Faulty 'Door Open' Light? - Preventing Me Locking The Car!

[Siddle]

Hi guys,

I've posted a thread under Interior, ICE, Security and Electrics, but i'm not sure if its in the right section!

(it should have probably been listed in Faults, Problems & Solutions)

anyway, here is a copy from the thread -


just recently the RB has been having the tendency to make the 'door open' warning light flicker on and off when driving. If I come to a stop when the light Is on, I can't lock the doors because of the car thinking the door is open.

I've done the usual thing; fiddle with wires pretending to know what I'm doing, and I've found that the passenger side door cables connecting the car to the door seem to trigger something.

When I move the little bit of wiring there, or should I say the little bit of plastic holding the wires, it goes off sometimes, BUT, sometimes the airbag light and SERV light come on.

Just wondering what you guys make of this, as I know a wiring loom is big money, so I'm hoping its something as simple as taking the casing off and fixing it myself!

thanks in advance guys.

 

[MicKPM]

Sounds like a faulty door position switch which is a simple enough fix. You just nee to find out which one is playing up.

Mick

 

[Siddle]

Thanks for the reply mate!

i'm doing a bit of a test with it. everytime it comes on, i'm trying to suss out where its coming from.

at the moment i think its the boot one. where is the door position switch on the boot?

 

[MicKPM]

Its part of the lock mech iirc on the tailgate. I will have a look later but it would be easier to just plug it in, look at the UCH and see which door is reporting open when closed.

 

[Siddle]

thats what i thought! but due to the typical french electrics, its not always on, ha ha.

haven't had it on today, hoping its found a way of staying off. MIGHT be because i havent opened the boot today though.

 

[Evz0607]

Mine does this - its worse with the wetter weather!

 

[Don]

Could be broken...caught seatbelt between door and the little 'nipple' on the driver's door. Had to stick a sock in the B pillar (is it 'B'?) to get the nipple thing to stick out enough to allow the door to acknowledge that it is closed.

Also had it come on because bonnet wasn't fully closed or had come undone and had been doing 70mph down the M6 to work that day!!!