while I am driving
Fast-forward to today, go out to the car put in the key: nothing
no charge at all
so I got it jumped and took it to get the battery tested, they said it was good but low charge - well no ****
i have always had problems with the 'door ajar' light and guess the guy before me did too so he just unhooked the lights under the dash
but I like the lights and want them to work when they are supposed to
any ideas?
. While they were in there i saw that the light under the dash had been unplugged so i asked him to plug it in and it turned on, good, i thought. So 2 nights ago i notice that the lights stayed on after i got out of the car. well after pushing every button in the door and having no luck i remembered that they might turn off after time. so i went inside and asked my girlfriend to look in the car when she came over that night. she did and the lights were off. The lights also stay on while I am drivingFast-forward to today, go out to the car put in the key: nothing
no charge at all
so I got it jumped and took it to get the battery tested, they said it was good but low charge - well no ****
i have always had problems with the 'door ajar' light and guess the guy before me did too so he just unhooked the lights under the dash
but I like the lights and want them to work when they are supposed to
any ideas?
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It could be the switch on the door pillar is not being depressed far enough.
Try taping a piece of shim on the door front where it contacts the switch prong.
First find out which is the problem switch: open the door, start the engine and manually depress the switch. If that doesn't kill the lights, try the other door switch.
Try taping a piece of shim on the door front where it contacts the switch prong.
First find out which is the problem switch: open the door, start the engine and manually depress the switch. If that doesn't kill the lights, try the other door switch.
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Originally Posted by CrazyInBlack
you are talking about the switch on the body of the car right?
b/c there are also 2 on the door that dont seem to do anything
b/c there are also 2 on the door that dont seem to do anything
