gearbox

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im trying to figure out why only the front driver door light wont work, but all three other doors do. the pin switch works fine and the dome light turns on/off when the door is opened/closed. any ideas?

CraigW

iTrader: (1)

Could be broken wire in the door harness ?? Does the the light flicker or flash any if the door is swung back and forth ??

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

if doesnt work at all no matter where the door position is. i even jiggled the rubber boot between the door and car and nothing. im guessing the wire completely broke cause all the other lights work and fuses are all fine.

Da1lyDr1ver

iTrader: (6)

i hear ya. my mom's '02 crv does the same thing for the drivers door. i cant imagine any wires behind the switch itself being loose, and the switch pushes in smoothly. i'm stumped too.

CraigW

iTrader: (1)

Those wires are just thin enough to get by. Not sure how hard it would be to run a new pair through the rubber boot. A bit of thinner speaker cable would be a good bet.

Mr. Beefy

I'm sure you have a voltage test light.take the bulb out of the socket use the test light, check if you get power going to the light. if you don't have power then the wire might be pulled out of the light housing or you got a fried wire

manahoonie

sorry to ask it, but i don't see it mentioned as being done... (i know you may have checked it, but may not have listed it) although it sometimes slips the mind

bulb burnt out?

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

lol thanks but thats the first thing i tried. new bulb didnt work, the socket is connected to wires, but no power is at the terminals and they are not corroded. im inclined so far to believe a wire just broke since the driver door sees the most action obviously. the hard part is figuring out where this happened and how to fix lol. i guess i can take the panel off and pull some of the wires to see if one comes off.

mrplow123456

Wow your parents really beat the car. J/K anyway you said the dome light comes on but do they have a door ajar light in the gauge cluster? if so does that come on with the drivers door as well? Also is there a different alarm installed? One of the wires could have caused a problem in the circuit if so.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

yeah the door ajar light on the dash comes on with driver door. it has aftermarket python alarm.

mrplow123456

Well if the light still comes on, that was gonna be the fastest fix. With an aftermarket alarm there is a possibility that something isn't right with the wiring any more. How long has the light been like that? If you think it's been awhile I would start with the alarm since just about everything else has been taken care of.

If you haven't done it yet, take the door panel off and see if the window possibly pinched the wire running to the light or from where ever it comes.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

its been like this a long time, i never noticed when cause it happened when i was still out of town. i wouldnt know what to check with the alarm tho. ill open the door panel if its warm today lol.

mrplow123456

Yeah I am not quite sure what to check with the alarm as I don't know how that specific one is wired to tell when the doors are open. If everything looks ok when you take the panel off, take a test light and probe the wire that is supposed to make the light come on and see if you have power. If you do, also check to see if the light still has ground. I don't think I have ever had so much trouble trying to fix something so small lol. Anyway good luck with it gear, I'm pretty much out of ideas after all that.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

hahaha update! a year later i figured out what happened. i was changing speakers and I FORGOT TO PLUG THE LIGHT BACK IN! LOL