van thinks back doors are open all the time

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van thinks back doors are open all the time

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Driving to work this morning and back door open light comes on so I pulled over and checked it was shut which it was now the only time the light goes out is when I go over a bump but comes straight back on any body had this happen or no a fix its driving me mad already van is a 62 plate thanks in advance
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Dodgy connection on the door switch?
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That's what I thought so I removed the bottom latch when I got to work and refitted but no change I assumed the door sensor was in the bottom latch
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my bottom latch had a little bit of water pooled in it and that caused an 'always open' issue
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Yes mine was wet this morning I have dried it out and light never came on when I traveled back from work did you find out where the water got in
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Mine had water in it this morning dried it out and stopped the light for a bit did you find where the water was coming from
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I think it was just coincidental. Like I loaded some wet gear into the boot or something
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I’m having this problem, did drying it out solve all the problems?
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Common issue for years in caddy. Trouble is that the loom plugs in to bottom latch down to it and the water travels down to the plug.
I got mine replaced under warranty as it was already badly corroded by the time I took it off to dry it.

Came up with this solution for it

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I got the opposite issue, mine doesn’t know it’s opened so get no rear interior light when open and locks itself when I only go in the back after unlocking


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So is it a case of replacing the whole bottom latch?


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Re: van thinks back doors are open all the time

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Mine ended up thinking back door was always shut so I have just left it like that
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