My B3000 has a door ajar problem that is keeping my dome light on, any ideas?

Question

My mazda 00' B3000 has door ajar problems that are VERY annoying and will keep my dome light on and drain my battery. I took dome light fuse out and fixed battery problem but i still cant get the door ajar light to go off! Yes the door is shut but the truck doesnt know that...

Answer 1

The door ajar switch on that vehicle is most likely located on the door latch itself. Your 2000 mazda is basically the same vehicle as a 2000 ford ranger. They are known for those door ajar switches to go bad. To figure out if its the driver or passenger door, unhook the electrical wire to one of them, its inside the door, if after you unhook the wire the light goes out, thats the switch thats bad. Most likely the drivers side. Probably less than 20 bucks to fix yourself

Answer 2

Fords have complicated door ajar switches that get caught all of the time. Spray some penetrating oil into the door latches and slam the door a number of situations. it ought to in elementary terms be a non everlasting fix. The switches are confusing to interchange and are fixed interior the door on the facet of the latch

Answer 3

One of your Pin switches to the door maybe broken or jammed
cheak then out and see if any of them are staying stuck in the open position or broken all together!

Answer 4

one of your door light switches is broken or out of adjustment - look for a little black button in the front door jamb - it sits in an adjusting nut and the door has to depress it fully to send the right signal to the bcm.

Answer 5

make sure your light switch on the dash isn't in the dome light position, the switch that you can dim and brighten your dash lights with.

Answer 6

find the button on the door and remove the button and unplug the wire