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Subject:Re: Interior Lights not working
From:Hector Zapata
Date:Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:52:09 -0800

> Hi All,
> The interior lights in my 88 will come on when I flip the switch up or
down.
>   However, the lights won't turn off when the door is closed and the
switch
> is in the up position (or down for that matter.)  The only way to get the
> light off is to put the switch in the middle position.
>
> When I have the engine on and the drivers door open, I get the chimes, so
> the van "knows" the door is open...
>
> Any ideas where to look?
> Thanks.
> Matt
> Cincinnati

Check your door switches, there's a bad one other than the driver's side. I
had a deformed switch on the RH side door, lights would come on and off
while driving, no chime.

Hector

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