Driver Door Says its open.

[WorkmanLtx]

Hey everyone, hopefully posting this in the right place. I have a 2018 Ram 1500 Laramie Eco Diesel Crew Cab. 77K miles.

Yesterday the truck started saying my driver side door is open and it isn't open at all. I wiggled the wires that are behind the rubber boot in the door jamb area and it quit for an hour or 2 then started doing it again. My interior lights stay on and if I can't auto start the truck or move it around the farm without my seat belt on. I would greatly greatly appreciate some help, thank you!!

 

[GTyankee]

Where your Left Foot touches against the interior panel.
There should be a removable kick panel, with a bunch of wires & maybe a sensor or module or 2

I think it is called the Cowl Trim Panel

 

[WorkmanLtx]

Where your Left Foot touches against the interior panel.
There should be a removable kick panel, with a bunch of wires & maybe a sensor or module or 2

I think it is called the Cowl Trim Panel

Thank you for the response! I'll check it out today after church!

 

[crash68]

My interior lights stay on and if I can't auto start the truck or move it around the farm without my seat belt on.

If memory serves me correctly, there is a single pink wire that goes to the door latch that is the signal for the door being closed. When the door is fully latched that wire is grounded.

As for the interior lights, turn the dimmer knob to the left all the way, the interior lights will turn off.
To get around the auto-park feature, leave the seatbelt plugged in, you can actually stretch the passenger side one over. I have a 3" rigid seatbelt extension for this purpose, they're about $20 on the Internet.

 

[RamDiver]

Hey everyone, hopefully posting this in the right place. I have a 2018 Ram 1500 Laramie Eco Diesel Crew Cab. 77K miles.

Yesterday the truck started saying my driver side door is open and it isn't open at all. I wiggled the wires that are behind the rubber boot in the door jamb area and it quit for an hour or 2 then started doing it again. My interior lights stay on and if I can't auto start the truck or move it around the farm without my seat belt on. I would greatly greatly appreciate some help, thank you!!

I use a Seat belt extender, like crash68 mentioned.

This allows me to drive on my property or from the community mailbox up the road, without the seatbelt.

Stupid nannies.

I've owned several of these 3" rigid for different vehicles.

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[WorkmanLtx]

I use a Seat belt extender, like crash68 mentioned.

This allows me to drive on my property or from the community mailbox up the road, without the seatbelt.

Stupid nannies.

I've owned several of these 3" rigid for different vehicles.

Seat Belt Extender Pros® - Your Source for Safe Seat Belt Extenders

Buy with confidence from Seat Belt Extender Pros®. We carry the widest variety of high quality, safety certified seat belt extensions for cars and airplanes.

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Thank you!! I just hopefully want to get this resolved I can't stand the interior lights staying on while driving

 

[RamDiver]

Thank you!! I just hopefully want to get this resolved I can't stand the interior lights staying on while driving

You're most welcome.

Yes, that's just nasty, especially at night.

Hopefully, you will locate a defective door switch or the wiring for the switch.


Here is another solution for deleting the seatbelt reminder chime.

I used this method on my '21 Warlock before I left the dealership lot. I had to get the seatbelt extender because deleting the chime works well for the noise interruption but the nanny still monopolizes the EVIC for 10 seconds or more. That drove me nuts.

How To Seatbelt Chime Delete

This mod is to shut off the annoying chimer that activates when you aren't wearing your seatbelt. I got this info from research online so i dont deserve the credit. I only am posting because i couldn't find a thread on it here and hope it can help someone out. The Enhanced Warning System...

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The confirmation chime sometimes happens and sometimes doesn't. I didn't have to worry about any belt retraction in between plugging and unplugging the seatbelt, either.

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[Daw14]

you may want to open up the wiring between the cab and door and look for bare ,exposed or broke wires .

 

[WorkmanLtx]

You're most welcome.

Yes, that's just nasty, especially at night.

Hopefully, you will locate a defective door switch or the wiring for the switch.


Here is another solution for deleting the seatbelt reminder chime.

I used this method on my '21 Warlock before I left the dealership lot. I had to get the seatbelt extender because deleting the chime works well for the noise interruption but the nanny still monopolizes the EVIC for 10 seconds or more. That drove me nuts.

How To Seatbelt Chime Delete

This mod is to shut off the annoying chimer that activates when you aren't wearing your seatbelt. I got this info from research online so i dont deserve the credit. I only am posting because i couldn't find a thread on it here and hope it can help someone out. The Enhanced Warning System...

www.ramforum.com

The confirmation chime sometimes happens and sometimes doesn't. I didn't have to worry about any belt retraction in between plugging and unplugging the seatbelt, either.

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Stupid question but there is a door switch? On my old ram it was like a button looking thing. On this one I don't see a switch. I'm going to tackle this today shortly. Thank you guys so much for the help so far!

 

[crash68]

Stupid question but there is a door switch?

There is no physical door switches like they used in older vehicles, it's done in the door latch inside the door. I described this in my post above, just wasn't sure of the wire color.

 

[RamDiver]

If memory serves me correctly, there is a single pink wire that goes to the door latch that is the signal for the door being closed. When the door is fully patched that wire is grounded.

As for the interior lights, turn the dimmer knob to the left all the way, the interior lights will turn off.
To get around the auto-park feature, leave the seatbelt plugged in, you can actually stretch the passenger side one over. I have a 3" rigid seatbelt extension for this purpose, they're about $20 on the Internet.

Fully "patched"?

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[crash68]

Fully "patched"?

I blame autocorrect

 

[Wendell]

Hey everyone, hopefully posting this in the right place. I have a 2018 Ram 1500 Laramie Eco Diesel Crew Cab. 77K miles.

Yesterday the truck started saying my driver side door is open and it isn't open at all. I wiggled the wires that are behind the rubber boot in the door jamb area and it quit for an hour or 2 then started doing it again. My interior lights stay on and if I can't auto start the truck or move it around the farm without my seat belt on. I would greatly greatly appreciate some help, thank you!!

Based upon my own experience with my Dodge Ram 1500, your problem is almost certainly a break in a wire (or wires) inside the connector between the door and the body of the truck. The more often the door is open the more likely this is to occur. The wires break due to metal fatigue from the openings. The solution is to remove the door-to-body connector cover, inspect each of the wires, and repair as needed. The breaks may be inside the insulation and not very obvious at first. Flexing the wires should help find the breaks.

 

[WayneK]

I had the same problem with the door light staying on. The latch was adjusted so that the door closed tighter. That solved it

 

[bigblock_doc]

Go to junk yard and cut off an end buckle and plug it in, no dinger.

 

[GTyankee]

My belly is larger than it should be ..

I bought the 3" rigid seat belt extender, it solved more than 1 problem
i can move my Ram without buckling up
It's great for when i position my truck to park it