Deathstryker@gmail.com wrote:
> FunkyKev wrote:
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>>I still say remove and masssage the switch. I think I had a similar
>>problem in an 86. i had to take it apart and play with it and
>>sand/scuff/bend some things...maybe. i don't remember.
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>>KL
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> The switch should only make the light come on when the wire comes into
> contact with car body to complete the circuit (IE 1 wire switch). So
> like I said, I took the switch apart and pulled the wire plug from it,
> making sure it didn't touch the body.... However, the light is still
> on.
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> I noticed today that on the dashboard, it has the driver door being lit
> up as being open. None of the other doors say this. So I'm certain that
> it's SOMETHING with the driver door but from my experience with the
> switch, I don't think that's it. I have a feeling that the problem may
> be on the other side of the wire... only I have no damn clue where that
> may be. I may just have to buy an auto repair manual for my car. (I
> haven't bought one yet because I just got the car).

I would trace the wire from the door pin, along the bottom of the door opening,
up into the dash... chances are it's shorted to ground somewhere along the way.
From there it runs up into the dash module that controls the dome light, door
light, and the dash display that shows the door open, and from all your
symptoms, I'd say the problem is limited to that stretch.