# Door ajar warnings **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 18, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-ajar-warnings/25111 "2009-01-18T02:06:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RRBICO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RRBICO](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RRBICO)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-ajar-warnings/25111/1 "2009-01-18T02:06:11Z")
I have a 2001 Ford Ranger with quad doors. Often times, when I open or close these doors, I wind up getting a ‘door ajar’ light, PLUS my dome lite stays lit for 10-15 minutes AFTER I close the door. When it finally DOES go off, When I pull the keys from the steering column, the light (dome) comes on once again and remains on for a long time. Eventually this rights itself, and things go back to ‘normal’ but I have been forced now to take the bulbs out of the dome light. I’ve got it narrowed down, I think to the rear quad doors. What can i do? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-ajar-warnings/25111/2 "2009-01-18T02:30:24Z")
Are you sure the door switch isn’t the problem? My Suburban had the place the switch contacts too low, replaced with a higher pad. ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-ajar-warnings/25111/3 "2009-01-18T02:32:39Z")
On the Ranger, the switch for the Door Ajar is in the latch of each door. I am afraid that you will have to dissasemble each door to find out which one is the culprit.