Sounds very much like a light switch fault I had similar on a Sierra which is a low grade Mondeo as far as I am concerned. It turned out to be the switch mechanism broken so the side lights received no current. The trouble with elec faults is it's trial and error.
Sorry can't be of any more use.
Bob
Bob
December 2005
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