Location of Factory Trailer Brake Controller Plug on a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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My Grand Cherokee has the trailer tow package installed. There is a wiring harness in the glove compartment that says the gray connector is located under the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel. For the life of me I cannot find this gray connector. Since eTrailer has done several videos showing installation of trailer wiring harnesses etc I wondered if you could tell me where to locate this connector?

asked by: John S

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Helpful Expert Reply:

If you look at the instructions for harness # TK93VR you will see that the connector is actually located further to the left than you might think. It is actually just about directly above the emergency brake pedal. There should be another larger connector right next to it. If it is not there then it is possible that it is behind the kick panel forward of the door.

expert reply by: Michael H

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Answer 1

If your Grand Cherokee has the factory 7-way at the back bumper, it'll be prewired for a brake controller. You'll need the #TK93VR wiring harness and the #331-TPH-017 adapter. The #TK93VR harness will plug into the factory connector located…

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Answer 2

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Answer 4

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Answer 10

It sounds like you are speaking of the wires for the brake magnets. If this is correct, you will need to connect one of the wires to the brake controller output wire on your trailer connector and the other wire will need to be grounded to a clean…

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Answer 11

Yes, it will work. You'll just need to cut the Lance 6-pin connector out and rewire it into the etrailer Trailer Wiring 7-Way Upgrade Kit w/ Junction Box and RV Style Connector item #e99011. Here are the individual functions of that Lance 6-pin:…

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Answer 12

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