Car jerks when letting off brake

oyarsa wrote:
We are heading on our maiden voyage!

I have a 2012 Toyota Sequioa pulling a 2017 Bullet 247BHSWE. I of course have a brake controller installed, but I'm struggling with getting it properly adjusted. The car is jerking a lot when I let off the breaks. This is particularly annoying in town. If I lower the gain, I can get rid of the jerking, but at that low the trailer breaks don't feel like they're doing much. If I just use the paddle it doesn't slow us down very well. I've tried adjusting the sync, which seemed to help, but only modestly.

Should I expect it to be smooth when releasing the break, or just get used to the jerking?

sounds like you either have a Voyager Brake controller, or you have the gain set too high. The Voyager does a good job, and is NOT time based. but does jerk at low speeds as it does not release the TT brakes until you release the pedal.

A better controller, such as a Prodigy will release the TT brakes when it "feels" the TV has stopped, and there is no jerk.

And just because you don't "feel" the Tt brakes come on. that doesn't mean they are not working. Properly adjusted you will not feel them come on. The Tt, and TV will stop as one, IF you have a good controller. Most time. Many RV dealers will install Voyagers, because they do the job, but are much cheaper than a Prodigy.