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Thread: Door Open Sign

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Apr 2020
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    aus
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    My Cars
    e38

    Door Open Sign

    As i drive off the door open sign appears on the dash then dissappears when i stop. All locks work and all doors open as normal. After doing the open all doors check, the interior light stays off when i open the drivers door so i assume its the culprit.

    I have done the lubricating and checked door wiring looms but no change.

    Any ideas would be appreciated.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Oct 2019
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    Lake Arrowhead, Ca.
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    My Cars
    1997 740iL BMW 03862
    sounds like the door switch isn't being switched, I had the same problem awhile ago, I swapped the front and rear driver side door strikers and my problem went away ... the striker on my car was worn... if you decide to try this; there is a nut plate inside the frame that holds the door striker in place so be careful not to drop it I cut the head off a bolt to hold onto it when did the swap or you may want to buy a new door striker if it's too worn out... other people have also taken the door lock mechanism out and repositioned the switch ..... a bad door switch also prevents the security system from arming.....

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    I used a small bit of gorilla tape wrapped around the door striker large pin (or whatever it's called) for awhile before the fix it got me by for awhile....

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