Well I may have found it, all THREE screws from the bottom passenger side clam shell door are missing!! Time to go to the dealer!
Don't have the wiring manual here, but IIRC the switches work by providing ground, not (+), to the lights. So you might be doing the opposite of what you intend here. OTOH it should be easy to test: Put the cargo-area light's switch in the middle position. If it doesn't go on (assuming the bulb is good), then you're OK on that end.3) Grounded out the connector which goes to switch on the clam shell door
I pushed both switches before slamming the doors, I also think I tested the switches backwards, in this case the light should have gone off when I disconnected the switches, which it didn't.You could have a door slightly out of alignment, or a bad switch. Before slamming doors, I'd press the door switches individually to see if the indicator goes out.
Don't have the wiring manual here, but IIRC the switches work by providing ground, not (+), to the lights. So you might be doing the opposite of what you intend here. OTOH it should be easy to test: Put the cargo-area light's switch in the middle position. If it doesn't go on (assuming the bulb is good), then you're OK on that end.
Andthe bottom latch was the issue, they must have a door ajar sensor in the bottom latches as well
Both of you got lucky. Thank you for the cause and effect.The culprit was the rear hatch catch, for lack of a proper part name.