No brakes on trailer
Hey guys and gals. Picked up a new to us travel trailer and can't get brakes to work at all. Had to be extra careful towing it. Plugged in, truck shows "Trailer not connected. Check brake wiring." mes...
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crazyro wrote:
I opened up that box last night looking for any stray wires or anything that didn't look right. There are no wires going out from that box to the frame. I wonder if that could be something I should add?
What year is your Ram? I know that Ram had a TSB out for their brake controller (IBC) for some years of the Gen 4.
"Integrated trailer brake control nodule
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:The customer may describe an intermittent condition where the trailer brakes feel as if they are not working for the first few brake applies. This condition only happens if the trailer has been connected before the vehicle was started."
Throw your VIN in this and see if the TSB applies to you. https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
Otherwise, start playing with your brake settings. Change it from light trailer to heavy trailer, or heavy trailer to light trailer. Adjust the gain on it. See if those settings change anything. Whenever I get a new trailer, I take it to an open/empty area and test the brake controller at about 25-30 mph. Using the manual slider, I activate the brakes and see what happens. The goal is to get the trailer to apply just enough brake force to quickly stop me, without locking up the wheels. That is how I adjust my brake settings.
Best of luck. My IBC is great on my Ram, but I've heard that some people have problems with theirs. Worst case scenario, replace it with a nice Tekonsha P3 for $120 and keep on trucking.
