Taillight not working

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I have a 2011 Chevy Tahoe with aftermarket taillights and Escalade 3rd brake light modified so all the leds work. Also led reverse lights. I have the 3rd brake light wired into the left rear brake light. No problems for over a year,now I get hyperflash on the left side and the left rear taillight won't work. I changed the reverse light bulbs and checked the wiring. It worked for about !5 minutes and then nothing. The front signals work but the left rear nothing. Also last month I lowered it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Update. After disconnecting the 3rd brake light and playing with the left taillight it's working but the real test is when I take it for a spin. I think the problem is the aftermarket taillight. If so it's back to the stock taillights.
 
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update. The aftermarket led taillights started acting up again so i switched back to the oem taillights. I did this last month and no problems so far. I ordered a warning canceller for the led taillights and will try installing again in the spring time.
 
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Update. The rear left side aftermarket taillight was the problem. The middle plug negative wire was loose. Also I cut off the big resistor that came with the aftermarket taillights and replaced them with resistors from v leds. I also plugged my Escalade third brake light in the right connection. Everything works great now.
 
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Oh well,left led tailights started acting up AGAIN! I put back the oem taillights. Over the winter I will try to fix the problem. By the way,the third brake light works so far connected in its original spot.
 

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