accessories - interior problem
7.8
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$4.00
Average Mileage:
64,827 miles
Number of complaints:
9 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
- wd-40 (2 reports)
- use brake cleaner or lubricant (1 reports)
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2006Dec 27
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 52,347 miles
I have had this problem of the door ajar light and running lights staying on. I really don't know what to do about it. It comes and goes for some strange reason. It will be there for a few days then it won't for awhile. I would really like to know what the problem is and get it fixed once and for all.
2008Apr 10
Explorer XLT V6, 4.0L Flexfuel
- Automatic transmission
- 61,000 miles
This vehicle has had so many problems since we purchased it with the most recent being the door ajar light and interior lights staying on. It has now progressed to the radio shutting off when ever it feels like it. I haven't tried the fix of WD-40 yet but will run out and try that in a minute. This has been the most aggravating of all the problems we have had with the truck, it is very hard to drive at night with the dome lights on not to mention how unsafe as well. If anyone has had any other solutions that they have tried and has worked, please let me know.
2008Apr 09
Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 40,100 miles
Last week, the Door Ajar message started displaying on my screen. The first time, I shut and re-shut all of the doors, and it seemed to work. Over the next few days, it got worse. It would no longer shut off. It seems many others have had this problem. Thanks to Google, and sites like this, I was able to find out what might possibly fix it. I ran up to Wal-Mart tonight and grabbed a can of WD-40. I sprayed it into each of the door latches, and opened & closed the doors 10 times each. It seems it was the front passenger side door with the faulty sensor. When I got around to it, and sprayed the WD-40, opened & closed it 10 times....the message was no longer there! Yay! It may only be a temporary fix...who knows...but I have an almost full can of WD-40 in the garage......
2008Mar 10
Explorer XLT
- Automatic transmission
- 56,000 miles
Sporadically, the "door ajar" warning light stays on when all doors are closed properly. The dome lights also stay on. Makes night driving difficult. Sometimes, they all of a sudden turn off. Recently, when the ignition is off and doors are closed, the dome lights stay on as well as the exterior side mirror lights. Today they stayed on for about 20 minutes. I'm fearful that they may stay on all night and the battery may run down too far to start engine.
2007May 16
(reported on)Explorer XLT 4.0
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
ALL FORDS HAVE THIS PROBLEM
WHY CAN'T THE MORONS THERE FIX THIS ISSUE
2007Sep 18
(reported on)Explorer XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
Door ajar light comes on and stays on for days at a time. At first you slam all the doors and the hatch with no luck... Then you start yammering expletives without any relief. This has to be the most annoying of all issues with my Explorer. It seems the issue gets worse when in the sun or hot weather. I'm looking forward to winter, no wait that's when my back lift gate trim cracked.... Gee Ford what else can I expect before 50,000 miles?
2007Apr 27
(reported on)Explorer 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 89,000 miles
Door ajar light was coming on intermittently over the last 5 months and then in the last past week it was on continuously. A week into it, my radio stopped for no apparent reason and then the car shut down. The alternator and battery went up at the same time. Cost $550.00
2007Feb 22
(reported on)Explorer
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
I am so annoyed and dissatisfied with Ford, I wake up one morning in the state of Georgia and I have a crack on the back panel underneath the window, now a few days later my door ajar light is on and will not go off. I can't even explain how angry and I am about this, and as usual Ford's customer service and customer relation department does nothing. If anyone is researching or checking into purchasing a Ford Explorer please don't do it you will regret it in the long run!!!!!
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2008Apr 01
Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L V8
The door ajar indicator was on and the dome light wouldn't shut off. I sprayed WD-40 in the door hinges, locks, receivers, etc. and it fixed it. Now it's part of my routine maintenance. Annoying problem to have...but I've had WAY worse with this vehicle. (wheel bearings, brakes, seals, broken body panels, faded panels, broken CD changer)
benbohio
Toledo, Ohio, USA
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