I have had this twice now. First time when I hooked up my trailer this message came on. I took to the dealer and they replaced a fuse and relay. I then hooked up again and it worked for a while. Just hooked up again the the same message comes up. I put an electric jack on the front of the trailer and installed a standard batter inside the trailer so it would have enough juice to work the jack. Is there something that might be feeding back to the relay and causing it to blow? I have not taken my truck back to the dealer yet, but would like to get some ideas to see if the battery I put in is causing the problem. I also was reading here that they do not have charging for the extra battery, this will be my next thing to do as it looks simple enough. Any answers would be appreciated.
I do not know what year youe truck is but on my 04 there is a wire for charging the battery in the trailer and one for the electric brake. Have you got it wired properly? Also the battery in the trailer should be charged prior to hooking it up to the truck. The truck will maintain a good trailer battery but it will not charge a dead battery without blowing fuses. Charlie
Charlie, sorry it is a 09 and the truck had the GMC trailer package on it and a new cargo mate trailer. The battery that I put in was also fully charged and new.
I was getting that message occasionally when it was really raining. I taped the crap outta the splice behind the bumper 7 way and haven't gotten it since.
I usually have the truck running when I back up and then plug in. I will try plugging it in when turned off. Will the message clear then? Or will I have to take the truck in again?
Thanks for your replies.
Looks like the fuse was blown. I will replace and see if the message is cleared then. If not then back to the dealer we go.
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