Interior Lights Wont Come On When Door Is Opened
This process relies on a switch in the door jamb that opens when you open the door and closes when you close the door.
Interior lights wont come on when door is opened. I have looked for a switch that allows the lights to not come on when the doors open but cannot. If you have not found your answer yet here is a possibility you may have overlooked the dash light dimmer switch will turn on your dome lights and they will stay on until the switch is moved to another position. I could turn the lights on but it would not work while in the door position.
Every other vehicle i have owned does this and obviously this truck should aswell. Feb 06 2012 3 52am. It is also possible that someone unplugged the harness under the sunroof panel.
On the headliner press the door button near the lights above the rear view mirror on the right side then the lights will come on when you open the door. Some of the surrounding plastics. If the dome light does not come on the switch may be in the wrong position or there may be a problem with the vehicle.
For what ever reason when i open my doors the interior lights do not come on. 58 people found this helpful. The dome light in your car is supposed to come on when one of the doors is open as long as the light is put on the proper setting.
No doors at all trigger the lights the only lights that come on are the small red courtesy lights on the bottom of the door itself and the little blue ring around the ignition switch and yes when any one of the doors are open the door ajar warning light comes on on the dash. There is a definite click felt when the switch is turned to the dome light on position. When the interior lights in a car are working correctly they will usually come on when you open your door and then shut off some time after you close the door.
I had the same issue until i figured it out.