Alarm going off and interior lights staying on

[RenaissanceMan]

2005 X5 3.0i - Was awakened by my e53's alarm at 3:30 this morning Also noticed when I went out there that the interior lights were on and would not turn off.

Did a lot of searching in my exhausted stupor but not finding a solution yet. Since the interior lights stay on I was assuming that the X5 thought that a door/hood was opened, caused by a bad switch. More clues:

-Turning off the alarm and then re-arming it results in the alarm going off about 5 seconds later, every time.

-I can turn the interior lights off with the dome light switch, but then as soon as I _close_ the door (any of the 4 doors), the interior lights come on again.

-The interior lights do not turn off after the 16 or so minute sleep period. In fact, it is now 8am and the lights are still on.

-I disconnected the hood switch and it made no difference.

-Car starts right up all the time, making me think the battery is fine. (battery is 2.5 years old at this point)

Anyone experience these same symptoms before??