Gran Fury V8-318 5.2L VIN K 2-bbl (1982)
Door Switch: Customer Interest
Door Ajar Switch - Sticking
Models
All 1982 & 1983 Domestic Passenger Cars, Except Omni, Horizon, Rampage & Scamp
Subject
Sticking Door Ajar Switch
Index
ELECTRICAL
Date
March 28, 1983
No..
08-02-83
SYMPTOM/CONDITION
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All listed models: Loud snapping noise shortly after the door is opened.
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1983 models equipped with the electronic voice alert feature: Random messages from the demonstration mode if the driver's door is open.
These conditions can be traced to a door ajar switch that sticks in the pressed (door closed) position and may, after the door has been opened, suddenly
release.
The sticking then release action of the switch may be hard to demonstrate as several hours in the door closed position is usually required to cause the
switch to stick.
On models equipped with electronic voice alert the system is triggered off the driver's door and a random message complaint can, in most cases, be
attributed to the driver's door switch sticking.
Vehicles built after February 3, 1983 should not exhibit this condition. On vehicles built prior to this date, replace the switch using the following part
numbers and procedure.
PARTS REQUIRED
1982 - Gran Fury, Diplomat, New
PN 4221573
Yorker, Service
1983 - Gran Fury, Diplomat, Fifth
PN 4221573
Avenue, Service
1982 - Mirada, Cordoba, Imperial
PN 4221572
1983
1982 - Reliant, Aries, 400, LeBaron
PN 4221574
1983 - Reliant, Aries, 400, LeBaron,
PN 4221574
600, New Yorker
Interim replacement switches will be available at Parts Depots after March 1, 1983 and will be identified by the old part number plus a yellow dot on the
switch body. These will correspond as follows:
New Part No.
Old Part No. (with yellow dot)
4221572
4221101
4221573
4221024
4221574
4221326
New part number parts will be at the Parts Depots after April 1, 1983.
REPAIR PROCEDURE
1.
Disconnect battery.
