The warning light showing that the car doors are open has come on the dashboard, but all doors are closed, but the light stays on! Also the interior lights would not go out. Are the two connected? Can anyone give me some advice please?

 

Could be a wire broken where they flex near the door hinges.

 

Georgina, first off, welcome to The Forums. Lots of good information here. Lots of good people. We pride ourselves in being a better car group. But, as part of this, we ask a small thing from you. Please stop by the New Member section and tell us a little bit about yourself. This will help you get to meet those that make this place what it is.

As for your problem. Yes, having the car think a door is open and the interior lights being on are related. In short, the car doesn't know that the door is actually closed, so, it leaves the lights on for a period of time if the car is completely off or will remain on while you drive. Odds are, your trouble door is the driver's door. What I will tell you that you need to do is get yourself a can of "WD-40" or other similar lubricant/penetrant liquid. Now, open a door and using your finger or a screw driver, rotate the C-shape piece of metal that holds the door shut. Roll it as far as you can get it to go. Now, look at the C-shaped piece and notice that there is a flat spot on it that sticks straight out from the center of the C-shaped piece. Touching this flat spot, you should see a plastic button there. Stick the straw of the lubricant can on this button and give it a good squirt (if in doubt that you applied enough, apply some more). At this point, pull on the door handle (this will rotate the c-shaped piece back to where it should be and close the door. Move on to the next door and repeat.

 

You and Jaguar warning lights are going to become old friends.

 

 

Thankyou Thermo! Have tried again and this time it has worked! So many many thanks to you!

 

Hi Georgina, Thermo is offering good advice and Ill add to it as the cats seem to often suffer from the same faults, this being one of them. Usually it is the drivers door as it takes the most hammer in the cars life but you need to check all doors to be sure, just start with drivers and work your way round. The electronic sensor for the lock is located in the top of the door lock and again has a tendency to fail over time. There are secondhand ones you can get and so far I've touched lucky with the last one I bought of ebay, and they are not difficult to swap with the right tools. A quick fix if the sensor is faulty is to shove a piece of silver foil in the connecting block so you bridge the connection. this will allow you to lock the car and stop the alarm from screaming until you can replace the sensor. The negative side is the door will register as closed all the time even when its open until you fix or replace the unit. Good luck