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New 2011 JK Owner - Door Open alarm question

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#1 ·
First off, I've been lurking on the site since I bought my Jeep in August and have found many helpful things. Thanks for that!

Secondly, and I've searched, but not found my exact problem...

My jeep doesn't have a door open light on the diver's side door. The passenger side and tailgate do have the door open light.

My dome light doesn't come on when I open the driver's side door, and there is no dummy alarm when I leave the headlights on. The power to the head unit also does not turn off when I open the door.

I've seen several threads where people have door alarms and dome lights that are on even with the door closed, but none that have no alarms with the door open.

I've checked what I think is the correct fuse (my wife has a 2014 JKU that everything seems to work correctly on, so I swapped the fuse from hers). Same results.

Am I correct in thinking it's probably the door latch? I have power windows, power locks, and power heated mirrors, which all work as they should. My Jeep just thinks the door is always closed.

Advice?
 
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#5 ·
Have you poked around in your EVIC settings? You might check these, to see if changing helps resolve your problem. More info in your owners manual if needed.

Check these out;
Key Off Power Delay
Headlamp Off Delay
 
#12 ·
My dome light doesn't come on when I open the driver's side door, and there is no dummy alarm when I leave the headlights on. The power to the head unit also does not turn off when I open the door.
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Am I correct in thinking it's probably the door latch? I have power windows, power locks, and power heated mirrors, which all work as they should. My Jeep just thinks the door is always closed.

Advice?
I'd say the probability is high that the wire going to the door latch as become detached, or the switch inside the latch mechanism has failed. Getting to that latch (from what I have read) is a little challenging but I'm sure you will find a tutorial on youtube. Good luck.
 
#14 ·
Got it fixed today!

After taking off the outer door panel (simple) and then the inner door panel (not so simple), I unplugged the latch and plugged in a new one that I'd ordered (I didn't take the old one out, just unplugged the wire harness and plugged it into the new one.)

Still no dome light, still no door ajar light, still no dummy ding to let me know the key is in the ignition or the lights are on.

So, I got out my multimeter and started testing continuity on the 4 wires going to the latch mechanism. One of them tested as open.

Turns out one wire was broken right where it attaches to the connector by your left foot. You couldn't see that it was broken, but as soon as I lightly pulled on that wire, it came right out of the connector.

So, a bit of time with a soldering iron, and everything now works as it should.

I'm happy.

Now, I get to test Rock Auto's return policy. I don't mind if I have to pay shipping back. I just hope they'll refund me the $70 or whatever that I paid for the latch mechanism.
 
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