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Craig95005's avatar
Craig95005
Explorer
Oct 25, 2017

Slideouts suddenly not working

We have a 2012 Thor Challenger with three slideouts. All was working fine until we took it to a shop for a routine service (plus re-caulking of the roof). Now even when plugged in to shore power, or running the generator, the three slideouts don't work - and in fact I don't even hear the slide motors come on and try. I think everything else is working - the AC, microwave oven, and electric fireplace. The breakers and fuses in the panel look okay. I should mention that we did replace the two six volt batteries for house power just recently - but the slides worked fine after that. Any ideas of what might be going on, or how to track down this problem?
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  • Johno02's avatar
    Johno02
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    Fuse... Check you owners manual for fuse locations. Check fuses with a tester, they do not always look any different when blown.
  • egrove's avatar
    egrove
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    This happens to us occasionally. It's always been a fuse.
  • F1bNorm's avatar
    F1bNorm
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    The parking brake is on? Maybe the switch, sensor or fuse related to the parking brake?
  • maddog348's avatar
    maddog348
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    F1bNorm ~~ My 1st thought also. I am a bit short on one end ~~ I really gotta work at getting the brake on hard enough. JM2¢ YMMV
  • xctraveler's avatar
    xctraveler
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    Assume your slides are electric motor as opposed to hydraulic. If hydraulic look for solenoid to trigger high voltage to hyd pump. If not Hyd ignore this message :)
  • gutfelt's avatar
    gutfelt
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    xctraveler wrote:
    Assume your slides are electric motor as opposed to hydraulic. If hydraulic look for solenoid to trigger high voltage to hyd pump. If not Hyd ignore this message :)

    It wont be "high voltage" it will be 12Volts just like slide motors and everything else on the 12 V side
    however if there all hydraulic and if the pump does not activate none will work ;; also newer multi slide systems work off a main controller
    it maybe gone bad or the power to it has died
  • xctraveler's avatar
    xctraveler
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    gutfelt wrote:
    xctraveler wrote:
    Assume your slides are electric motor as opposed to hydraulic. If hydraulic look for solenoid to trigger high voltage to hyd pump. If not Hyd ignore this message :)

    It wont be "high voltage" it will be 12Volts just like slide motors and everything else on the 12 V side
    however if there all hydraulic and if the pump does not activate none will work ;; also newer multi slide systems work off a main controller
    it maybe gone bad or the power to it has died


    I did misstype, I meant higher amperage. Had a relay failure that took out the hydraulic slides The '12 Phaeton has two Hydraulic and two electric motor - go figure. I was able to close the slides by jumping the two contacts on the relay. yeah that was another mistype, should have said relay to begin with :(

    In any event my post is useless if he doesn't have hyd slide operation.
  • Craig95005's avatar
    Craig95005
    Explorer
    Oct 25, 2017
    F1bNorm wrote:
    The parking brake is on? Maybe the switch, sensor or fuse related to the parking brake?

    That's a possibility. I'll get into the Ford chassis fuses tomorrow.

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