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32valvesftw · 10-12-2021

I had a weird problem with mine where the interior lights would stay on and drain the battery, it turned out that the lock mechanism was sticky and the key was not returning to vertical after I opened the door. That would not explain your other issues though. It sounds like a wire went to ground, perhaps try an ohm meter on the fuse box terminals one by one and see if you get any grounds or opens. Good luck, these kinds of issues take time. Oh I had some electrical issues with a Jeep cherokee recently that turned out to be a battery terminal that could not be tightened, I used a hacksaw to give the terminal a bigger gap and all issues went away. My brothers 2013 Chevy truck had a bunch of weird electrical issues while he was driving it and it turned out that the guy who installed his plow left the battery terminals loose.

1991 Corvette ZR-1 · 10-12-2021

With the door ajar issue. My interior lights came on and the door ajar light illuminated while driving and continued to stay on after the car was off and doors closed. The small switches are adjustable. They have a small plastic piece which can pull out or push in to make the appropriate contact with the door. Well, a temp solution that worked for me was pulling the small plastic extension out and shimming it with a tiny machine washer that fit perfectly under the piece when placed back into the switch. Problem solved.

Paul Workman · 10-12-2021

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Originally Posted by 1991 Corvette ZR-1

With the door ajar issue. My interior lights came on and the door ajar light illuminated while driving and continued to stay on after the car was off and doors closed. The small switches are adjustable. They have a small plastic piece which can pull out or push in to make the appropriate contact with the door. Well, a temp solution that worked for me was pulling the small plastic extension out and shimming it with a tiny machine washer that fit perfectly under the piece when placed back into the switch. Problem solved.

Interesting... I'll have to check for grounding when actually in the door, instead of removing them from the door to check 2 C if the switches were functioning. Good point.

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32valvesftw Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 530	Re: Oh, what "fun" WTF!? I had a weird problem with mine where the interior lights would stay on and drain the battery, it turned out that the lock mechanism was sticky and the key was not returning to vertical after I opened the door. That would not explain your other issues though. It sounds like a wire went to ground, perhaps try an ohm meter on the fuse box terminals one by one and see if you get any grounds or opens. Good luck, these kinds of issues take time. Oh I had some electrical issues with a Jeep cherokee recently that turned out to be a battery terminal that could not be tightened, I used a hacksaw to give the terminal a bigger gap and all issues went away. My brothers 2013 Chevy truck had a bunch of weird electrical issues while he was driving it and it turned out that the guy who installed his plow left the battery terminals loose. Last edited by 32valvesftw; 10-12-2021 at 11:21 AM.

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1991 Corvette ZR-1 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Florida Posts: 295	Re: Oh, what "fun" WTF!? With the door ajar issue. My interior lights came on and the door ajar light illuminated while driving and continued to stay on after the car was off and doors closed. The small switches are adjustable. They have a small plastic piece which can pull out or push in to make the appropriate contact with the door. Well, a temp solution that worked for me was pulling the small plastic extension out and shimming it with a tiny machine washer that fit perfectly under the piece when placed back into the switch. Problem solved.