Ford F-250 Trailer Brake Controller Mystery
Over the last couple of years I have been trying to resolve several mysteries related to my F-250. I love the truck, but some times the trouble shooting is a complete mystery. I find that many of the Ford Forums carry the same questions as I have, but lack correct answers. Even the dealerships merely guess at how to fix the problems. At $75 per hour, I don't want to pay them to guess what is wrong with my truck. I have recently taken on a battle of the Service AdvanceTrac/Downhill Assist issue. What was seemingly unrelated is that the on-board trailer brakes also quit working. Additionally, the red BRAKE light showed up and I got a "Service Brake System" warning. Basically, my dashboard looked like a Christmas tree. Fortunately all of these issues are related to each other, even though they did not show up at the same time. Issue #1 - Bad Driver Side Hub When a Ford hub goes bad, it fires off all sorts of warnings, including ABS Lights, AdvanceTrac lights and ...