200q20v digest, Vol 1 #1595 - 6 msgs

[Chewy4000 at aol.com]

>Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 07:01:57 -0700 (PDT)
>From: bill bleiler <b_ill78 at yahoo.com>
>Subject: all lights except for the headlights are not working
>To: 200q20v at audifans.com
>
>all of a sudden my dash lights didnt come on when i
>turned on my headlights.  I assumed it was a bulb and
>kept driving, when one of my friends flashed me and
>told me that i had no rear lights, my brake lights
>worked but i had no rear lights or front running
>lights.   I continued driving it ( just avoided using
>the car at night and used the rear fog) then one
>morning i opened the trunk and the lights came back
>on....then a few days ago they shut off again, i went
>to open the trunk and presto, they came back on.  Then
>yesterday they didnt come on again, and opening the
>trunk didnt fix it... I checked the bulbs, but they
>were fine, I am assuming there is some sort of short
>back there....any suggestions?
>

My 4000q does this once in a while.
My problem is the actuall light switch, when I touch it back a hair it works fine.
If not only my headlights work, with no parking lights.

Chewy