Ram integrated brake control
So we have our new 2016 3500 Ram Turbo diesel and we are wondering how many other Ram owners are having this issue. We picked up our trailer the other day and when using the brakes it feels as i...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
You guys that are towing heavy try this. Pull your break away cable and see if you can move your trailer. If you can without the trailer brakes being locked the the issue is with the trailer and NOT the truck! If the trailer brakes are locked with the BAC pulled then I would say you need to open a star case with Ram and get an engineer involved.
Note, by pulling the BAC the trailer brakes will be set at there MAXIMUM braking ability. I'm installing a electric over hydraulic baking system on my boat trailer and the first test after it is installed is to verify the break away battery is fully charged then pull the BAC and verify that the trailer brakes lock fully.
I do not agree with any braking system locking up the brakes! A locked up tire will take a lot longer to stop then a non locked tire! Also it could cause the trailer to skid into another lane of traffic. It would be better to apply the brakes at a lower rate to help keep the safety chains tight and the trailer more in line with the tow vehicle.
I had the hitch failure on my boat trailer and it became disconnected from the truck (safety chains held! They do work!). The BAC system on the surge brake system did not work and the trailer slammed into my truck. Luckily I was only going 40 mph and there were no other vehicles on the road at the time! Had the BA system been working the trailer would have never slammed into my truck. I wounder how long before we start seeing anti-lock systems on RV's and boat trailers?
Don
You should not have to have your foot jammed into the floor (Literally) trying to stop the RV in an emergency. I have not tried pulling the cable yet. Even if I do and it won't let the RV move it still has a BIG problem. I can slide the OH SH!T bar and it will NOT stop or hold the RV from moving, all it does when moving is slow down the combo. It is a defective system. I have a high up at Chrysler telling me there is a fix in the works but that has been ongoing since May when I first spoke to him about this. MaxBrake will be going on my 15 soon that I removed from my 11.
