# 2004 jetta, interior lights comes on and off while driving

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\
**Created:** [January 20, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218 "2011-01-20T18:20:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Al\_Marcuzzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@Al\_Marcuzzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Al_Marcuzzo)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218/1 "2011-01-20T18:20:07Z")

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2004 jetta, interior lights & door open light on dashboard intermittently come on and off while driving.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218/2 "2011-01-20T18:29:55Z")

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Noted.

Assuming you want to fix it, check that all doors are closed.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218/3 "2011-01-20T19:00:44Z")

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One of the light switches in the doors may be faulty, or a door may not be closing completely.

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**Author:** ![Al\_Marcuzzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@Al\_Marcuzzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Al_Marcuzzo)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218/4 "2011-01-20T21:45:56Z")

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Checked and rechecked; all doors and trunk shut / lock properly…

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**Author:** ![Al\_Marcuzzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@Al\_Marcuzzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Al_Marcuzzo)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218/5 "2011-01-20T21:46:18Z")

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Checked and rechecked; all doors and trunk shut / lock properly…

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218/6 "2011-01-20T21:47:47Z")

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Bad switch.

It’ll be a little plastic sliding thing that the closing door moves into position. If it goes bad the car doesn’t know that the door is closed.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jetta-interior-lights-comes-on-and-off-while-driving/60218/7 "2011-01-20T22:12:36Z")

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Check the contacts for the dimmer control.