Left tail light does not come on when headlights are turned on, but brake light does?

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BrooklynMike

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Left tail light does not come on when headlights are turned on

In April or May this year I got a set of these LED tail lights on ebay: http://www.k2motor.com/00-01-02-03-04-05-06-tahoe-denali-led-tail-lights-red-tm.html

I haven't had any problems with them until recently--yesterday, my buddy told me that my left tail light wasn't working. I tried the hazard lights and both tail lights worked fine, but when I pressed the brake only the right one came on. When I removed the left tail light, I smelled a burned circuit board and was like WTF? I installed the original bulbs for the brake and indicator and when the brake is pressed the bulb lights up just fine, and the indicator works also...but when the headlights are turned on, only the right tail light works. I looked in the manual to see if maybe it could be a blown fuse, but I didn't see anything referring to the left tail light. I installed both original tail lights, and the problem is still there.

Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to get this fixed? I don't want to get pulled over for a broken tail light!
 
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i believe there is a some kind of board behind the house that the housing connects to... im not exactly sure but i think i heard somewhere down the line there is somethin back there.. that module may need replacement if u smelt something burnt up
 

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I just installed my LED tails and the parking lights are not working on either one. I checked the fuses under the hood and both were blown. I haven't had a chance to go to the store yet, but I did have 1 extra 10 amp fuse, swapped out one of the blown ones and its still not working. Factory bulb doesn' t work anymore either. Any suggestions?

edit: I thought the relay might be blown so I switch the parking light and starter relays and it still doesn't work and the truck still starts so I assume the relay is good.
 
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