Q: I have a 2013 Impala and the daytime running light don't work, but if I turn them on manually they work. What could be the issue?

asked by on April 06, 2017

My daytime running lights dont work. You can set most new vehicles lights on automatic, off or on. Mine only work in the on setting.

My car has 75000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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