WD21 Rear Hatch Sensor

[Xmas]

I saw a fix (how to) for a WD21 Rear Hatch Sensor.

 

I think this maybe a problem w/ my 95.

 

What I notice is that on my cluster 'an open door light' flashes on and off once in a while cruising down the highway

 

I know all my doors are shut close tight. You guys think this might be the prob and this could be the cure?

 

Damn, I have a honey do list on my new pathy that's for sure

 

Thanks

[feloniousmonk]

What I notice is that on my cluster 'an open door light' flashes on and off once in a while cruising down the highway I know all my doors are shut close tight. You guys think this might be the prob and this could be the cure?

 

I have the exact same problem! Thanks for pointing the way to the hatch sensor and latch hoop. I will try it tomorrow and report back.

 

Damn, I have a honey do list on my new pathy that's for sure.

 

Join the club!

 

 

UPDATE: Adding two washers, one for each 12mm bolt, under the latch did the trick.

Edited October 14, 2007 by feloniousmonk

[german996]

[Hi there, first time here, I have the same problem on mine, can you please be more specific in which bolts should i add the washers? I have tried to post but it wont let me do it for some reason...

 

 

Thanks in advance

[94extreme]

the ones in the loop man.

[german996]

I going to sound very retarded, dont know exactly what loop are you talking about?, but for sure the light flickering specially when I turnto the left is driving me insane, thank you for your reply.

[k9sar]

there's a loop that the hatch catches when closed. Remove the floor trim in the rear (carefully unscrew the plastic screws from the spreading inserts) and lift it out. If you need to break those f'ing little things, you can pickup replacements at almost any auto parts store or in the specialty drawers at Home depot or Lowes. Once you have the trim off, take out the 2 12mm bolts that hold the 'loop' in the little trough that it lives in. Put a couple washers uner the damned thing and bolt it back on. You can play with the depth front to back a little but make sure you have good left to right alignment. Test close the hatch then grab the wiper arm (at the base) and give a good tug to see if your light comes on. If no... pull a little harder. If still no, you should reinstall your trim (a little trimming may be necessary for clearance). If the light still comes on, add another washer and play with the front to back until you get a good tight latch. I had to tweak my bumpers on my hatch as well to ensure a tight hold so the door didn't rattle around. I can post pics if you need.

[Mr. Pickles]

Ditto what K9sar said, I think I used to flat washers per side, probably 1/" or 5/8" or so, and slid the hoop as far forward (toward the front of the truck) as it would go. Problem solved.

[german996]

You guys are amazing, will try that tomorrow, thank you so much for your help...I really appreciate it....

[Simon]

Yep....ditto to K9sar, and Mr. P. Same thing for me...washers, and slid the little loop forward, tightened her down. No issues since.

[Xmas]

Yep....ditto to K9sar, and Mr. P. Same thing for me...washers, and slid the little loop forward, tightened her down. No issues since.

 

 

How many washers per bolt (2) did you use?

 

Mine door light still coming on, even after adding two spacers per bolt.

 

Maybe I'll add another spacer per side

[Simon]

I only put 2 small washers per side. Make sure you force it forward towards the front of the truck as much as possible while bolting it down.

[Xmas]

I only put 2 small washers per side. Make sure you force it forward towards the front of the truck as much as possible while bolting it down.

 

 

Ok, I did not push the loop foward. I kept it in the same place as it originally was. lol

 

I'll see what happens when I "Get -ER-Done" today

[k9sar]

mine took almost 3/16 under each bolt before it was consistently good. trial and error on the amount but the repair method is sound.

[feloniousmonk]

I thought I had fixed mine... well, I did. But, now the rear hatch light won't turn on in the auto position. Oh well, I suppose it's something I can do without.

[german996]

Hi Guys, I found that two washers is the trick to fix mine, it went smooth , nice and easy....thanks

[lint]

Gotta do mine tomorrow. Glad I found this thread!

[lint]

One washer under each bolt for the loop totally did it! No more door-a-jar light flickering on & off while I'm driving!

...Awesomeness!!

[SEVPATHY]

My door ajar light stays on all-day ... im gonna try this , hope its this simple a fix, cheers !

[flnl]

I had two washers on mine but it wasn't working anymore.

Then I cut a strip of rubber mat and wrapped it around the striker, fixed with some glue for rubber.

Now the lights doesn't flicker, and closing the rear hatch is much softer than ever, without that hard iron-to-iron sound.

Edited March 30, 2015 by flnl

[Angelmen]

I been having this problem for years lol . Going to try it

[gv280z]

Yeah, I tried something like that too, but it didn't work as well for me. I ended up just disconnecting the spade connector to kill the whole thing, but atleast now my foot and dome lights don't flicker on and off anymore while I'm driving.

[Slartibartfast]

My '95 sensor was disconnected when I got it, and when I went in to fix the sensor I realized the part was badly designed to begin with and not worth the trouble. I ended up re-wiring the hatch sensor wire to the tire carrier sensor (through a diode to prevent the dome light circuit from lighting up the tire carrier light on the dash when I took the key out). It was a fairly easy mod and it hasn't given me any trouble.

 

The odd thing is, I don't think either of my trucks have the main dome light or the footwell lights tied into the cargo light. The only time I had my dome light flicker was when the hinge pins were so knackered that the door wasn't closing right.