Interior lights...??

[HEK]

So my wife took the Ruby to work to show it off and got back home at 2 PM and just closed the door without locking them in our driveway.
I get home at 5 and look inside the Rubi and see that the interior lights are on, so I go around the vehicle to see if there was a door open and all are shut , but I'm able to get inside without using the key.
I proceed to start it up and just make sure the battery isn't dead and it fires right up. Now I just get out and lock the doors with the remote key and the light goes out.....is this normal??...and since we are on the subject of "juice"...has anyone thought of having the power outlets shut off when the key is removed from the ignition, I hate to keep shutting off my radar detector manually as I'm used to just shutting the engine and removing the key in my TL everything shuts off.

Thanks...

[Robar]

The power outlet on the left, cigar lighter, is powered by the key and shuts off when the key is. The power outlet on the right stays on all the time.

[HEK]

The power outlet on the left, cigar lighter, is powered by the key and shuts off when the key is. The power outlet on the right stays on all the time.

Thanks Robar, so I'll swap the radar detectors plug into the cigar lighter tomorrow, which still leaves me wondering about the dome light staying on when you don't lock the doors....I'm also wondering if I can wire the cigar lighter with the other power outlet so that both shut off when I remove the key....
I'm seriously considering buying the complete manual on the Wrangler...

[HUMONGO]

Dunno about the lights, but if you pull off the panel below the outlets, you can isolate the power wires and might be able to wire the right switch to run off the same feed as the left.

I was able to hardwire my XM receiver to the outlet that shuts off with the key. I forced the outlet out of the panel and tapped into the power with a wire clip. Then I shoved all the wiring and power plug for the XM into the dash and put the panel back. Works great.

[HEK]

Dunno about the lights, but if you pull off the panel below the outlets, you can isolate the power wires and might be able to wire the right switch to run off the same feed as the left.

I was able to hardwire my XM receiver to the outlet that shuts off with the key. I forced the outlet out of the panel and tapped into the power with a wire clip. Then I shoved all the wiring and power plug for the XM into the dash and put the panel back. Works great.


I have the same idea, now my wife wants a 6 cd changer so I'll see if I can order one before I go and take the dash appart, thanks HUMONGO....

[JeepDiver]

If the door isn't shut all of the way the light will stay on. I've had mine do that a couple of times, when I didn't slam the door hard enough to catch the pin I guess. It looked shut, but hadn't triggered the switch. When I first got it, it even did that a few times when I was in it. Though the door was closed, cut the key on and the door indicator came on.

[HEK]

If the door isn't shut all of the way the light will stay on. I've had mine do that a couple of times, when I didn't slam the door hard enough to catch the pin I guess. It looked shut, but hadn't triggered the switch. When I first got it, it even did that a few times when I was in it. Though the door was closed, cut the key on and the door indicator came on.


I may try to duplicate this , funny how all my life i've been trying to get my family not to slam the doors on my cars and now I'm just telling the the opposite.....:rotflmao1:

[Ge99ne]

I may try to duplicate this , funny how all my life i've been trying to get my family not to slam the doors on my cars and now I'm just telling the the opposite.....:rotflmao1:

I only seem to have this issue with the driver's door.
All the others seem fine with regular effort. But the driver's side will look closed, but show a door warning if I'm not "assertive" with my closing.:toung:

[fraynes1]

I noticed when I was reseating the two front panels of the hard top, when I had them off the door closed nice and smooth. Didn't have to slam it or anything.:thinking:

[HappyCurmudgeon]

I noticed when I was reseating the two front panels of the hard top, when I had them off the door closed nice and smooth. Didn't have to slam it or anything.:thinking:

That's what the floor drains are for!

and here i thought they were to drain moisture. *L*





seriously though, my soft top puffs out pretty good if i slam the door hard. My daughter said it was onna them puffer fish things with the spikes. :rotflmao1:

[Robar]

I was able to hardwire my XM receiver to the outlet that shuts off with the key. I forced the outlet out of the panel and tapped into the power with a wire clip. Then I shoved all the wiring and power plug for the XM into the dash and put the panel back. Works great.

I did the same thing with my XM radio. I also ran the antenna to the top center of the windshield. Looks and works great.

