[Guest]

Does anyone know where the sensor for the door ajar light is located and how to replace it on a 2000 Explorer. The trouble is in the right rear door. Thanks.(PS) I know this is the wrong forum but I'm not getting any responses in the Explorer forum,

 

[1911]

should be the little button in teh door jamb

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Maybe not, mine's in the latch on the door. My d-side door kept setting off the door ajar light. We got some non-dust attracting lubricant and just sprayed the piss out of it. Opened and shut the doors a couple times and it seems to have freed the stuck sensor.

I think after the new body style in 93 they went to this "hidden" style of door sensor thingy.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. I tried your suggestion. I sprayed about half a can of WD40 in the latch hole but the sensor is still stuck. I guess my next step is taking the door panel off. Oh well, at least I know the bottom of that door will never rust out from all the WD that I sprayed. Thanks again.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Hmm, how many times have you opened and closed the door since then? I dunno about WD40 myself, I used this aviation stuff, think of it as WD40's worse nightmare on steroids in a dark alley. Really slick. Anyways, we sprayed a bunch of that stuff in there, then opened and closed the door "with vigor" for a good 2-3 minutes. By the end of that time, it was done. I've sprayed a bit more stuff in the mechanism a couple times since then, just to be sure. So far, so good.