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- Our Car Mate 6x12 enclosed trailer turn signal is not working. Thankfully, someone let us know that the left turn signal wasn't flashing. In this video, we troubleshoot, diagnose, and solve the problem. #purplecollarlife
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Published September 7, 2021
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A quick easy fix. I, too rely on TH-cam for fixing things. Always very reliable especially with trailer lights.
That's true. Watching TH-cam has helped me fix many things - our washing machine, our dryer, our refrigerator water dispenser, front brakes on the truck, and more! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Your video is high quality. Showing static pictures of what you are talking about is a pro move, all the way. The camera being in a static position is pro also. Thanks for posting. I will put this to good use.
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"When you have eliminated all possibilities, whatever remains...must be the truth"---Sherlock Holmes. Great and thorough job of troubleshooting! Most people would probably panic and start ripping all the wiring out...lol. Thanks for the informative video, Chad! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was my plan.😭 Guess I actually WONT rip all the wires out.
Gained a follower today. You literally just helped me solve my problem.
That's awesome! I'm glad the video was helpful. And thanks for subscribing to our channel. We appreciate the support.
Great video. You have a good way of communicating how to fix things!
I appreciate that!
Kept on topic and explained the steps so novice can understand. Nice work. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
I love a good trouble shooting video, I have a multi meter in every vehicle! Nice job Chad!
Great planning! I have one in my travel tool bag that goes with me in the RV or on trips, and one that I keep in the basement. It always seems like I could use 2 more multi-meters. :)
Good investigation to diagnose the cause of the left turn signal not working!
Thanks! I'd always rather dig into it myself when I can.
Good evening mon ami 👍 that is great that you have your undercoating done 👍😉 Great fixed and also using of dielectric grease is a must in our harsh environment 👍😉 Cheers 🍻
Thanks, Dave! The dielectric grease really does help out with the temperature changes, the salt from the roads, dust, debris, etc. We appreciate you watching and commenting!
@@PurpleCollarLife Keep up THE GREAT team work between you too and family work too and have a great TGIF Cheers 😉👌🍻
As soon as you said you undercoated your truck I paused the video, unbolted my ground, wiped the frame, rebolted the ground and bam. Lights worked.
That's awesome! Glad the video helped.
Thanks! I had a similar problem with my Jayco RV trailer 7-pin connector. My left turn/brake light wasn’t working. Checked the truck’s, trailer brake/turn fuse with multi-meter and it was fine. Luckily I found your video. It was going to cost around $100 if I had to have the light replaced. I scraped the connectors and voila, now it works! Lol
BTW: I’ll be putting the grease on it when I get back home.
So glad to hear that our video was helpful! Thanks for letting us know.
Thanks man. I'm gonna try this tomorrow because I'm having the same problem with my trailer
I hope it's the same simple fix! Keep us posted.
Very informative video. Please keep in mind, does not conduct electricity. Even if it is used at points of electrical connections, it is incapable of conducting any electric current. Instead, it acts as an insulator and protects your connections from various agents like moisture, dirt, etc. Additionally, dielectric grease can also provide protection against corrosion. Keep the videos coming.
Mike
Great point! Thanks, Mike.
Good job ! Thank you!))
Our pleasure!
Good morning Chad. Good job troubleshooting here. Ive gotten spoiled with the 2020 hooking up to trailers, it has cameras everywhere!
I do wish I had cameras like that, but the old 2005 is payment free. And I don't think I'll be able to afford a new one until it's at least 10 years old. :)
@@PurpleCollarLife play your cards right and a new one can be payment free 😀
@@PurpleCollarLife but I’m with you, if it don’t need replacing no need to
Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
I have the same issue, gonna use a multimeter and try to clean the adapter tomorrow, see if it works! Thanks mate
No problem 👍. Did it work? Did you find the issue?
Everyone should have a 12 volt tester and/or a multimeter. Good job.
Absolutely!
Nice
Thanks Sam!
Thank you I had the same exact issue. Turns out I had dirty pins.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Все правильно говорит у меня тоже самое было в штекер от машины один контакт неправильно зашел!
Thanks for watching!
I have a similar but older trailer. It has the same left turn signal not working. I just followed the wires from my vehicle to the rear of the trailer. It all seems to be getting electric. When I connect the wire from the turn signal straight to the running lights the second filament lights so the bulb and bulb mount works but when all put together it doesn’t work. I can use a multimeter on the fixture and a ground and it will show pulsing voltage. I can swap any bulb with any other bulb ant they will work in any other fixtures just not that one when I have it set up directly to turn signal power. I’m not sure if this makes sense in words, it certainty doesn’t electrically.
That can be SO frustrating. It sounds like you've tried everything I would have tried. If you're definitely getting voltage at the bulb mount, and the bulb mount has a good ground, and you've tested the bulb, I have no idea why the simple act of inserting the bulb into the mount wouldn't work. The only other thing I can think is that maybe the bulb mount isn't lining up with the correct spot on the bulb for the connection for + or -. Maybe that bulb mount is slightly different than the others and the bulbs don't make the correct contact or it requires a different bulb number?
@@PurpleCollarLife I had cleaned the bulb mount with a Dremel and wire brush and when i take the electric from the right turn signal and just press the wires onto the left turn signal fixture the bulb flashes so the bulb mount is good. or was good. I'm thinking it had a short that some reason the right was not affected by because now the left is not working all the way till my cars tail lights. It has some little black box that is all bulged that seems to be the problem. I think its a safety unit so that electric issues in the trailer don't effect your vehicle. it seems burnt out. I guess this became a much more expensive issue.
Looking for a ground @ !:54, try the hitch ball. If that doesn't work nothing downstream will.
Thanks for the tip!
H Chad, I was having issues with my trailer lights lately. Nothing was working! I changed all of my wiring and lights on my old utility trailer today and was quite sure that I would have the problem solved.
I now have running lights, emergency signal lights, brake on both sides but no signal lights on either side of the trailer. Interesting also that my truck signals work if I am not connected to my trailer but as soon as I connect my signal stops working on the truck on both sides and of course no signals on either side of the trailer.
I would appreciate any feedback. Frustrated and eager to get this back on the road. Thanks.
Richard
That's a tough one. Are you sure that the ground on the tow vehicle and the ground on the trailer are both good? I had a similar issue (but opposite) when I was towing my boat trailer. A bad ground on the truck wouldn't let my lights work UNLESS I was connected to a trailer. My second guess would be - are there a second set of fuses for the trailer lights? For example, my F-350 has a second set of towing fuses that are attached to the trailer light wiring. Turn signal fuses for the trailer are separate from the turn signal fuses for the truck.
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The 7 way trailer wiring tester looks have. I’ve never seen one of them before
They're great! I use it any time I'm having trouble to see if it's with the trailer, or the truck.
Where exactly did you put the dialectric grease? Is it on the male or female part of the plug or both?
I put it into the prong holes of the plug end on the trailer. But it wouldn't hurt to apply it to both.
Yea yea it pays when you know enough to get your self in trouble lol jk good job bud !!!
Thanks! :)
What does it mean if you write blank or is not working but everything else is working but then you left running light is not working
My first thing to check would be the ground. Sometimes when there is a bad ground, strange things like that happen. Then I'd check the bulbs in those locations next. Are they in tight? Are the filaments still good? Are they LED bulbs? After that - I'd probably check the connection to make sure it's good.