Prodigy question?

[MATREDGT]

I know this should be in the towing section but I need help ASAP. I picked up a rental horse trailer this afternoon to pick up the girlfriends new horse tomorrow morning. I hooked my Prodigy P3 brake controller up and all was well until we got down the road a ways. The unit flashes from the normal voltage screen to the "Trailer Disconnected" screen as I am driving. It is pretty intermittent and there is no set pattern to it. I thought it was due to the bumps in the road but I couldn't verify that as being the sole source of the problem either. I did notice a white wire dangling back by one of the wheels but until I get the tire off I can't tell where it goes. Does anyone know of some other cause to this problem that I can check when I get the tire off?

Thanks,
Mike

[SuperCrutyPS]

Sounds like you have a bad ground. Since it's a rental trailer, I would suspect the trailer. If there is a white wire hanging down, that may be your problem.

Can you call the rental place to see what they say? If you have the time, I'd have them fix it.

[MATREDGT]

We have no time for the rental company to fix it for us unfortunately. I to thought it might be a ground issue and I suspected that every bump I hit was making the unit act up so I thought it would be a ground too. My first thought was that the manufacturer was so cheap they were trying to use the ball and coupler to make a ground path for the trailer but that wasn't the case. I messed with it a bit more but was never able to pull the wheel off because it got dark and storms were coming.

I am really suspecting that my problem might be in the pigtail that plugs into the trailer wiring plug that the factory supplied at the back of the truck. Does anyone have a part number for those pigtails? I believe this pigtail is the one that was in the glove box in the truck if the truck came from the factory with the trailer prep package. If someone had a part number or new of a place that sells them other than a dealer that would be great.

Thanks,
Mike

[cesspool]

I had the same problem on my durango. But it was alomost like the plug was loose maybe? I would puch it in a bit more and it would be fine. I haven't had the problem with my X though so I know it wasn't the Prodigy.

Good Luck!