Nlambert182
Aug 22, 2017Explorer
Odd electrical issues with camper?
I'm not sure if all of these issues are related, but hopefully someone who has experienced this can point me in the right direction.
We bought a 2013 Heartland Prowler two weeks ago. When I got it home and attempted to level the camper, the rear stabilizers would only go up, and not down. I removed the switch and found that there was a female spade connector corroded and broken. Replaced that and all was well.
We took the camper on our first trip this weekend. Once we got to the campsite, the stabilizers weren't working again. Popped the switch out and the same connector was broken again, so I replaced it and leveled the trailer.
Once we went inside, two of the three slides wouldn't operate. Checked all the fuses and breakers and all looked good. After about thirty minutes or so (while I was looking for the manual cranks) my wife tried the switches and both slides extended properly.
When packing up yesterday, the bedroom slide didn't function. I spun the manual crank about 4 times and the motor began turning with the switch. When my wife let it go, I had to crank it over a few more times before it would begin working.
Once I got home, the front landing gear wouldn't operate. I found a blown fuse and replaced it and the gear began working.
Could all of these issues be related, and could all of this be due to a short in the system somewhere, or would it be coincidence? I took it back to the dealer yesterday but it will be a few weeks before they can get to it and my curiosity has gotten the better of me.
We bought a 2013 Heartland Prowler two weeks ago. When I got it home and attempted to level the camper, the rear stabilizers would only go up, and not down. I removed the switch and found that there was a female spade connector corroded and broken. Replaced that and all was well.
We took the camper on our first trip this weekend. Once we got to the campsite, the stabilizers weren't working again. Popped the switch out and the same connector was broken again, so I replaced it and leveled the trailer.
Once we went inside, two of the three slides wouldn't operate. Checked all the fuses and breakers and all looked good. After about thirty minutes or so (while I was looking for the manual cranks) my wife tried the switches and both slides extended properly.
When packing up yesterday, the bedroom slide didn't function. I spun the manual crank about 4 times and the motor began turning with the switch. When my wife let it go, I had to crank it over a few more times before it would begin working.
Once I got home, the front landing gear wouldn't operate. I found a blown fuse and replaced it and the gear began working.
Could all of these issues be related, and could all of this be due to a short in the system somewhere, or would it be coincidence? I took it back to the dealer yesterday but it will be a few weeks before they can get to it and my curiosity has gotten the better of me.