light inside my car

[Connemmara]

From I bought second car - light inside does not come off and on when you open and close the door - will I need to see a mechanic. Thank you.

[redcrx]

Does it switch on and off directly?

[Connemmara]

yes it does switch off and on manually

[Graham-W]

This is no help at all, but, is the car a VW Passat, Audi A4 or a Skoda Superb?
If so I have exactly the same problem and another AW contributor also has the same problem.
If you find a fix could you please let us know what it was.
Thanks.

[benny3008]

it's more than likely the switch inside the door that presses when the door is shut has snapped off, (when switch pressed, it opens the circuit and turns the light out) is it just one door that does it or do all doors do it?

[Connemmara]

all doors

[mccfluff]

what make and model?

[Connemmara]

toyota corolla

[NazNomad]

Check the fuse, then the bulb.

[NazNomad]

Manually, on all doors? Howzat work then?

[jake-the-peg]

On a car the battery is connected to the body of the car at one termnal (usually the negative) then the circuit goes out to the swith and the device and continues back through the body of the car.

The door switch has a single wire and the circuit is completed by its connection to the car body.

It is not uncommon for this connection to get a bit poor with time and taking it off and cleaning up where the screw holds it in to the door may well sort out the problem.

Otherwise it may be the door switch itself and replacing that might be necessary

[ChuckFickens]

On modern cars the switch is more often part of the hinge so can't easily be removed.

I'd put my money on a problem with the switch on the light (or possibly a problem with the user of the switch on the light)

[joko]

ive asked this q with my passat...tried switches in all positions, opened closed doors etc, read manual...nothing...lights work manually...

i have scoured the doors but cannot find any switch or mechanism at all...no idea where it could be to check it...very irritating

i have even checked the haynes, but notrhing