In a hurry, got distracted and pulled away from my trailer with the cord attached. The cord was stretched at the electrical box in the king pin assembly. I removed the box cover plate to see if there were any broken wires and did not see any. All lights work but now I have no trailer brakes. This is a used truck but is new to me. I just bought it and noticed that it had a new controller installed. I don't know if it was installed correctly or not. I am going to try to isolate/determine if the problem is at the truck or the trailer. I'm not much of a mechanic but will try to use a test light. The previous owner was a veterinarian so he probably had the controller properly put in so I'm thinking I have probably damaged the wires some where inside the box. What do you folks think?

Stuff happens. Do you think the brakes were working before pulling away connected? I would think if the lights and turn signals are all working then you just pulling away would not make an impact to the brakes only. Which brake controller are you using? My Prodigy would let me know where I am at.-Bryan

nu2this2 wrote:In a hurry, got distracted and pulled away from my trailer with the cord attached. BTDT.

heaterswa wrote:Stuff happens. Do you think the brakes were working before pulling away connected? I would think if the lights and turn signals are all working then you just pulling away would not make an impact to the brakes only. Which brake controller are you using? My Prodigy would let me know where I am at.-BryanYes the brakes worked perfectly prior to getting this different truck. It has a voyager xp controller. By the way, the small light on controller never lights up. No current? dunno.

I would be inclined to start at the vehicle plug and test for 12V current on the brake wire output. It seems to me that the wiring in the TV plug can be "fragile" and subject to become damaged from a sudden jarring. Next up would be to check the continuity of the brake wire in the RV harness by using a tester, one probe in the kink pin box and the other on the appropriate pin of the harness. Good LuckCheers!Mike

Have you opened up the male end of the plug? It could be that a wire was pulled out.

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4x4ord
Explorer III
Nov 11, 2017
Have you opened up the male end of the plug? It could be that a wire was pulled out.
Mike_LeClair
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
I would be inclined to start at the vehicle plug and test for 12V current on the brake wire output. It seems to me that the wiring in the TV plug can be "fragile" and subject to become damaged from a sudden jarring. Next up would be to check the continuity of the brake wire in the RV harness by using a tester, one probe in the kink pin box and the other on the appropriate pin of the harness. Good Luck

Cheers!

Mike
nu2this2
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
heaterswa wrote:
Stuff happens. Do you think the brakes were working before pulling away connected? I would think if the lights and turn signals are all working then you just pulling away would not make an impact to the brakes only.

Which brake controller are you using? My Prodigy would let me know where I am at.

-Bryan

Yes the brakes worked perfectly prior to getting this different truck. It has a voyager xp controller. By the way, the small light on controller never lights up. No current? dunno.
Tom_Barb
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
nu2this2 wrote:
In a hurry, got distracted and pulled away from my trailer with the cord attached.

BTDT.
heaterswa
Explorer
Nov 11, 2017
Stuff happens. Do you think the brakes were working before pulling away connected? I would think if the lights and turn signals are all working then you just pulling away would not make an impact to the brakes only.

Which brake controller are you using? My Prodigy would let me know where I am at.

-Bryan

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