F250 Trailer Disconnected Message
We were 25 miles away from our second campground on a 3 day 1000 mile trip when the message center on my 09 F250 indicated "Trailer Disconnected". The trailer running lights were still on and braking ...
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Thanks for the information.
The next morning after the disconnect message I inspected the trailer plug contacts and there was some green corrosion and dark tarnishing on the contacts. Two of the contacts gap spacing were different from the others. I used a nail emery board cut down to contact width and cleaned the contacts as well as pushing the two contacts with a small flat blade screwdriver. I had no more disconnect messages for the last 100 miles to our destination. Will do further inspection on the trailer wiring since we will be at our site for two weeks.
The next morning after the disconnect message I inspected the trailer plug contacts and there was some green corrosion and dark tarnishing on the contacts. Two of the contacts gap spacing were different from the others. I used a nail emery board cut down to contact width and cleaned the contacts as well as pushing the two contacts with a small flat blade screwdriver. I had no more disconnect messages for the last 100 miles to our destination. Will do further inspection on the trailer wiring since we will be at our site for two weeks.
