# 1990 Dodge D150 Parking Lights Won't Turn On **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** d150, dodge\ **Created:** [August 24, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-dodge-d150-parking-lights-wont-turn-on/74254 "2012-08-24T02:34:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wolfman2242](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@Wolfman2242](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wolfman2242)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-dodge-d150-parking-lights-wont-turn-on/74254/1 "2012-08-24T02:34:09Z")
I bought a dodge d150 a month ago. when i bought it, the lights work fine. one night i pulled out the headlight switch to turn the lights on, and the headlights came on, but no parking/running lights came on, and the backlighting didn’t come on. if i sit there and jiggle the switch between off and where the original “notch” for the parking lights were, i can get them to come on intermittently. but they turn off as soon as i let go of the knob. all the other lights work, headlights, directionals, hazards, reverse lights, cargo light… you get the idea. does anyone know what is going on here? ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-dodge-d150-parking-lights-wont-turn-on/74254/2 "2012-08-24T04:08:13Z")
Clearly a bad switch. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfman2242](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@Wolfman2242](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wolfman2242)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-dodge-d150-parking-lights-wont-turn-on/74254/3 "2013-04-27T22:24:13Z")
it took a while to get back on here since ive been working on the truck. i still haven’t figured out the headlight/parking light issue. does anyone know what switch could be bad and maybe how to replace it? ---
**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-dodge-d150-parking-lights-wont-turn-on/74254/4 "2013-04-27T23:56:42Z")
While a bad switch is a good bet, it is not the only possibility. Someone with a fair knowledge and a volt meter should be able to find the problem. Good Luck ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-dodge-d150-parking-lights-wont-turn-on/74254/5 "2013-04-28T00:51:58Z")
The headlight switch itself is bad.