brake lights came on, on their own !!!!

**lardy** · 6th January 2009, 11:28 PM

Happy New year good people.

I have an interesting one for you !!

i got a call last night from my neighbour to say my rear brake lights were on,
Sure enough they were!

I went into wtf mode and flapped about a bit, started her up and still didnt want to know about going to sleep.....bugger! phoned the previous owner (was good humoured seeing as it had gone 10pm)
said to flip the slide on the electric braking thingy which is part of the reece set up.

Sure enough that cured it ....this is a major concern as coming back to a motor with two dead batteries would possibly make me spit the dummy!!

Q1, Can i cut that thing off? (the electric trailer braking thing)
Q2, Do i have to take the landy to an auto sparks to remove it ?
Q3, Should i bother replacing it as i dont pull a trailer all that much and the reece has all the sparks i require if i did pull a trailer ?

Answers would be highly appreciated as i do 11 hour shifts at the dept of corrective services and am not gonna love it sick if i come out to a duff battery because of this issue,

Thanks guys in advance

**StephenF10** · 7th January 2009, 06:36 AM

Is the electric brake controller a Tekonsha Voyager? They have a known problem re turning the brake lights on by themselves. Afaik the problem was fixed a year or two ago and earlier faulty models were replaced under warranty.

Stephen.

**lardy** · 8th January 2009, 01:40 AM

Hi Stephen,

not sure of the brand as of yet but let me describe it to you.

A slide on top slides right to left, a knob on the left another on the right, it has a little bulb which goes orange green i think on top, is made of plastic and is black in colour ....

So you reckon too late now for warranty ya think ?
regards andy

**dmdigital** · 8th January 2009, 07:33 AM

Sounds like a Hayman Reece, but could be a Tekonsha. If you don't have electic brakes on your trailer then you might as well remove it as its not needed. The unit regardless of make should have a wire spliced to the cold side of the brake light switch on the brake peddle, positive and negative power and a line to the brake pin (#5) of the trailer socket.

**StephenF10** · 8th January 2009, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by lardy

Hi Stephen,

not sure of the brand as of yet but let me describe it to you.

A slide on top slides right to left, a knob on the left another on the right, it has a little bulb which goes orange green i think on top, is made of plastic and is black in colour ....

So you reckon too late now for warranty ya think ?
regards andy

Sorry Lardy, can't identify it. It doesn't seem like any of the current Tekonsha controllers. Could be an older model or another brand. Does it have any lettering or numbers anywhere?

In any case, as dm-td5 says, if your trailer doesn't have electric brakes (they're mostly on caravans) you don't need it. Remove it and sleep easier!

Stephen.

Stephen.

**dmdigital** · 8th January 2009, 09:24 AM

This might help identify it: brake_controllers

**Cameron_Def** · 8th January 2009, 09:36 AM

Mine just unplugged, no need to cut it out .. maybe yours is the same ?

**JohnF** · 8th January 2009, 09:38 AM

Get yourself a battery isolting switch. they are cheap, about $16-. So if you have a future problem just Isolate the battery until you sort the problem out.

**lardy** · 8th January 2009, 03:02 PM

It's a voyager alright according to the pics dm td5 offered will confirm prob remove but cheers

**StephenF10** · 8th January 2009, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by lardy

It's a voyager alright according to the pics dm td5 offered will confirm prob remove but cheers

You could always contact the previous owner and find out where he bought it. Take it back there, describe the problem and say that you know it is a common Voyager fault and ask for an exchange. Even if you have no intention at the moment of towing anything with electric brakes it could be useful in the future.

Stephen.

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