rear parking lights go out on long trips

2003 MERCURY MARQUIS
106,000 MILES
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HARRY HART
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just the parking lights go out brake lights and directional lights work
Jan 3, 2012 at 1:18 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Do you have a multimeter to do some testing?
Jan 3, 2012 at 1:21 AM
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HARRY HART
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yes
Jan 3, 2012 at 1:31 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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So are you only loosing the front parking lights or all the parking lights?
Jan 3, 2012 at 8:26 PM
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HARRY HART
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only loosing the rear parking light
Jan 3, 2012 at 9:44 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Behind center of the dash is your lighting control module when the lights are inop you will have to check your input and output in the lighting control module.The white wire with a black stripe should have a ground input of 2 ohms or less with the parking lights on.Then the brown wire should be a battery voltage output with the parking lights on.Let me know what you find.
Jan 3, 2012 at 10:46 PM
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HARRY HART
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ok thank you i will let you know
Jan 5, 2012 at 10:34 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Your welcome keep me posted.
Jan 6, 2012 at 1:59 AM
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