''Shut the door''....ok...maybe you tried that already. 1. Locate the switch (i.e. dash edge, door jam). (sometimes the plunger rod (the stick) breaks off. When the door closes it can not activate the switch.) For it to work properly, you have to replace the switch. It is designed as a safety feature. You should never by-pass a safety feature. That being said, If you just want the light off... Paper from a straw, jammed into the hole will get it off. Of course, that could result in serious injury or even death. BUT THOSE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT AS H.....and sometimes you just have to do what you can to get by.
Shut the door!
The light is turned on by a switch on each door. Check them one at a time to see which it is, and then adjust or replace it.
Try spraying the button on the inside door jam with penetrant and working it in and out.
find the switch on either the door or the door jam and glue a penny to it so that it reads shut all the time!!
Check to see if the door ajar light is on. If it is, then a door may not me closing fully or the door switch is bad. Check the dash dimmer light, to make sure that it has not been bumped to "interior light on" setting.
Try shutting the door.
I had the same problem with my 02 Ford Ranger the sensor is inside the door (genius idea ford). no amount of wd40 helped. luckily for me it was my passenger door. I just unplugged it and the dome light doesn't turn on for the passenger door but works find for the driver's door.
Mine wont either, not sure what the problem is. I checke all the doors including trunk and hood! Not sure what to do or why its doing it?
You would have to pull courtesy light fuse, if they are to be open for extended period for repairs, just disconnect batt
Car believes one door is ajar - dirty/inoperable door switch? Light manual on/dash dim/dome on switch is swivelled completely clockwise; or is shorted making car believe you want the dome light manually switched on.
My F250 does the same thing. I think it has something to do with the door latching mechanism. I ended up taking out the bulbs. You can still manually turn on the interior lights with the switch up on the ceiling.
Try spraying the door latch liberally with WD-40, open and close the door several times, and then spray with a silicone