Nissan Quest Brake Controller issue saga continues
Hey all,
Well, a Saturday basically wasted and no progress. I have the 2012 Nissan Quest Minivan and a Nomad 173 trailer with a Quest brake controller.
It's always had this horrible chunck whenever you apply the brakes with the trailer on. I've talked to the dealer, but they've so far been too busy to help much. I can't leave the van with them because my wife drives it day to day and they're always too busy on Saturdays to wait on it. Plus it's 30 mile drive.
I made it up there today and they did help a bit. We noticed that my van had a silly dealer installed 'feature' called PULSE. This pulse thing flickers the back top tail light for 5 seconds everytime you brake.
We decided THAT was the cause of the issue. That my controller was going on and off quickly with the PULSE single because they tapped into the overhead light for the stop light wire on the controller.
Long story short, my Nissan dealer was happy to disconnect the PULSE feature and did it today. Picked it up after lunch and took it to the trailer.
At first I thought it was fixed. No clunk from the trailer on braking. But I knew from experience it often took time to show up. I did a test loop around Kilpsch music center in Noblesville, IN where I store it and well after 10 minute, CLUNK CLUNK it was back.
Tried all the different settings on the controller with no luck. All I do know is it get WORSE with time. The longer I drive, the more it clunks on braking.
If I slow down and brake alot at slow speeds, the clunk goes away. But as soon as I drive a mile or so, clunk clunk.
I know I know, take it to the dealer, have them fix it. But, Anderson is a long ways away and frankely it's expensive to drive there.
I keep thinking about just replacing the Quest controller with a Tekonsha, but if I do that and it still clunks I am out 124 bucks with no solution. Plus it's hardwired in with splices that I will have to cut. No harness on a VAN! :)
Any ideas? Thanks everyone.
Well, a Saturday basically wasted and no progress. I have the 2012 Nissan Quest Minivan and a Nomad 173 trailer with a Quest brake controller.
It's always had this horrible chunck whenever you apply the brakes with the trailer on. I've talked to the dealer, but they've so far been too busy to help much. I can't leave the van with them because my wife drives it day to day and they're always too busy on Saturdays to wait on it. Plus it's 30 mile drive.
I made it up there today and they did help a bit. We noticed that my van had a silly dealer installed 'feature' called PULSE. This pulse thing flickers the back top tail light for 5 seconds everytime you brake.
We decided THAT was the cause of the issue. That my controller was going on and off quickly with the PULSE single because they tapped into the overhead light for the stop light wire on the controller.
Long story short, my Nissan dealer was happy to disconnect the PULSE feature and did it today. Picked it up after lunch and took it to the trailer.
At first I thought it was fixed. No clunk from the trailer on braking. But I knew from experience it often took time to show up. I did a test loop around Kilpsch music center in Noblesville, IN where I store it and well after 10 minute, CLUNK CLUNK it was back.
Tried all the different settings on the controller with no luck. All I do know is it get WORSE with time. The longer I drive, the more it clunks on braking.
If I slow down and brake alot at slow speeds, the clunk goes away. But as soon as I drive a mile or so, clunk clunk.
I know I know, take it to the dealer, have them fix it. But, Anderson is a long ways away and frankely it's expensive to drive there.
I keep thinking about just replacing the Quest controller with a Tekonsha, but if I do that and it still clunks I am out 124 bucks with no solution. Plus it's hardwired in with splices that I will have to cut. No harness on a VAN! :)
Any ideas? Thanks everyone.
