With the lighting control module (LCM) taking sensor inputs and driving outputs, it appears to be your issue. Just as you have checked for shorts at the switch, you could check the plugs on the LCM to see if there is corrosion there or visible damage. I don't know how many separate lighting modules there are, but the schematics are available.

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