Welcome to the wonderful world of electric issues. Attached is the wiring to the lamps. The good thing is they are somewhat simple as they all use the same circuits so it's likely a single fault. First grab a test light. Nothing fancy, just the cheap one works fine.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester
Now go to the under-hood junction box and find the right instrument panel 1 fuse. I doubt it's the problem, but we need a starting point. Use the test light to check both ends of the fuse for power.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse
Now go inside the car and turn on the lights, just to running lights first. Now check and see if it is only the rear that is out or are the front ones out as well? I notice you said the fronts were OK, but I'd like to verify that.
Next go to the fuse box on the right side of the dash and remove the access cover. Inside you will see the park lamp relay and a fuse for the front and another for the rear parking lamps. We will start testing here. With the lights and key on use the test light attached to a good ground to test the two fuses circled in green. Those feed the front and rear lamps. I don't trust visual inspection on fuses. If you test and get a good light at both fuses, then we will move to the rear of the car and test there. For that you can pick one of the lamps, maybe el-flicko first. Use the test light and see if you have power at the brown wire terminal inside the socket. You can test that same brown wire in each socket as they are all spliced together. You say that the brake and turn work and those share the same ground as the others so it shouldn't be that. I suspect it might be a fuse or the wiring that feeds from it to the rest of the vehicle. That is because your dash lights are out as well, and they are fed from the fuse that powers the rear lights. GM has had issues before with the fuse terminals in the boxes failing. So, I would test the fuse, then remove it and see if the fuse contacts are weak or damaged. If you don't see an issue and the lights are still out, we can do a reverse feed to see where the power stops. For that you would pick a rear lamp, remove the bulb and run a 15-amp fused wire between the brown wire terminal to battery positive. Did the lights come on or did the fuse blow? If the lights come on and the dash lights as well the issue is in the IP fuse box, it is replaceable but first you will want to disconnect the battery neg. Then unbolt and remove the wiring harness block from the box, look at the pins for corrosion or damage. If you see any replace the box, if not and you still have no lights it's likely that the circuit inside it has failed which means you replace the box or go to the wiring harness and jumper the front and rear together and replace the fuse to handle the increased load, not something I would do.
Good luck and let us know what you find.
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 AT 9:01 AM