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Cruise control quit working after trailer wire harness installed

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by approach, Oct 17, 2011.

  1. Oct 17, 2011 at 10:57 AM
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    approach

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    I installed a trailer wiring harness yesterday for my trailer and now the cruise control quit working! Has anyone had this problem, and what can I do to fix it?
     
  2. Oct 17, 2011 at 11:02 AM
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    Evil Monkey

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    Did it quit when the trailer is plugged in or does it not work at all? Cruise control is deactivated when the brake is applied. Perhaps electronically, it thinks the brakes are on.
     
  3. Oct 17, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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    It dosent work either way! It's a four prong wire harness, it said one wire is to the left turn, one for the right turn, ground and the other to b hooked up to the tag light to run the running lights and this one also is to attach to the brakes! All the light worked on the trailer and truck! I messed up somewhere with that last wire, the truck thinking the brakes are one would make since! The cruise light comes on, it just won't engage!
     
  4. Oct 21, 2011 at 8:28 PM
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    That sucks! Mine just came apart one day (right after my warranty expired of course). The little push button just popped out and I can't figure out how to put it back together to make it operate right. Nothing works now, the cruise light wont come on or anything. Laaaame!!! Sorry, I don't know why yours would up and quit on ya though. Unless you have the same issue as me but you were saying it happened as soon as you connected the trailer.
     
  5. Oct 21, 2011 at 8:46 PM
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    Is it just a wiring harness or did it come with a convertor box? These trucks have separate signals and need a convertor box. One wire for left turn, one for right turn, a ground wire, a brake light wire, and a tail light wire.

    If you hooked the brake and tail both up to the same wire, then I know for sure you can't set your cruise with the headlights on because it will see that as brakes being on too and cancel the cruise. If it does that with the lights off, then I don't understand why that is.

    Put it back to stock and make sure everything works as it did before. If so, you know it's something to do with the trailer wiring.

    http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower-74209-Trailer-Converter/dp/B0008G1NNY

    Should look something like that.
     
  6. Oct 22, 2011 at 8:14 AM
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    thx for the response. i will get that converter and try that out.
     

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