[CHOPPER]

I only seem to have this issue with the driver's door.
All the others seem fine with regular effort. But the driver's side will look closed, but show a door warning if I'm not "assertive" with my closing.:toung:

If the door isn't shut all of the way the light will stay on. I've had mine do that a couple of times, when I didn't slam the door hard enough to catch the pin I guess. It looked shut, but hadn't triggered the switch. When I first got it, it even did that a few times when I was in it. Though the door was closed, cut the key on and the door indicator came on.

I don't have my JK yet, so I can't look at it to give you completly accurate advice.
But I am a mechanic and given the info you have provided I would look at a couple different things.

(1) Is the interor light switch on the door adjustable at all? This all depends on what type of switch has been used. (I think it may be a push button under a rubber boot)

(2) Since the drivers door needs more effort for it to be closed properly, this leads me to believe that the striker for the door latch needs to be adjusted a bit. This could be your whole problem because with the door not adjusted properly, the switch would not be able to be pressed far enough to disconnect the power.

Either way, your vehicle is brand new and you paid a fat wad of change for it. Bring it to the dealer and show them the problem your having, and make them take care of it. It should't take more than 20 minutes to fix and it's covered under the warranty.

Something small like this should be fixed as soon as possable because it's easy to forget and one day it may leave you stranded.

I hope this helps you out.

[CHOPPER]

HEK, Ge99ne and JeepDiver,

What did you folks find out about your interior light problem?

Or are you just still slamming your doors harder?

Just wondering.

CHOPPER

[HEK]

HEK, Ge99ne and JeepDiver,

What did you folks find out about your interior light problem?

Or are you just still slamming your doors harder?

Just wondering.

CHOPPER

I found in driving the Rubi this past week that my wife tends to shut the door as she has been doing so in my TL, which you just need a slight push on the door and it springs into the door frame with little effort. Now she knows that the Rubi needs a little bit more effort and it works just fine.

[john_w]

My Jeep Sahara 4 door is sealed up pretty good with the hard top on. I do have to slam the doors pretty good (all of them) to get them to latch completely. However when I pull one of the hard top panels off, to let the car "vent", it is noticeably easier to close the doors completely.

My theory is the doors just don't have a heck of a lot of weight behind them to overcome the air force being generated when you close the door. On other vehicles it is much easier b/c the doors weigh a lot more.

[Ge99ne]

HEK, Ge99ne and JeepDiver,

What did you folks find out about your interior light problem?

Or are you just still slamming your doors harder?

Just wondering.

CHOPPER

Seems like the door seal "broke in after about a month. Don't have to slam anymore.

I never saw a button like onthe tj's for the door light. I guess its inside the latch area. The upside is the lights don't stay on when you pull the doors off. As soon as I unhook the electrical block the interior lights cut off like the door was shut.

[CHOPPER]

Seems like the door seal "broke in after about a month. Don't have to slam anymore.

I never saw a button like on the tj's for the door light. I guess its inside the latch area. The upside is the lights don't stay on when you pull the doors off. As soon as I unhook the electrical block the interior lights cut off like the door was shut.
If there's no button, there's probably a magnetic switch somewhere.

I was told by the stealership (so take this with a grain of salt) that the stock alarm system won't work if the doors are unplugged.


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(This is just a side note...On the TJ's there's a 10 amp fuse that can be removed which will keep the interior lights from coming on, not to mention a few aftermarket products as well)

[JeepDiver]

Seems like the door seal "broke in after about a month. Don't have to slam anymore.

I never saw a button like onthe tj's for the door light. I guess its inside the latch area. The upside is the lights don't stay on when you pull the doors off. As soon as I unhook the electrical block the interior lights cut off like the door was shut.

Same here, not really having the problem anymore. I think the seals are just really tight when brand new. Next time I take mine in, I may get the door adjusted since it sticks out a little at the botton, but haven't been to worried about it since it seals nice and tight.

[Ge99ne]

If there's no button, there's probably a magnetic switch somewhere.

I was told by the stealership (so take this with a grain of salt) that the stock alarm system won't work if the doors are unplugged.


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(This is just a side note...On the TJ's there's a 10 amp fuse that can be removed which will keep the interior lights from coming on, not to mention a few aftermarket products as well)

I think this is one of those rare instances where they got it right. All the alarm seems to do is respond to doors opening. Stand to reason, then no doors, no alarm.