Water/rain causing open door light to stay lit.....
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Water/rain causing open door light to stay lit.....
Ive searched effortlessly in the past week as well as question in another post.
My problem:
About an hour after rain/water comes in contact with my evo, it causes the "open door" light on my dash cluster to stay lit up.I have opened and closed all doors.The light is dim or half lit until I actually open a door when it then fully illuminates.Either way there is an alleged door or trunk open which isnt.This is causing my pager alarm to randomly go off when it decides the "doors are open". Where are any related sensors that could be the root of this?I have no idea if the rain is causing a short or if a sensor is going bad. Any help appreciated before I go to the useless dealership again.I prefer to fix things myself if I can
My problem:
About an hour after rain/water comes in contact with my evo, it causes the "open door" light on my dash cluster to stay lit up.I have opened and closed all doors.The light is dim or half lit until I actually open a door when it then fully illuminates.Either way there is an alleged door or trunk open which isnt.This is causing my pager alarm to randomly go off when it decides the "doors are open". Where are any related sensors that could be the root of this?I have no idea if the rain is causing a short or if a sensor is going bad. Any help appreciated before I go to the useless dealership again.I prefer to fix things myself if I can
Has this vehicle had the door/windows worked on? Any accidents?
Check the clearance between the doors/windows. Also you will want to check the weatherstripping....it's possible it is pinched or something and is allowing water to enter the vehicle.
Check the clearance between the doors/windows. Also you will want to check the weatherstripping....it's possible it is pinched or something and is allowing water to enter the vehicle.
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No accidents.No window/door problems.
I was getting some water driverside front but I fixed that awhile ago.Stumped on where sensor is located.Checked all the door triggers.Theyre ok.
I have pinpointed things to the unit itself.I noticed when I close the doors and the door light stays on, I press the arm button on my pager remote and when it beeps to activate the door light cuts off then back on dim again.I guess Im going to my installer to try and sort this out.I have a feeling theyre going to be clueless.
I was getting some water driverside front but I fixed that awhile ago.Stumped on where sensor is located.Checked all the door triggers.Theyre ok.I have pinpointed things to the unit itself.I noticed when I close the doors and the door light stays on, I press the arm button on my pager remote and when it beeps to activate the door light cuts off then back on dim again.I guess Im going to my installer to try and sort this out.I have a feeling theyre going to be clueless.
Last edited by ImJoey; Sep 18, 2007 at 03:35 PM.
most alarm guys tie into the dome light wiring. Mitsu may too to trigger that dash light. Pull out the schematic. The fact that its doing it after the rain is saying that corrosion is getting to the wiring. My guess is exactly where problem area is in these EVOS
1. Remove the drivers side kick panel
2. You'll see the wire junction block ( Big white plastic housing holding many wire connectors)
3. Pull apart the two closest too the fender (White connector and black connector) Any corroded pins? If so you'll need to pull the entire connector (front and back) out of the housing block and hard solder all of those connections.
4. You'll see where that wire harness goes up and out through the inner fender and into your engine compartment. This grommet is where the water is getting in and moving down the harness and into that connector.
5. Since you hard soldered all of the connections you dont have to worry about water corroding electrical You'll want to silicone up that grommet to stop water from coming in anyway. To do this youll need to drop your drivers front fender well just enough towords the rear of that front tire to accses where the wire harness goes through the inner fender
Its easy but time consuming to hard solder those wire all together
1. Remove the drivers side kick panel
2. You'll see the wire junction block ( Big white plastic housing holding many wire connectors)
3. Pull apart the two closest too the fender (White connector and black connector) Any corroded pins? If so you'll need to pull the entire connector (front and back) out of the housing block and hard solder all of those connections.
4. You'll see where that wire harness goes up and out through the inner fender and into your engine compartment. This grommet is where the water is getting in and moving down the harness and into that connector.
5. Since you hard soldered all of the connections you dont have to worry about water corroding electrical You'll want to silicone up that grommet to stop water from coming in anyway. To do this youll need to drop your drivers front fender well just enough towords the rear of that front tire to accses where the wire harness goes through the inner fender
Its easy but time consuming to hard solder those wire all together
I had the same problem with my car for a 2 day period and I never had a problem since then. I didn't pay attention if the dome light was lit or the open door switch was activated but it kept triggering my alarm pager system. It drove me nuts because I had about 3-4 false alarms each day saying my door was opened. It would be interesting to see what you find...
BTW: It started after I drove through a flash flood sized puddle!
BTW: It started after I drove through a flash flood sized puddle!
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1. Remove the drivers side kick panelcheck
2. You'll see the wire junction block ( Big white plastic housing holding many wire connectors)check
3. Pull apart the two closest too the fender (White connector and black connector) Any corroded pins? If so you'll need to pull the entire connector (front and back) out of the housing block and hard solder all of those connections.check(no corrosion
4. You'll see where that wire harness goes up and out through the inner fender and into your engine compartment. This grommet is where the water is getting in and moving down the harness and into that connector.Grommet is sealed no leak
5. Since you hard soldered all of the connections you dont have to worry about water corroding electrical You'll want to silicone up that grommet to stop water from coming in anyway. To do this youll need to drop your drivers front fender well just enough towords the rear of that front tire to accses where the wire harness goes through the inner fender
Its easy but time consuming to hard solder those wire all together
2. You'll see the wire junction block ( Big white plastic housing holding many wire connectors)check
3. Pull apart the two closest too the fender (White connector and black connector) Any corroded pins? If so you'll need to pull the entire connector (front and back) out of the housing block and hard solder all of those connections.check(no corrosion
4. You'll see where that wire harness goes up and out through the inner fender and into your engine compartment. This grommet is where the water is getting in and moving down the harness and into that connector.Grommet is sealed no leak
5. Since you hard soldered all of the connections you dont have to worry about water corroding electrical You'll want to silicone up that grommet to stop water from coming in anyway. To do this youll need to drop your drivers front fender well just enough towords the rear of that front tire to accses where the wire harness goes through the inner fender
Its easy but time consuming to hard solder those wire all together
