It sounds as if you might try to adjust the power settings on your brake controller. There is only one adjustment on the Tekonsha Power Trac Brake Controller, part # 39523. It is the power gain setting and should be adjusted so the trailer brakes are close to but do not lock up, with each different load on the trailer.
The Power setting is turned up and down to increase or decrease the amount of power sent to the trailer brakes. If you have the power setting set too low on a time delayed... view full answer...
Brake controllers can go bad, and honestly Hopkins controllers are more prone to shorting out than other controllers on the market. You can easily test the controller to determine if the problem you are having is with the wiring or the controller.
Testing the brake controller is fairly easy. Sever the blue brake output wire near the brake controller leaving enough room to reconnect it and then apply the manual slide. Using a circuit tester like part # PTW2993, you should get output to... view full answer...
The E1 error code on Hopkins brake controllers indicates that a trailer is not connected. If you do not have a trailer connected it will continue to display E1. If this happens when a trailer is connected then that could indicate a problem on the brake output circuit (Blue wire).
The E2 error on your Hopkins brake controller indicates a short to the blue wire. The most likely culprit is a dirty or corroded vehicle/trailer connector and is causing the controller to work intermittently.... view full answer...
A brake controller like the part # 90885 would do an excellent job controlling the brakes in your dolly and flat bed trailer, but to control the brakes in your toad vehicle you would need a supplemental braking system like the Even Brake part # RM-9400.
Brake controllers can activate electric trailer brake assemblies but there is no way to have them activate the brakes in a vehicle, that's where the # RM-9400 comes in.
I attached a couple review vides and a help article on brake controllers... view full answer...
Testing the brake controller is fairly easy. Sever the blue brake output wire near the brake controller leaving enough room to reconnect it and then apply the manual slide. Using a circuit tester like part # PTW2993, you should get output to the controller side of the wire you severed. If the manual slide activates the trailer brake output wire properly, try the brake pedal. If the brake pedal activates the brake output properly also then the problem is farther back either in the vehicle... view full answer...
I will be happy to help decipher the wires and functions that you have on your 2013 Toyota Tacoma. Basically, the functions that you have listed are as follows:
Black/red provides power to the brake controller
Green is what is called an illumination circuit and is not used by aftermarket brake controllers
Green/white is input to a brake controller that tells it when you are stepping on the brake pedal
Brown is the ground to complete the circuit to power the brake controller
Red is output... view full answer...
The # 3016 isn't designed to attach to a factory brake controller. If you are looking for a way to complete the wiring of your factory brake controller to your truck we aren't going to have a solution for that, but we can help you get a brake controller installed that is compatible with the harness you do have.
For a brake controller I would recommend the Prodigy P3 Brake Controller part # 90195. This is our best selling brake controller because of how well it works and how easy it is... view full answer...
You do not have to have your trailer connected to your vehicle when testing the brake controller. Also, when testing the brake controller make sure that the gain is adjusted high enough to give a correct brake signal.
You are correct in that you will need to test the blue wire that is the output wire to your brake controller. I recommend using a circuit tester like part # PTW2993 to test the wiring both the input and the output side of the blue brake controller wire. I also recommend... view full answer...
To install an aftermarket brake controller like the Tekonsha Prodigy Brake Controller, part # 90885, in your 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 with a factory Integrated Trailer Brake Module (ITBM) you will first need to disconnect ITBM. This will turn on a warning light on the instrument cluster.
In order to disconnect the ITBM and not get the warning lamp, your local Dodge dealer will have to reconfigure the TIPM (Totally Integrated Power Module), of the truck. Once the TIPM has been reconfigured,... view full answer...
The Curt Triflex brake controller is known to have more problems than other brake controllers so I would not rule out the problem being the controller.
Testing the brake controller is fairly easy. Sever the blue brake output wire near the brake controller leaving enough room to reconnect it and then apply the manual slide. Using a circuit tester like the Quickee Tester, part # PTW2993, you should get output to the controller side of the wire you severed. If the manual slide activates... view full answer...
