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Repoman1
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May 19, 2013

Still having wiring issues on a Sunset Creek

Ok guys/gals...Ive been having an issue when I hook up my travel trailer to my truck. The problem is that my running lights will not work when I turn on my lights. My blinkers work, hazards work, and my brake lights work but the running lights won't. So me and my neighbor tried to pin point the area the problem could be in. When I checked the 7 pin on the truck, it shows that it has power (12volts). When I hook up the trailer I would go under it to the junction box and start testing the wires. it is only about 5 foot from the truck to the junction box. Well there's no power. So we unhooked the plug from the truck, replaced it and still nothing. so we unhooked the plug again and we took the green wire (which is the running lights wire) and put it on the battery on the trailer.. guess what....the lights came on. Hooked the plug back up and nothing. Unhooked it again and put the green wire back on the battery and BINGO we got some lights. But when I hook it all back up it still want work. Well we Ohmed the wire to see if there was a break in the wire and it checked perfect....So now Imt lost. I was thinking about putting a toggle switch from the battery to the running lights so they will have work when I turn on the toggle switch...Does anyone have any other suggestions?
  • This has been many years ago, but had an issue exactly as you describe. It turned out to be the turn signal switch in the truck. Everything would work perfect until the trailer was connected and then nothing. Not sure if that is your issue but might be another place to look. I would also look for and check any ground points on the trailer
  • Are you sure about the colors? Yellow and green should be left and right turn signals. Brown should be running lights and white ground. Blue is for your brakes. The other two colors are for batteries usually the center pin of connector and back up lights on trailer. The first test should always be check your ground. Hope this helps.
  • prolandsurveyor wrote:
    Try jumping oUt the top wires on the trailer plug itself....look it up on here ...I jump mine out to turn on my running lights when I am parked in a campground


    What do you mean "jumping oUt the top wires on the trailer plug"? I put only the green wire on the plug and put a single wire on it to test the plug. The plug works (if that's what your talkiung about).
  • donn0128 wrote:
    Somewhere between there you have power and where you have no power you will find your problem. More than likely in the plug or receptacle you will find a corroded or broken wire.


    Checked resistance in each of the wires from the plug to the junction box. They checked good. Its a very strange issue and I dont have a single problem with any of my other trailers.
  • Try jumping oUt the top wires on the trailer plug itself....look it up on here ...I jump mine out to turn on my running lights when I am parked in a campground
  • Somewhere between there you have power and where you have no power you will find your problem. More than likely in the plug or receptacle you will find a corroded or broken wire.