Jeff, did you find a solution to your problem? Exactly the same thing happened to me this weekend.
Can anyone advise where the open door switches are on a 99 Explorer? Please include the tailgate as I was replacing something in there a couple of weeks ago and that might be the problem area.
Many Thanks,
All the interior lights on my '96 Ford Explorer XLT will stay on for roughly
> a half hour after the car has been started and I'm driving. They also stay
> on after it has been turned off and a door has been opened. I've made sure
> that all light switches are off that all doors are securely closed. >
> It used to that if I started the car with the door open and then shut it,
> the lights would turn off, but not anymore. I took out the fuse for the
> lights hoping it would "fix" the problem, but my power windows would not
> work anymore and my 4WD lights would blink.
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> It's a pain driving around with the interior lights on at night, especially
> while backing up. Right now they're all covered over with duct tape. >
> TIA, Jeff
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