PB from Az
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Hello to all,
I'm a life-long Ford guy and brand new to the EV world. I've put 2700 miles on my new Lightning Lariat and I REALLY like this truck. However..... I pull a variety of trailers with my business, several of which have electric brakes. I'm very confused as to why my Lariat trim level truck with 'Tow Tech' package ( Not Max Tow) did not come stock with an electric brake controller. No big deal, I requested the dealership here in Az add an OEM electric brake controller to which they agreed. Of course, the first day I had the truck I wanted to tow the biggest of my trailers, a 14 ft dual axle cargo trailer we use as our main cabinet install rig. I hooked the trailer up, set up and tested the electric brake to ensure it was working properly and off we went. I was absolutely blow away by how well the truck towed. We towed the trailer all day without incident - very happy! The issue I'm having doesn't arise until I unplug the trailer. I disconnect the trailer, put the settings back to 'no active trailer' and back to 'normal' drive mode. For some odd reason, the truck is flashing several errors regarding a ghost trailer that is no longer connected to the truck. To be specific, these are the errors I am getting: 'Trailer left turn lamps fault', 'Trailer right turn lamps fault' and 'Cross traffic alert deactivated/trailer attached'. After 30 min- 3 hrs of driving, the truck will flash 'Trailer disconnected' and everything goes back to normal - no issues. The exact same thing happens every time I hook up ANY trailer, regardless of whether or not the trailer has brakes. At the end of the day, the truck is working as intended. But the extra warnings and alerts are extremely annoying, especially when I'm pulling a trailer 3-4 times a week.
Who has added an OEM electric brake controller to their Lightning?
Have you had any issues? Possibly the same issues?
Can you help me trouble shoot this problem? I'm guessing it's a software code issue and well beyond my abilities.... ugh.
Many thanks, PB
I'm a life-long Ford guy and brand new to the EV world. I've put 2700 miles on my new Lightning Lariat and I REALLY like this truck. However..... I pull a variety of trailers with my business, several of which have electric brakes. I'm very confused as to why my Lariat trim level truck with 'Tow Tech' package ( Not Max Tow) did not come stock with an electric brake controller. No big deal, I requested the dealership here in Az add an OEM electric brake controller to which they agreed. Of course, the first day I had the truck I wanted to tow the biggest of my trailers, a 14 ft dual axle cargo trailer we use as our main cabinet install rig. I hooked the trailer up, set up and tested the electric brake to ensure it was working properly and off we went. I was absolutely blow away by how well the truck towed. We towed the trailer all day without incident - very happy! The issue I'm having doesn't arise until I unplug the trailer. I disconnect the trailer, put the settings back to 'no active trailer' and back to 'normal' drive mode. For some odd reason, the truck is flashing several errors regarding a ghost trailer that is no longer connected to the truck. To be specific, these are the errors I am getting: 'Trailer left turn lamps fault', 'Trailer right turn lamps fault' and 'Cross traffic alert deactivated/trailer attached'. After 30 min- 3 hrs of driving, the truck will flash 'Trailer disconnected' and everything goes back to normal - no issues. The exact same thing happens every time I hook up ANY trailer, regardless of whether or not the trailer has brakes. At the end of the day, the truck is working as intended. But the extra warnings and alerts are extremely annoying, especially when I'm pulling a trailer 3-4 times a week.
Who has added an OEM electric brake controller to their Lightning?
Have you had any issues? Possibly the same issues?
Can you help me trouble shoot this problem? I'm guessing it's a software code issue and well beyond my abilities.... ugh.
Many thanks, PB
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