Open Rear Door Warning

Hi all

In yesterdays hot weather I experience an open rear door warning on the display panel together with the interior lights remaining on, I checked the door and opened and closed it but still the fault remained
When I arrived home I tried to lock the car but found the system was being overridden by the open door function (it would not lock manually with the key ether) I disconnected the battery earth lead and left the power off for a while but on reconnection the same fault occurred I even disconnected and reconnected the door electrical connector in case of a poor connection.
As the night drew on I was thinking how to secure the vehicle tried the fob once more and it locked I think it was mainly due to the temperature drop I have had a similar occurrence but with the mileage flashing (Hot weather at the time) FIAT have said LID Let It Develop Great eh!


Regards Kelvin W

sounds to me like a faulty door switch....

as for the flashing mileage it needs "proxy aligning" by the dealer

examiner will of recorded which door/boot was open.

We had one the other day with a similar fault.

In the end I think the guy's traced it to one of the terminals in the connector on the catch hadn't been secured properly and worked itself loose over time.

Failing that, it's likely to be a faulty switch in the catch. While it's not 'urgent', I'd still pressure your Dealer to check it over for you.

this is a prob with doblos at minute (family) could have connectors slightlly out need lil adjusting or poss bodywork? striker doesnt quite catch right. easy to see if a dealer looks at should know in less than half hour! tell em hurry up and say its a security risk they will do it immediatly, we are told to by fiat!

0.15 labour per side on doblos/ducatos to adjust contact plunger/adjust door....thats what I love about Fiat the generous labour times

And even then they'll throw the claim out for some ridiculous reason...