Interior Dome Lamp Remains On After Left Front Door is Closed, Horn Sounds Intermittently in Alarm Mode, Door Locks Lock Repeatedly While Driving (Diagnose and Install Foam Support)

This bulletin is being revised to include additional Condition information. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 05-08-42-014 (Section 08 - Body and Accessories).

Some customers may comment on either or both of the following conditions:

The door jamb switch is designed to electrically "close" when the door is opened. The left front door jamb switch may fail to open all the way when the door is closed. There may be times when the switch will fully open (no electrical contact) causing the dome lamp to turn off. At other times, the outer trim cover on the right side may "relax" enough (flex inward) such that the switch may close (make internal electrical contact). If the remote keyless entry (RKE) alarm has been set and electrical contact is made (switch closed), the alarm may sound because the body control module (BCM) detects that the door is open.

Verify the condition and install a foam support on the crosspiece behind the outer trim cover.

1. If the comment is "dome lamp will not go off," proceed to step 7.
2. If the comment is "alarm intermittently sounds with no known external input," proceed to step 3.
3. Verify that the dome lamp switch is placed into "door" position.
4. Close all doors to verify that the dome lamp goes off. If the dome lamp did not go off, proceed to step 7.



5. Use medium pressure and push outward on the left front inner door panel (where the top of the lower steering column filler panel meets the door panel) to see if the dome lamp comes on.
6. If the dome lamp comes on while pressing on the panel, proceed to step 10. If not, this bulletin does not apply. Refer to Circuit Testing in the Wiring Systems subsection of the Body section of the 2006 Saturn VUE Service Manual to diagnose a wiring concern.
7. Verify that the dome lamp switch is placed into "door" position.
8. Close all doors except the left front door.
9. Push in the left front door jamb switch. If the dome lamp goes off, proceed to step 10. If the dome lamp does not go off, this bulletin does not apply. Refer to Circuit Testing in the Wiring Systems subsection of the Body section of the 2006 Saturn VUE Service Manual to diagnose a wiring concern.
10. Remove the left IP outer trim cover. Refer to the Instrument Panel (IP) Outer Trim Cover Replacement - Left procedure in SI.




Important: The foam should not contact the door jamb switch.

11. Place the foam support pad on the plastic crosspiece as shown in the illustration.
12. Reinstall the left IP outer trim cover. Refer to the Instrument Panel (I/P) Outer Trim Cover Replacement - Left procedure in SI.
13. Verify that the dome lamp turns off when the right front door is closed and turns on when the right front door is opened.

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