Check to make sure you have a ground at the bulb socket get you a test light hook it to 12 vote power and in the socket touch it to the inside of the socket if it doesn't light up then you have a ground issue this is common on vehicles.
Do you have power to plugs/sockets to the bulbs. If brake lights not working could be brake peddle switch.
In the fuse box diagram below I see a relay which is for parking lights.
https://www.autogenius.info/saturn-l-series-1999-2004-fuses-box-diagram/
Just looking at the size on picture. If headlight and parking light relay are the same you might try swapping them to see if tail light will work. If the diagram is the same one for your car.
SOURCE: Tail lights/front parking lights don't work.
Please use this link:
http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c152800c4326
Good luck..
SOURCE: Tail lights / Brake lights
i was having a similar problem with my 2000 SL. when the taillights would go, so would the cruise control. and through many bulb and fuse replacements, i finally went into a saturn dealership and they did a recall campaign on it. they did their thing and i havnt had any problems since. FREE!
SOURCE: rear brake lights don't work
you prob got a trailer plug prob bad wires if not tail lights run through turn signal switch tell fix ya bout me ok
SOURCE: 97 CAMRY TAIL LIGHTS PROBLEM
You are right you do have a short,but it's easy to fix at the same time it is expensive. In your trunk area you will find a bulb out relay it can be either in the right corner or left corner panel in the trunk area,if not there if may be under the rear deck of the trunk(under the rear window inside the trunk) It might be yellow brown or green.One fron the junk yard will work just as good as a new one.If you are skillful you can open it and solder the burned circuit,but you have to know what you are doing.You also neet to find out if you had a bad bulb that shorted so you can rest knowing that what caused it to burn out in the frist place is fixed.
SOURCE: i have a 2002 saturn sl2 that the backup lights
if its 5 speed trans,try replacing the reverse light switch on the trans,it is located on top of the trans under the battery,,like $16 part,they go bad alot
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