"Trailer Disconnected" warning ????
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"Trailer Disconnected" warning ????
I've got a 2005 F350 Dually, 6.0 diesel. Towed the gooseneck this weekend and now my adio/visual warning display is going off endlessly saying the trailer is disconnected??? Yea, go figure, it's parked in the storage lot!! Anyone ever have this and know how to correct the warning from the computer???
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Pull the neg battery terminal for a while and see if it regains its senses? Not scientific, but its cheap and easy to try.
When all else fails, cycle the power!
EDIT: just re-read and saw you have the 6.0... not sure if it is good to cycle power on diesels?
When all else fails, cycle the power!
EDIT: just re-read and saw you have the 6.0... not sure if it is good to cycle power on diesels?
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One day while pulling the 4-Ton Equipment trailer,,every Bump,,,BEEP--BEEP,,BEEP,,,WTF???,, checked plug several times,,finally jacked up the trailer while connected to the truck,,,it was a Bad ground connection,,center of the trailer,,,,with the Brakes on,,,(from a helper),,just move that wire,,,it would BEEP,,re-did the connection,,,all better!
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I've had that and also the wiring for the brakes (on my race trailer) runs from one side of the axle to the other to inter-connect the brakes. The wiring ran inside the axle tube and, after time, chaffed away the insulation so it was occasionally grounding out inside the axle. Took me awhile to find that one, easy fix.
I also solder my connections and use shrink tube to insulate; I've had far less problems since taking the time to do that.
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Trailer disconnected warning on off on off repeatedly?
I've got a 2005 F350 Dually, 6.0 diesel. Towed the gooseneck this weekend and now my adio/visual warning display is going off endlessly saying the trailer is disconnected??? Yea, go figure, it's parked in the storage lot!! Anyone ever have this and know how to correct the warning from the computer???
question: could emergency take locking system cause it if the battery is dead? I figure not as the problem is on of over and over again. Figured I would ask just in case…
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