H3 door open?

[erdlen65]

So today my 06 h3 decided to tell me I have a door open and turns the dome light on and off randomly about one every two min. While locking and unlocking the doors I checked and none were open has anyone else had this happen? I'm not sure if the cold snowy weather has anything to do with it ... Any suggestions would help.

 

[DJinCO]

Bad switch would be my first guess. That little thing probably has some nasty rusty gunk on it so it's not making good contact.

Just a guess.

 

[erdlen65]

I pulled the door contacts n they all looked good, I also tried disconnecting the battery and that didn't work either

 

[ReconH3]

I had that problem, and it was the rear tailgate sensor. It wasn't actually the sensor. It was that the sensor wasn't getting enough pressure from the tailgate. I put some double sided tape with some rubber opposite where the sensor touches the tailgate. This solved it. Try sticking some folded cardboard with tape there to see if it works before you do something more permanent. Sorry I can't take pics but I'm away from my truck for a week.


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[alrock]

I agree with Recon that it does sound like the rear cargo door latch may need adjustment. When my door sensors have failed the symptoms have been that they didn't work at all - the inside lights did not come on when I opened that door.

 

[erdlen65]

Well I gave up on playing with the sensors (its only 8 degrees outside lol) so I ordered 5 new ones should get them Tuesday or Wednesday hoping that takes care of it

 

[ReconH3]

The problem I had was not the actual sensor so replacing it may not solve your problem.


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[erdlen65]

Recon I took the switchs out one at a time and took the rubber protectors off and held each switch down for about a min. and still said door open. I'll keep in mind what you said about adjusting doors or adding something for more preasure, after seeing I could replace them all for 30$ I figured its cheap enough and can't hurt. Hopefully when I get the new ones it'll solve the issue but ill keep the thread updated as I try some things.

 

[ReconH3]

The switches don't work if they are not mounted on the body. They use the screw to get the negative ground. I know because I did what you did until someone with more knowhow than me pointed it out. It is good to have spares because the two front ones fly off very easily when you get in and out of the vehicle.


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[erdlen65]

Damn! Recon I didn't think of that lol but makes sense

 

[ReconH3]

I didn't either


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[M22KLARS]

I've replaced my rear door pin switch probably 5 times. Maybe more. Honestly I usually buy then 2 at a time jut because it's such an annoying "ding".

 

[ReconH3]

In a desperate situation you could probably just trick it by grounding the plug, but I'm no electrical genius, so don't take my word for it.


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[erdlen65]

It's not my dd I just got a 2012 ram 1500 my wife drives the H3 so the dinging doesn't bother me since I'm not in it most of the time. But at times my wife dinging is more annoying then the sound from the dash ; )

 

[erdlen65]

So I finally had time last night to replace the switchs, when I pulled the switch for the rear door I had water run out of the protective sleeve for the wires... Has Anyone else had that happen? It didn't seem to bother the new switch and finally no more dinging and locks goin crazy

 

[Bigunit]

Well, good to hear that the new switches solved the problem - good to know. Thanks.