92 Ford Taurus Stationwagon Interior lights stay on drain the battery

If it is the same as newer Tauruses the switch in the latch is sticking. Most likely the drivers door. Just lube the latch up with WD40 or the like and it will stop sticking...

My 94 Taurus wagon does the same thing, the small lights at the rear will stay on. I'm not sure if I've hit them while loading sometimes. Usually I just click on them and its done. Its never drained my battery though. Its a shame the Taurus didn't have a back window that 'rolls' down, one could add surfboards easily instead of the cheap version.

Hello,

Well we checked the switches in the doors and they were pretty covered in junk, so we cleaned them off with 3in1 oil. They are moving much smoother now. But this did not solve the problem. The lights are still staying on. We did check the switch to make sure that it isn't set to be on.

Again the problem seems to be that the safety lights don't seem to be turning off. Right now all of the lights have been pulled out so that we can see if this is definitely the problem of draining the battery. All of the lights are out except the light that is on the outside of the door panel around the key hole and the numbered locking system.

ANy other thoughts on what might be causing this problem?

Thank you,

======================= Where were these switches?

They were on the inside of the door close to the hinges. And the dimmer switch/dial on the console as well as on the lights - that controls the overhead light. We set both of them in the middle just to make sure they weren't in the on position. Thank you,