Trailer Lights !! -sos-please help

[tmvikings]

Ok here is my problem- I have a 2002 4x4 SR5 Tundra and I used it last year to tow my Lund worked just great. This spring when I went to get the boat the trailer lights didn't work, the first thing I did was clean every thing up and check all the fuses but all is good. I then hooked the boat to the Sequoia and everything worked great, so I know it’s the Tundra. I went back and check all the fuses and even replaced the trailer fuse, and unhooked the trailer connector from the other main plug and nothing- So I traced the wires to driver side light and that small connector works so I am guessing that the problem is where the wires meet and spilt. Maybe the wires were pulled some how I don’t know. To make it work should I just hard wire it, really don't want to do that but what a pain to always use the wife car and take the kids car seats out every time I want to go fishing. Thanks for the help!!!!
Troy

["Gettin, loose"]

I would try a test light in the wireing directly behind the plug on your tundra I would bet you need a new plug????????????????

[Deznutjob]

I'm betting the same thing, change out that plug and when you do make sure you solder all the connections!

[Toxarch]

Check the plug ground. If the ground for the plug has come loose, then none of the trailer lights will work. Put in a new ground under the bumper if you want.

[tmvikings]

Originally Posted by Toxarch

Check the plug ground. If the ground for the plug has come loose, then none of the trailer lights will work. Put in a new ground under the bumper if you want.

***Hey all thanks for the quick replys I will change out the plug and double check the ground first. Where's a good place to get a replacement plug? Thanks again hope it works......

[tmvikings]

Just on more thing I did test the wires right abouve the plug with the tester and nothing- so I was thinking it was farther up the chain

[jpnca]

Did you wire it yourself or did you use a premade harness?

[Deznutjob]

Originally Posted by jpnca

Did you wire it yourself or did you use a premade harness?

Hey you commin by today?

[jpnca]

hope so workin on the on Jeep now. You put it on yet?

[Deznutjob]

Originally Posted by jpnca

hope so workin on the on Jeep now. You put it on yet?

Done deal! I like it!

[Whitehorse]

If none of your lights work on the trailer, (brake, running) you probably have a ground problem on the truck side. If you have a ground problem on trailer side, you should get a ground through the ball, unless it is really rusty.

[Deznutjob]

Originally Posted by Whitehorse

If none of your lights work on the trailer, (brake, running) you probably have a ground problem on the truck side. If you have a ground problem on trailer side, you should get a ground through the ball, unless it is really rusty.

I hate it when my balls get rusty!

[tmvikings]

all straight stock

[simplyludicrous]

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[wildbill23c]

I had that problem on my 88 F250 pickup and I spent 3 days replacing plugs on both the trailer, and my truck, rewired the whole trailer, just to find out by taking it to my local UHAUL shop that a fuseable link had fried and left me with no juice to my trailer plug on my truck. What a headache. Problem was corrected with a $6 fuseable link and a couple of butt connectors. Not to mention the $120 I spent on all the plugs and wire for the trailer which I didn't need, although the trailer wiring and plugs were all new after that.