Brake issues on my 05 Montana
Have a Prodigy controller on my 05 Dodge. Everything worked good for 4 years and then recently the trailer brakes start to activate then I get an OL reading and no brakes. Then maybe next time I do. I...
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Brake lights coming on wont cause an overload unless there's a short in the brake line going to the trailer. Brake lights will always cause your trailer brakes to come on.
A bad or misadjusted (which requires replacement) brake light sw can cause the trailer brakes to come on without your foot on the brake pedal. Does the controller say OL when your not pressing the brake? I'm betting it doesn't.
The brake wires that cross from one side to the other on your trailer probably go through the axle tubes. After a while the inside of those tubes get rusty and eventually grind through the insulation on the brake wires and cause intermittent shorts (OL).
You may need to run new wires.
A bad or misadjusted (which requires replacement) brake light sw can cause the trailer brakes to come on without your foot on the brake pedal. Does the controller say OL when your not pressing the brake? I'm betting it doesn't.
The brake wires that cross from one side to the other on your trailer probably go through the axle tubes. After a while the inside of those tubes get rusty and eventually grind through the insulation on the brake wires and cause intermittent shorts (OL).
You may need to run new wires.
