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My wife's car has an issue that the DRL warning light flashes and the DRLs do not work. When the headlights are turned on the DRL warning light goes off. Also, none of her interior courtesy lights work but all the dash lights work fine. There is also no buzzer for the key chime. Her trunk light does not work either. Any thoughts?

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That sounds a bit like you have an open ground someplace. You've already checked the fuses, yes? Do you have a wiring diagram? The first thing I would do is check all the ground connections, starting with the ones under the dash board.

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I would check the headlight switch

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