View Poll Results: Why does it stay on?
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Hatch open light
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My hatch light stays on because I don't close the hatch all the way. usually only one side locks in and I have to physically push down on the other until it clicks. Visibly, you can't tell it's open, but the light stays on until I push both sides closed.
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Sorry if the tone of my message sounds condescending. I didn't intend it to be, but re-reading it, it totally sounds sarcastic, and like I'm suggesting that you're an idiot or something. I just had a similar problem as yours and the solution was much simpler than I had expected.
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Originally posted by andrew lohaus
yeah i have the same issue some times just gota realy slam the lid down. my backup lights dont work either(bulbs good) i wonder why?
yeah i have the same issue some times just gota realy slam the lid down. my backup lights dont work either(bulbs good) i wonder why?
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my hatch light would stay on too regardless (almost) of how hard i slammed it...
then i realized the reason it was not shutting all the way is that the trapped air in the car was keeping the hatch from closing all the way...
i would just roll down a window or something, and then close it and it would close everytime, and the light would go off....if i didnt have any doors or windows open it would close, but the light would stay on...go figure
then i realized the reason it was not shutting all the way is that the trapped air in the car was keeping the hatch from closing all the way...
i would just roll down a window or something, and then close it and it would close everytime, and the light would go off....if i didnt have any doors or windows open it would close, but the light would stay on...go figure
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Originally posted by RH-7
My hatch light stays on because I don't close the hatch all the way. usually only one side locks in and I have to physically push down on the other until it clicks. Visibly, you can't tell it's open, but the light stays on until I push both sides closed.
My hatch light stays on because I don't close the hatch all the way. usually only one side locks in and I have to physically push down on the other until it clicks. Visibly, you can't tell it's open, but the light stays on until I push both sides closed.
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Originally posted by RH-7
My hatch light stays on because I don't close the hatch all the way. usually only one side locks in and I have to physically push down on the other until it clicks. Visibly, you can't tell it's open, but the light stays on until I push both sides closed.
My hatch light stays on because I don't close the hatch all the way. usually only one side locks in and I have to physically push down on the other until it clicks. Visibly, you can't tell it's open, but the light stays on until I push both sides closed.
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My 89 GTU does this as well... I'm taking apart the locking mechanisms to find the switch tomorrow and probably hard wire it shut
My hatch closes very nicely, so I know it closes. I dont need to be informed, thank you very much
Hopefully it won't be too difficult to find/fix.
My hatch closes very nicely, so I know it closes. I dont need to be informed, thank you very much
Hopefully it won't be too difficult to find/fix.
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Originally posted by poor_red_neck
My 89 GTU does this as well... I'm taking apart the locking mechanisms to find the switch tomorrow and probably hard wire it shut
My hatch closes very nicely, so I know it closes. I dont need to be informed, thank you very much
Hopefully it won't be too difficult to find/fix.
My 89 GTU does this as well... I'm taking apart the locking mechanisms to find the switch tomorrow and probably hard wire it shut
My hatch closes very nicely, so I know it closes. I dont need to be informed, thank you very much
Hopefully it won't be too difficult to find/fix.
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Update: Fixed!
There's a black wire connecting to each locking mechanism, running down into the spare tire well. Simply disconnect one at a time and test! Easy, took me 30 seconds this morning.
There's a black wire connecting to each locking mechanism, running down into the spare tire well. Simply disconnect one at a time and test! Easy, took me 30 seconds this morning.