The driver's door courtesy light doesn't always go off when the door is closed. And sometimes, it comes on when the door has been closed for awhile. If it happens while driving, the key reminder chimes.

My Haynes manual mentions that it is incorporated in the door lock assembly with the central locking motor. They also recommend that the repair/replacement of the switch, which requires desoldering and soldedring, be handled by a dealer to avoid possible damage to the locking motor.

Is there any way to adjust the switch or it's point of contact? Does anyone know what activates or presses against the switch to turn off the light and the chime? Has anyone tackled this problem before? Any advice would be appreciated.

TIA.

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Don 93 & 95 854 GLT, 95 855T

TIA--I had a similar problem with my 97 850 wagon I shipped it to Norway for my wife's 2000 centennial present. The day before I was ready to drive to Oakland, C. to put it on the boat, I shut the door and the key chime would not go off. This after I had just taken it out of Delon Volvo in Salem, Oregon where I had the OBD-2 read to make sure there weren't any codes present before shipping it. This service man (worst person at a dealer to ever ask about a Volvo problem) assured me it was the door sensor, that door sensors went to hell on a regular basis, and that it would cost me around $300 to tear the door apart and replace the sensor. This I thought ridiculous, and I left, vowing I would endure the door chime all the way to Oakland and solve the problem in Norway. But then I drug out my manual (Haynes, I think--and a basically worthless document in my opinion) and discovered that the the chime circuit connected to the glove box light and the overhead light by the mirror. Since I had just replaced the tiny light bulb in the overhead which had burned out, something rang a bell. I checked, and sure enough, I had shoved the new bulb in too far and it had shorted, burning the fuse. I checked the glove box. The light was out. The door chime was sounding. I replaced the bulb AND the fuse under the hood (which was blown), and Viola! The door chime stopped.

For what it's worth: Check your glove box light, check your overhead lights by the mirror, and find out which fuse in the box controls that circuit and rotate it around in case the ends are getting oxidized and building up too much reistance. Though this explanation may not solve your problem, keep in mind that shorting the overhead lights by the mirror will make the door chime sound.

Dick

Thanks. I will check it out. Appreciate it.


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Don 93 & 95 854 GLT, 95 855T

the microswitch is part of the whole door lock assembly, If you can find a damaged door in the salvage yard, you can cut the wire s to the microswitch and attach it to your door lock. It looks like the micrswitch for shiftlock with a different mounting assembly.

Contact me if you need one

Thanks for the info. Since the switch works sometimes, could there be another solution besides replacing the switch? Do you know what actually contacts the switch when the door is closed? Could something be misaligned or out of adjustment?

Thanks.
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Don 93 & 95 854 GLT, 95 855T

sometimes the switch becomes dislodged from the holder, take the door panel off & check it. Hope this helps

Thanks. I'll check it out soon.


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Don 93 & 95 854 GLT, 95 855T