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Tail lights and dash lights are not commin on. back up lights brake lights and turn signals all still work. I think it has something to do with some type of switching device for the day time running lights. Its a 2000 escalade 4x4. Under normal secumstances the 2000 escalade can not run its fog lights and high beams at the same time. When my tail lights are out I can run both my fogs and high beams. To me it seems the day time running lights have kicked on and and now i cant turn on my own lights, and even when I do my day time running lights are still on so the tail lights and dash light dont come on.

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It sounds like you may have blown a fuse the tail lights and dash lights are usually on the same fuse. Do you have the owners manual? That will show you where the fuse boxes are located and which fuse does what. If you find a blown fuse and it blows another one right away, there's a problem in the wiring. You'll have to get it checked bt a mechanic.

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