If you need to activate the brakes of a trailer then yes you do need to install a brake controller. There is no other way to activate trailer electric brakes than with a controller. If you were just going to run a power wire and ground to the brake assemblies the brakes would be locked up all the time. The controller allows you the ability to control how much braking is sent to the assemblies so that the trailer can stop in a smooth effective manner.
For a brake controller I would recommend... view full answer...
The connections you will need to make to install your Voyager brake controller are listed below. If your Voyager has a connector attached to the wires at the back you can use the Pigtail Wiring Harness, # 7894, to connect to the wires on the connector supplied by GM that is similar to the # 3015-S connector we carry. If you wanted a complete harness without splicing you could use the plug-in wiring adapter, # 3015-P. I have added a photo of the connector for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado... view full answer...
If you have already run the wiring from the 7-way that you installed up to the cab of your 2010 Acura MDX, then a brake controller like the Tekonsha Prodigy P2, # 90885, is a proportional brake controller that will work well with your vehicle.
The controller includes a brake controller harness the will wire in this way: white wire on brake controller harness to vehicle ground, brake controller black wire to 12-volt power source, brake controller red wire to the cold side of the vehicle's... view full answer...
To determine why you do not have any power on the blue brake output wire, I recommend starting at your brake controller. First, make sure the brake controller is on and receiving power. Most brake controllers have 4 wires, blue (brake output to trailer brakes), white (ground), black (12 Volt power from vehicle battery), and red (stop light switch).
If your brake controller is not on, make sure the black power wire is connected to the vehicle battery via a 20 or 30 amp circuit breaker.... view full answer...
Once you make all of the under hood connections on your 2008 Chevy Silverado to activate the trailer brake controller circuit you will be able to install a brake controller to activate the trailer's brakes, but they would not be directly controlled by the brake pedal.
For a brake controller I would recommend the Prodigy P2 Brake Controller part # 90885. This is our best selling brake controller because of how well it works and how easy it is to setup. This is a proportional brake controller... view full answer...
The Tekonsha PowerTrac brake controller # 39523 is a time delay brake controller. The other type of controller is a proportional controller. A time delay controller is so named because there is a delay between the time that you initially apply the brakes in your tow vehicle and the time that the controller reaches maximum power output. Unlike a proportional brake controller, which activates your trailer's brakes based on the deceleration of your tow vehicle, a time-delayed controller sends... view full answer...
Since your brake controller is a Hopkins brake controller my initial reaction is that the controller has an internal problem as they are notorious for shorting out and behaving strangely. We can test your setup though to determine if the problem happens to be the wiring or the controller.
Testing the brake controller is fairly easy. Sever the blue brake output wire near the brake controller leaving enough room to reconnect it and then apply the manual slide. Using a circuit tester like... view full answer...
The brake controller that comes with the Brake Buddy Stealth Supplemental Braking System # HM39530 is proprietary.
This controller is actually modeled after the Hopkins Agility Trailer Brake Controller HM47295 and I've asked Brake Buddy if the Agility can be used as a replacement and they said that the flat-tow profile used with the Brake Buddy Controller # HM39533 is different than a regular electric brake controller so the one that comes with the Stealth HAS to be used with that system. view full answer...
If the brake light indicator of the Draw-Tite Activator Trailer Brake Controller # 5504 is on all the time that would indicate that the brake light circuit (red wire) could be shorted out to the power wire (black) of the controller and because of that it thinks the brakes are always on.
There is a possibility that the controller has shorted out though. You can test the controller to verify this.
Testing the brake controller is fairly easy. Sever the blue brake output wire near the brake... view full answer...
The adjustability of the brakes of a trailer that has an electric over hydraulic brake setup is controlled by the brake controller of the tow vehicle. If your controller can't be fine-tuned enough so that you get strong braking power without locking the wheels up it might be time for a better brake controller.
For a brake controller I would recommend the Prodigy P2 Brake Controller part # 90885. This is our best selling brake controller because of how well it works and how easy it is to... view full answer...
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