andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote:
: Current thinking is that the brake switch attached to the pedal burned
: out somehow. Dealer #2 said "bring the truck AND trailer in first thing
: tomorrow and we'll check it all out." Any ideas on what else he could
: look at tonight? He definitely will not be attempting to bring it home
: until this is fixed, as he's done the "tow with a bad brake controller"
: deal before w/ the Durango and it fried his front brakes.
Sorry to hear about that - sounds frustrating. I'm probably not going
to be of much help, but one thing that comes to mind is to check the
fuses again. *Something* is causing the brake lights not to work. Does
he have a multimeter he can test with? Is there anything else on the
brake fuse circuit which he can check to see if its working or not? (Dome
light, turn signals, etc.) Might be worthwhile to pull the brake lenses
and just verify that the bulbs are not burnt out and check to see if the
socket is getting +12v when the lights are on. Check both inside the cab
and under the hood (PDC) for fuses. See if there are any relays in the
PDC which relate to the braking system and swap them for a similar relay
from a sysstem you know is working. If you pull the relay, (and have a
multimeter) you can also check the relay socket to see if power is
getting to it, and that the sockets for the relay coil are getting
voltage when they are supposed to. You can also check the trailer
connector to see if the brake pin is getting voltage when you hit
the pedal. The switch for the brake pedal is a good thought, if its
easily accessible you might want to try jumpering it to see if the
lights come on, and you can also test at that point to see if one of
the leads to it has voltage on it.
Could be one or more of the above, or something completely different;
hard to say obviously without actually being there and running some
tests; maybe that will give them some ideas though. Is there another
dealer, maybe in the next town or something which will look at it
without the diagnostic fee? Is the truck still under warranty? If
so perhaps their fee will be covered unless they try to claim whatever
the required repair might be is not applicable.
Anyhoo, good luck with it!
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