# 2012 Ford Escape - Rear hatch door ajar light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-rear-hatch-door-ajar-light/163259>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escape, ford\
**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-rear-hatch-door-ajar-light/163259 "2020-04-22T23:20:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MichaelHughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@MichaelHughes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelHughes)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-rear-hatch-door-ajar-light/163259/1 "2020-04-22T23:20:24Z")

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rear hatch door adjar light remains on (interior lights remain on and cannot lock doors)

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-rear-hatch-door-ajar-light/163259/2 "2020-04-23T03:02:06Z")

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The switch that tells the car the hatch is closed and turns off the dome light could be bad.