Passenger door says open on dash and my locking system wo...


Passenger door says open on dash and my locking system won’t work Mechanic's Assistant: How long has this been going on? A week Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? Fiesta 2008 Mecha...

Passenger door says open on dash and my locking system won’t work Mechanic's Assistant: How long has this been going on? A week Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? Fiesta 2008 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Fiesta yourself? What have you tried so far? Nothing yet, normally after a couple of shuts the indicator goes off and I can lock the car, this time it won’t go off so I can’t lock the car Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? No thank you

Automotive Expert
Good Morning , It sounds like yo have a bad door switch , sometimes you can lubricate it and it will work , eventually it will need to be replaced

What do you mean by a door switch?
Automotive Expert
There is a switch either in the door jamb or in the latch itself which turns on the light and lets the car know that the door is open

I spray that with wd40 ?Can I change it myself?
Automotive Expert
Yes you can spray it with wd 40 . if that doesn't fix it , they are usually aren't too hard to change

Thank you , I’ll give it a go if I have any problems I call you back.
Automotive Expert
sounds good

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