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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 11:33 AM
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All of a sudden I have bad lights in a couple places. The interior dash lights work if the switch is in the running light position but if you pull it all the way out the headlights pop up and the interior lights then go out. (Switch problem?)

Also the running tail lights are out but the brake lights do come on fine. The left turn signal is either not working on the left at all or it works as if I hit the hazard light button and flashes all 4 at the same time. So the left turn signal can cause either of these conditions.

All the light bulbs are good. The shop I usually take it to is operating in quarantine mode and taking extra long to finish anything. Thanks for any tips...

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Have you done any work on those lights or wiring, or on any switches, or did this just boom, start happening.
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Have you done any work on those lights or wiring, or on any switches, or did this just boom, start happening.
I changed the gas tank in September or so but nothing electrical.
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It looks like this all stems from a bad headlight switch. It all seems to work when the switch is in the running light position but not when fully extended with the headlights on.
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