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jcrawford
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Jul 03, 2013

Hydraulic trailer brake problem

I pulled a wildcat 5th wheel home for a friend...3/4 of the way home I noticed my factory controller was putting out a "trailer disconnected" error...had the green trailer displayed(everything's ok) when we started our trip. So we stopped at a rest area to make sure brake lights & turn signals were at least still working...they were. Went on to her house & dropped the trailer off.

Moved my 5th wheel last week & noticed that my electric over hydraulic brakes that are on my trailer are now surging...as in...step on the trucks brake pedal & no immediate assistance from the trailer brakes...after a couple of seconds of nothing...then I get a surge of too much brakes from the trailer...enough to move you forward in your seat a little bit when it happens...

Think maybe the Wildcat trip blew a fuse somewhere in line & it's now affecting the workings of my system? Mine is the factory controller in a 2008 Ford 250.

Any ideas of what to look for, when I tear into things?

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  • Is your controller really alright with Hyd brakes. My 2011 chev will not work with factory control. Had to add some resistror or something. Got Titan Brake Rite.Oh, the factory controller tried to work but all over the board. Didn"t know if it was working and if you where going to stop or not.