Troubleshooting Tekonsha Prodigy P2 That Reads Connected 30 Minutes After Trailer is Disconnected

Question:

when disconnect my travel trailer from the truck 2007 dodge ram 3500 the brakes light remain stuck on. eventually they go off 25-30 minutes later. Is there a reset process to get the brake lights to get in phase again? Other than that the Prodigy 2 works flawlessly.

asked by: Ron M

Expert Reply:

The Prodigy P2 # 90885 does not have a reset process that takes that long. Typically the display may stay on for 15 minutes before the controller goes into sleep mode to use little power and yet keep your preset settings for the next time. The connection light should go off as soon as you remove the trailer connection. It sounds like you may have some corrosion that may be keeping your trailer output pin at the 5 o'clock position having enough of a power draw to remain connected longer. I simply recommend cleaning your trailer connection pins on both the vehicle and trailer sides to keep them clean and then use dielectric grease # 11755 to keep moisture out. This is also great to have on the back side connection of your vehicle 7-way too.

Since everything is functioning, this is the only maintenance I would do at this time.

expert reply by: Jason S