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ZR1 was acting funny last night
Well I stopped to gas up and when I got back in the courtesy lights would not turn off. Well when I stopped to pick up the girlfreind I pulled the courtesy fuse and turned off the lights that also killed the radio and a/c. I then put the fuse back and the all I got was heat out of the vents for a long time and then it finally cooled off. On a side note my security system is acting funny. When i lock my doors with the door lock switch and then go back to unlock it with the key the alarm goes off. Now if I lock the doors manually the alarm wont go off.
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
I have an idea. open your doors and find the little black plunger on the door. get a small flat head screwdriver and GENTLY wiggle it out and then apply some wd40 and then move it by hand a few times to get it lubricated and see if that helps. it did for mine.
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
I had some of your same problems. The cause was a bad Door Ajar switch on the driver's door. I replaced the switch and corrected the lights and alarms problems.
Here is the GM Part #: 10098478 I just ordered some more switches from GM Parts Direct. Jim
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
The plastic button in the door sill is collapsing - shim it with a couple of layers of duct tape. You probably don't need a new door switch.
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
Well first off they seem to be working cause with either door or rear hatch open the "Door ajar light turns on, and when the courtesy lights wouldn't turn off and I pulled and replaced the fuse then they worked fine. Dose anyone have pictures of the mods they made to the switch??
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
The mods won't be to the switch. They will be to the plastic button inside the door jam.
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
You can fix most anything with duct tape or WD-40; the trick is knowing which one.
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Re: ZR1 was acting funny last night
I had this problem a few years back with a '96 that I had. I work nights so I drove the car at night alot. It was as if the car was possessed. The replacement door ajar switches from Corvette Central were crap and I un-installed and returned to them. I re-installed the original switches and pulled the self-adjusting plungers out. Weird. It worked ok after that. Every few weeks I would just check the plungers to make sure they didn't start to shorten themselves. You can try something as simple as just pulling the door ajar switch plungers out. It might work for you as it did for me.
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