CONNECTING TRAILER BREAKAWAY CABLE FULL

a good fault detector / no-resistance meter will come in handy. I'd be checking the plugs (as you have) and then go searching for a loose or broken wire.

CONNECTING TRAILER BREAKAWAY CABLE FULL

Re-wrapping the end of the wire with a full insulated nut took care of the problem. The wire was long enough that as we hit various bumps in the road, the wire would rattle around, and occasionally the bare end of it would touch the frame. Our problem was a wire from a disconnected front jack (we had just upgraded to the 4-point ground control leveling system). They would flash on and off, never staying on, so we never truly lost trailer brake (thank goodness!). We had the same message come up on our F350's dash - 'trailer wiring fault' followed by sporadic 'trailer disconnected' messages. The problem would get worse as the trip would continue until we got home.ĭoes any one have any suggestions as to where I can start my check to see what may be causing the problem or has had some experience as to where I can check in electrical department for a possible problem? I find it very odd that the lights are staying on and I keep getting messages about the trailer brakes. Every time my truck would tell me the trailer has a problem and was disconnected I would look in the mirror to see if the lights were on and they were. I should mention that I have everything from the factory installed for the fifth wheel setup including the wiring in the bed. I looked in the box mounted by the pin box and all the wiring looks good as well as the wires going to the axle. I pulled over and checked the pigtail and everything looked good. However, about more than halfway on our three hour trip back home my Truck, a 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel, starting telling me to check trailer wiring. We stayed the night and a few things popped up but nothing to loose sleep over for me. We just purchase our Gateway 3650BH the other day, very thrilled. This will be my first post as a Heartland owner and first time Rv'er.

Connecting trailer breakaway cable