Brake controller makes right turn signal solid

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cubey2600@gmail.com - 11 Jan 2007 03:08 GMT

My '97 E-150, it didn't come with a towing package but it did come
pre-wired for a brake controller and such, even had the fuse in the box
under the hood. A hitch has since been installed as well as a 6 way
trailer connector. I bought a brake controller with ford plug-in wire
harness for under the steering column. When I plugged it in, the right
turn signal indictaor on the instrument panel came on solid, as well as
the actual light; but only on the front, not the back.

Anyone know where the problem could be in the wiring to cause such a
problem?

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cubey2600@gmail.com - 11 Jan 2007 03:17 GMT

I think I figured out the problem... the Ford harness I have is not the
correct one for my vehicle it seems. The one I have is from a newer
model F-series pickup and has a 6 pin connector but only four wires are
used, my connector actually has 6 wires including turn signal feeds and
the wires this cable does have are wired differently in the plug than
they are on my vehicle, no wonder it doesn't work! I'll see if I can
get the local truck place to maybe exchange for a small fee the wire
harness I have for the correct one.

cubey2...@gmail.com wrote:

> My '97 E-150, it didn't come with a towing package but it did come
> pre-wired for a brake controller and such, even had the fuse in the box
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> Anyone know where the problem could be in the wiring to cause such a
> problem?

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cubey2600@gmail.com - 11 Jan 2007 03:57 GMT

Slight correction. It seems there's 5 wires on my connector however it
seems the wires on my harness are in fact wired correctly near as I can
tell from wiring digrams online from ford and for brake controller
cables. I'm at a loss. I'll guess I'll just have the truck place have a
look at it tomorrow...

cubey2...@gmail.com wrote:

> I think I figured out the problem... the Ford harness I have is not the
> correct one for my vehicle it seems. The one I have is from a newer
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> > Anyone know where the problem could be in the wiring to cause such a
> > problem?

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Cubey - 13 Jan 2007 04:18 GMT

This problem has been solved. There is aparaently TWO connectors of the
same kind (one grey, one brown). I discovered the brown one hiding
under the loose carpet and now I have it working properly.

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