park lights, 00 Camry

Check your fuses again. Tell the Snap-On guy I'm not here!

We had a Highlander the other day that we mistakenly thru 12 volts to the negative switching circuit for the parking lights. It ended up burning the wire up inside the turn signal lever. Mike M2

Tech Manager

CS Dealer Services

You fried the circuit! OOPSS!!Gary Kline

MECP Master Technician

Was it in a white plug below the fuses?Gary Kline

MECP Master Technician

yes, actually I am pretty sure it was in a white plug

I actually had the same issue on my 97 Camry. Luckily I have a buddy who's a tech at a Lexus dealer. Here's what I found: That GREEN/ red wire you tapped is acutally the negative trigger for the parklights relay. It comes from what's called the integration relay that is a solid state relay. If you put +12V to the GREEN/ red in the 4-pin white harness, you will fry the integration relay; trust me, I did it on mine. You can replace the integration relay(I'm gonna get a price on it tomorrow to hopefully replace mine) but you can also jump the GREEN/ red wire to the green wire directly adjacent in the plug. The green wire is actually the ground coming from the switch in the column, it goes through the integration relay before going to the park/tail light relay. I'm not sure if this is a permanent solution, but it will work temporarily so you're not driving around with no taillights.Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while; you could miss it.

Hornshockey wrote: I actually had the same issue on my 97 Camry. Luckily I have a buddy who's a tech at a Lexus dealer. Here's what I found: That GREEN/ red wire you tapped is acutally the negative trigger for the parklights relay. It comes from what's called the integration relay that is a solid state relay. If you put +12V to the GREEN/ red in the 4-pin white harness, you will fry the integration relay; trust me, I did it on mine. You can replace the integration relay(I'm gonna get a price on it tomorrow to hopefully replace mine) but you can also jump the GREEN/ red wire to the green wire directly adjacent in the plug. The green wire is actually the ground coming from the switch in the column, it goes through the integration relay before going to the park/tail light relay. I'm not sure if this is a permanent solution, but it will work temporarily so you're not driving around with no taillights.

any updates on this? i am having the EXACT same problem

UPDATE: You can jump the RED / green to the green wire and use this as a permanent solution to your problem with one caveat. The integration relay that is causing your problem is also what turns the headlights off when you open a door after you shut off the car. By bypassing this relay, your headlights will stay on unless you turn them off with the switch. Not a big deal; just a little inconvenience. I haven't gotten a price on replacing it yet; but I'm sure it aint cheap brand new. I'd check a salvage yard. If you can find one, installing it is a breeze, it's just two plugs; a white one and an orange one I beleive.Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while; you could miss it.