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Post by okie on Feb 12, 2020 10:35:42 GMT -6
I am beating my head up against the wall. Shortly after I bought my F-350 the trailer lights went out. They'd blow a fuse as fast as you could plug it in. I took the truck to the dealership after a day of doing everything I know to do. They couldn't find anything and told me it was the trailer. I took the trailer to it's dealership and they helped me trace the problem back to one of the plugs in the truck.
I ran several trips using the other plug.
Then I started getting "trailer disconnected" warnings flashing on and off with very limited brakes. Took the truck back to the dealership. they once again told me it was the trailer. I took the trailer back to it's dealership after another day of doing everything I could think of. They once again traced the problem back to the truck. I hooked up to my stock trailer for reference and had the same issue.
I took the truck back to the dealership. This time they found some moisture and a loose pin and assured me that the problem was corrected.
I hooked up to haul a tractor locally a few days ago and am getting the same "trailer disconnected" warning... So I'm back to the dealership... again
The truck is heavy enough that I can stop just about anything I can legally haul with the limited brakes that I have but since I'm hauling commercially I'm going to get parked if a dot cop tests my brakes at the wrong time.
Any suggestions?
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Post by M-5 on Feb 12, 2020 10:47:01 GMT -6
Trade it .
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Post by okie on Feb 12, 2020 10:49:54 GMT -6
I might wind up doing that. I'm getting close to meeting lemon law so if I do trade it they're going to eat a big chunk of the loss.
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Post by brightraven on Feb 12, 2020 10:55:05 GMT -6
I have a long history with F series trucks, back to 1980. I have had one F-350. If everything else is to your satisfaction, I would get the electrical problem fixed.
I currently have a 2019 F-250. It is my main vehicle. I pull a stock trailer on occasion. I like the dash information system when you are in hauling or towing mode. Keep on the dealer or go to a different dealership.
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Post by hughespieds on Feb 12, 2020 10:59:27 GMT -6
Similar issues with that '19 F250 I had for a short while. Between the trailer's tail lights being sumtimers and the 'service trailer soon' warnings, and the fact I didn't much like it, it didn't hang around very long. |
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Post by brightraven on Feb 12, 2020 11:05:09 GMT -6
I have a close friend with an F-250. They pull a gooseneck with a hideaway ball. The pigtail plugs in the bumper. Making sharp turns, they stressed the plug going into the bumper receptacle. They frequently got "Trailer Disconnected". The problem was in the receptacle on the truck.
I also have the hideaway ball. The receptacle is in the side of the bed. I suspect they tested the receptacle.
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Post by birddog on Feb 12, 2020 12:22:14 GMT -6
One of the prongs on the truck plug in connection is bad or corroded would be my bet.
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Post by highgrit on Feb 12, 2020 12:38:15 GMT -6
We tried to get you to buy a Ram, Ford trucks can have some serious electrical gremlins. My brothers 09 F 350 was declared a lemon because of electrical problems.
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Post by fence on Feb 12, 2020 13:57:27 GMT -6
One of the prongs on the truck plug in connection is bad or corroded would be my bet. This replace both connectors. I've had pretty much the exact same thing you describe. Works on day the next it doesn't. Sometimes one trailer, sometimes the other. On a gooseneck you have to have slack to jacknife 90degrees and a way for that slack not to stress the plug. Plugs in the hitch well are bad about getting moisture, especially if you get mud and hay in there. You pull a trailer everyday fighting electric issues is part of the cost of doing business. Get used to it. |
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Post by okie on Feb 12, 2020 15:18:36 GMT -6
As predicted, I've been told once again that there's nothing wrong with the truck so it must be both of my trailers.
My neighbor is a salesman there at the dealership. I talked to him for a while while I was waiting. He told me that I'm not the only person dealing with the same problem in a roundabout way.
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Post by fence on Feb 12, 2020 15:47:43 GMT -6
As predicted, I've been told once again that there's nothing wrong with the truck so it must be both of my trailers. My neighbor is a salesman there at the dealership. I talked to him for a while while I was waiting. He told me that I'm not the only person dealing with the same problem in a roundabout way. Take your trailer to the truck dealer and have them hook a new truck to it. Or and vise versa |
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Post by okie on Feb 12, 2020 16:13:06 GMT -6
As predicted, I've been told once again that there's nothing wrong with the truck so it must be both of my trailers. My neighbor is a salesman there at the dealership. I talked to him for a while while I was waiting. He told me that I'm not the only person dealing with the same problem in a roundabout way. Take your trailer to the truck dealer and have them hook a new truck to it. Or and vise versa They had a car hauler sitting there last time that they hooked up to and got it to give the trailer disconnected warning. That's when they all of a sudden found the moisture and loose pin. I think at this point unless I can find something with the trailer I'm going to keep it in front of them until there's enough evidence for a lemon law case. If they ask me to bring a trailer in I will do that. |
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Post by cowrancher75 on Feb 12, 2020 17:04:29 GMT -6
take it to another dealer
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Post by okie on Feb 13, 2020 7:59:40 GMT -6
I may have found the problem last night. Apparently the computer system on Fords is so finicky that LED trailer lights confuse it. High end foreign cars have the same problem. A Tow Ready 20142 adapter has solved the problem for quite a few people. I just ordered one so we'll see what happens.
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Post by chuckie on Feb 13, 2020 8:25:31 GMT -6
I hope you found your problem Okie. I would be at a point where I might get angry when I went to the dealer. When I see a person getting angry in public, I wonder what they are like to live with at home. Saying that, I have no idea what they have been going through with the person they are talking to, so I get half of a story.
That is what is so great about the internet. You can look up problems that a lot of people just don't know about. Why would they tell the owners that it was a trailer problem, knowing it is happening elsewhere? That is not a good way to handle the situation. It is going to bite them in the arse. People will go back to the same dealer if they like the service there. It won't take them long to run you off by not telling you the truth about the truck.
I was thinking about upgrading my 1996 Toyota at one time, (must have been running a fever) and looked at some of the newer models. I cannot remember what year I was considering, but I started reading where they could not keep the front ends lined up! People were constantly going back in to get it corrected. Those sites that provide service records for trucks are handy.
Tires are not cheap! Imagine putting new tires on the front end of your truck a few times.
Making a long story short, I got on line where several people had the same year Toyota for sale, and their service records showed where the trucks had been taken back several times to correct the front end.
I still have my 1996 Toyota and will keep it until I am too old to drive a 5 speed. That ain't gonna happen!
We have a 1997 F-350 4X4 which has been a really good truck. The only thing I don't like about it are the mirrors on the doors. My husband has them set so tight that I can never tilt the mirror down to see down the side of the trailer nor can I see where the back wheels are.
Hope that Tow Ready 20142 adapter solves all of your problems.
What color did you get?
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