Hatch Light - Stays on?
03-17-03, 08:30 PM
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Hatch Light - Stays on?
Okay I have found my way to these forums for the sole purpose of hoping someone here could help me out...
My hatch light on the dash sometimes likes to stay on after I open the rear hatch. I know the hatch is closed, but that damn light is pissing me off.
My guess is there is a sensor somewhere back on the hatch that is not making contact or what ever.
If anyone can tell me where the hatch sensor is or how to fix the faulty hatch light, I would appreciate it!
Thanks GUYS!
My hatch light on the dash sometimes likes to stay on after I open the rear hatch. I know the hatch is closed, but that damn light is pissing me off.
My guess is there is a sensor somewhere back on the hatch that is not making contact or what ever.
If anyone can tell me where the hatch sensor is or how to fix the faulty hatch light, I would appreciate it!
Thanks GUYS!
03-17-03, 08:38 PM
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the sensor is on the lifting rods. But my guess is that after you close the hatch, give it an extra hard push down to make sure it's closed all the way. They designed that hatch tight. Mine used to stay on until i closed it all the way (small click). And make sure there isnt an frozen water in the little moat around the weatherstripping
03-17-03, 11:11 PM
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Rear Hatch dash light..
Thats right. I had this problem on my '90 GXL, so the following should be true for a S5 and at least similar for a S4.
On the rear hatch there are two latch's, one at either corner. Both have a switch/sensor that either one by itself will turn on both your rear hatch light AND the "hatch open" warning light on the dash when the hatch is not closed completely.
If the dash light is on and your cargo light isn't, I'm betting that the light bulb for the cargo light is bad or turned off. Turn it on or replace the bulb. It being operational will make it easier to diagnose.
The fix:
Drop the rear carpet cover (over the spare) and look for (I believe) a black wire that runs to both the latch's and trace to the connectors to the rear main harness. Disconnect both, your dash and cargo light should go out.
If so, reconnect one of them and close the hatch. If the cargo light is still on and/or dash light is one, thats the bad sensor.
Now open the rear hatch and disconnect the one you connected and then connect the one you left disconnected and follow the same proceedure just to be sure both aren't bad.
If you're lucky, you'll have at least one working properly you leave connected and bad one disconnected. Your "good nuff" to leave it at that.
On the rear hatch there are two latch's, one at either corner. Both have a switch/sensor that either one by itself will turn on both your rear hatch light AND the "hatch open" warning light on the dash when the hatch is not closed completely.
If the dash light is on and your cargo light isn't, I'm betting that the light bulb for the cargo light is bad or turned off. Turn it on or replace the bulb. It being operational will make it easier to diagnose.
The fix:
Drop the rear carpet cover (over the spare) and look for (I believe) a black wire that runs to both the latch's and trace to the connectors to the rear main harness. Disconnect both, your dash and cargo light should go out.
If so, reconnect one of them and close the hatch. If the cargo light is still on and/or dash light is one, thats the bad sensor.
Now open the rear hatch and disconnect the one you connected and then connect the one you left disconnected and follow the same proceedure just to be sure both aren't bad.
If you're lucky, you'll have at least one working properly you leave connected and bad one disconnected. Your "good nuff" to leave it at that.
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03-26-03, 04:24 PM
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Thanks I got it fixed...
Turns out the left side latch was loose, so when the hatch tried to close it would never catch on the latch...
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Turns out the left side latch was loose, so when the hatch tried to close it would never catch on the latch...
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
