# 2006 Ford Explorer Sport Trac - It is ajar **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford\ **Created:** [May 9, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-sport-trac-it-is-ajar/140007 "2019-05-09T00:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![philhamilton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b19c9b/32.png) [@philhamilton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/philhamilton)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-sport-trac-it-is-ajar/140007/1 "2019-05-09T00:59:23Z")
2006 explorer says my liftgate is ajar but it isn’t;how do I stop the flashing dash light?? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-sport-trac-it-is-ajar/140007/2 "2019-05-09T13:31:53Z")
Fix the switch that tells the car the liftgate is closed. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-sport-trac-it-is-ajar/140007/3 "2019-05-10T02:35:12Z")
Black tape, it is 13 years old. ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-sport-trac-it-is-ajar/140007/4 "2019-05-10T03:28:48Z")
Black tape? Are you kidding me? This isn’t a check engine light on a car with known mechanical problems that doesn’t have to pass an emissions test. This is a warning light for a potentially unsafe condition–a door that isn’t closed securely–and you don’t want to ignore it. Also, having the computer think the door is open could result in interior lights staying on when parked, draining the battery. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-explorer-sport-trac-it-is-ajar/140007/5 "2019-05-10T12:10:04Z")
Spray some electrical contact cleaner into the latch to clean the switch. I had to do this every month or so to the driver door on my wife’s 98 Windstar and a few weeks ago on my daughter’s 2003 Taurus. Ed B.