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Old 10-26-2010 | 11:57 AM
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Intermittently, if I hit a bump the door locks will pop up and sometimes the above head light comes on. Any fix would be appreciated.
 
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Old 10-26-2010 | 09:07 PM
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Do you mean the dome light turns on?

If so, then two unrelated problems coming from the door sounds like a ground wire problem. G401 and G403 are grounds for the door locks and the dome light.

Download a 94 shop manual from the online manuals thread in the DIY section under the spooner link.

The ground locations are shown in the electrical section under wire harness/ground location. Make sure the bolt is not loose and there is no corrosion.
 
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Old 10-27-2010 | 08:03 AM
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Yup, the dome light turns on. I tried the spooner link and the 94 manual link did not work. I downloaded the 97 wiring diagrams and looked through all of them. I did not find G401 and G403 grounds. Any idea where the grounds are located?
 
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Old 11-03-2010 | 08:16 AM
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PAhonda,

Very useful link. Great info at the site. The ground locations are clearly shown in the front of the Electrical manual, section 23. There is also troubleshooting info for most electrical Systems. I will likely solve my problems with this info. I will post the Electrical solution on my other thread.
 
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Old 11-15-2010 | 11:30 AM
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I am still brainstorming my electrical problem. Something is loose, that is for sure. I tried pushing all the door switches as a test. The (2) passenger door switches work normally, however on the drivers side, front and back door, when I keep pushing the door switch the overhead light comes on but it kind of goes dim, then full lit, dim, then full lit constantly. I'm wondering if the problem might be the electrical harness connection at the drivers door?
 

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