On my 2002 sportage 2-door, the door ajar light stays on when the tailgate is not locked. with the key.
Oil latches on doors and tailgate samething happened to me
a door in your car is not fully shut.
Door Ajar.
some how the tail light wire is touching the ajar wire
Hey Eddie==Check the light switch to make sure it is turned correctly to keep it off. If ok, check the lighter fuse, as if it blows sometimes it turns the light on. goodluckJoe If your tailgate is ajar it will also cause the light to stay on.
Ajar means "slightly turned or opened", such as of a door.
pull down the tailgate and there will be two screaws or nuts on the inside of the tailgate where the light means the tailgate remove them and wigle the light and should come out the bulbs are on the back of the light
Mine says, that means there is a door ajar.
If the trunk lid isn't actually ajar, the switch has gone out of alignment, or it broke.
Close the tailgate!
The back hatch may be ajar.