How To Fix No Brakes on a Trailer
Question:
No trailer brakes. Had my truck hooked to 2 other trailers and they work fine. What could be wrong with my camper? And what should I look for?
asked by: Mike P
Expert Reply:
There could be a few issues that are causing the trailer brakes on your trailer not to work. The first and most likely would be a short in the brake output wire. If you apply full 12 volt power to this circuit via a jumper wire from the battery you can then use a multi-meter and test multiple points of the wire to see if and where the break occurs. The other option you have is to run a new wire with part # 10-1-1.
If no errors are found in the brake output wire then the next most likely culprit are the brake magnets. In order to rule these out you will need to preform a series of tests using the help article I have attached for you.
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