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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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Anyone had anything similar -

Noticed tonight, if i turn to ignition on, the fog lights, which are also the daytime running lights, do not go on.

If I turn the headlight switch to the park light position, the park lights work and also the fog lights do if I pull the green button out.

When I turn the headlight switch to the head light position. No low beam or high beam, also no fog lights on low beam.

If i pull the low/high stalk to flash the high beam, they work.

Any ideas to the problem? Hard to drive on just the park lights and fog lights. Headlights would be nice. Have already checked all the fuses and they are good.

Thinking either the headlight switch of ignition switch?
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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Something electrical is terribly wrong. Note: the foglights should go off when the hi beams are turned on. I think your suspicions of the switches are spot on, also check for bad connections, frayed wires, bad grounds etc.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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When I flash the high beams, the fog lights do turn off. Will get into the switches today.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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do you mean ignition on or car started and running.
there is some weird circuitry that happens when the car is not running.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Is it a US vehicle?
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 12:22 PM
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No difference between have the ignition on or the car running!
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Car is a Canadian Car
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Maybe try jiggling the switches before you start ripping into things. Ignition switches, I've been told, have been known to become intermitten especially if the key ring is dangling a lot of weight.

Bill
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