Q: My taillights don't turn on when I turn them on
My taillights and license plate lights don't turn on. All my other lights work l, I checked the fuse box under the dash and the one under the hood on the drivers side. But I heard there was a third one somewhere under the hood? Could that be it? Or could it be the switch by the steering wheel?
My car has 152000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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