Took the trailer connector apart on the truck and found the power wire was just slightly melted and fused to the right turn signal wire. Fixed that and all is good.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2022, at 10:23 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > It was a curt adapter I believe. > >> On 10/24/2022 10:08 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> Should not be that easy to plug it in wrong. Or was this some chinese >> bargain amazonian lighting controller? >> >>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2022, at 18:14, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> I figured out what she did. She managed to plug the adapter in upside >>> down which sent the 12 volt acc straight to the ground of the 4 flat on >>> the trailer. It burned that wire all the way to the frame of the >>> trailer. In looking at the adapter, the 4 flat ground is fused to the >>> adapter and I can't even unplug it. >>> >>> I replaced the tail light module, and problem was solved, at first. As I >>> was explaining to the wife what she did, which she then turned it back >>> to being my fault because I did not tell her how to plug it in, the damn >>> lights came back on. The module has 4 harnesses that plug into it. I >>> started pulling them and replacing, and somehow got them off. Lights >>> were back to working like they should. The module slides into a bracket >>> which them bolts to the frame. I was going to leave it loose to make >>> sure it actually continued to work, but then decided to go ahead and >>> mount it as it was working fine. As soon as I started messing with it, >>> the lights came back on and I could not get them back off. I looked at >>> the individual wires coming directly out of the connector on the truck >>> and none appeared to be melted. I guess I will have to take a closer >>> look as there has to be something melted within the harness. I hope it >>> did not screw up the new module, or possibly the old module was not >>> really bad. >>> >>> On 10/23/2022 8:11 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I guess on the bright side if she was towing it with the GL and the >>>> trailer wiring shorted, it might have fried the rear Sam. It looks like >>>> the brake like module in the back that I suspect it fried is only $25 at >>>> the flaps. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Oct 23, 2022, at 7:07 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Maybe she needs to purchase her own vehicle she will be responsible for. >>>>> If she wrecks it or otherwise trashes it she can deal with it. >>>>> >>>>> --FT >>>>> Sent from iFōn >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 23, 2022, at 8:02 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Back when we were daily driving 123s she managed to kill some of those >>>>>> too. >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 10/23/2022 7:01 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>> You need to get her a 300TD that will be immune to all that nonsense >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --FT >>>>>>> Sent from iFōn >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Oct 23, 2022, at 7:32 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> Just from some quick research, it appears there is a body control >>>>>>>> module that may have gotten fried. This is great. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 10/23/2022 6:29 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>>>> Since she killed the air suspension on her GL somehow, she had to >>>>>>>>> take the truck this weekend to haul the enclosed trailer to her show. >>>>>>>>> When she went to leave, she had somebody hook up the trailer and >>>>>>>>> plugged it in. She says a few minutes later she notices smoke coming >>>>>>>>> from the wiring harness at the trailer. Somebody taped it up with >>>>>>>>> duct tape but now she reports right turn signal not working. She gets >>>>>>>>> home and of course I have to back in the trailer. I immediately >>>>>>>>> notice an odd scrapping sound coming from the steering wheel that has >>>>>>>>> never been there before. After backing the truck in I unhook the >>>>>>>>> trailer and of course the ground wire is now bare all the way to the >>>>>>>>> frame of the trailer. I can tell much else with mess of duct tape but >>>>>>>>> it somehow managed to short at some point in the harness. The wiring >>>>>>>>> where it starts going into the channels back to the lights look fine >>>>>>>>> so the short must be closer to the connector. Regardless I am sure I >>>>>>>>> will have to replace the end of the harness. I was finished messing >>>>>>>>> with it for the moment when I noticed as I was coming in the house >>>>>>>>> that the brake lights are on even with the truck turned off. WTF? I >>>>>>>>> pull the fuse and the rears go out, but the top mount one by the cab >>>>>>>>> stays on. I cant find a fuse that will shut it off. I got under the >>>>>>>>> dash and unplugged the brake lite switch and they still stay on. I >>>>>>>>> am not sure if this 2002 is new enough to have the lights controlled >>>>>>>>> by a computer, or if this trailer situation shorted out something in >>>>>>>>> the truck. What I find odd is the truck has fuses for the trailer >>>>>>>>> lights, why didnt it blow? I sure hope I do not have a major wiring >>>>>>>>> problem now. It is unbelievable how this stuff happens seemingly >>>>>>>>> without fail when she drives a vehicle. She has another show next >>>>>>>>> weekend. Now that the truck is down, there are no tow vehicles left >>>>>>>>> to tow her trailer assuming I have time to fix the wiring on it. 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