HELP! No brake light, horn, locks, or alarm

[GeezerBeemer66]

OK, I'm an idiot. I just received my Dauntless Motors hitch today and have installed it. I was checking my brake and tailights for functionality after having connected the supplied wiring harness from Dauntless. The running lights work, but not the brake light. Also, no horn, no central locking, and no alarm. All four of these are on the same 15A fuse, but the fuse is good. I've checked all the connections and they are correct and tight. I've got to get this fixed tonight and I've hit a wall... any thoughts? :confused:

[Jabrown]

First off I know you probably already did this but have you checked all your wires for continuity? If you have some dead wires then I would look to see why they are dead. i.e. did you break a wire? Are the connectors working properly? I am not familiar with the wiring harness but if it is possible to remove the harness and set it up before you plugged in the harness to make sure everything still works, would be a good place to start to see if it is a harness issue or something that is not even related? These are just some thoughts, I am not trying to treat you like an idiot, I am just trying to break it down simple so maybe you can come up with an idea. I hate electrical work but sometimes its something so simple you overlooked.

Good luck!!

[GeezerBeemer66]

Like I said when I started this thread... I'M AN IDIOT!!! I know I looked at the fuse 5 different times and it wasn't blown. Lo and behold, the 6th time I looked it was blown! I put in a new fuse and BINGO! Amazing how that works, huh?! Thanks for your help. It's nice to know that there are people out there willing to help those of us with significantly lower intelligence! :dance:

[MattKas]

OK. This is what I would do. Undo the hitch connections. Then check the fuses and replace if any. See if you can get back to normal. If you can then you would know if t one or more of the connections you made were wrong.

[Jabrown]

Like I said when I started this thread... I'M AN IDIOT!!! I know I looked at the fuse 5 different times and it wasn't blown. Lo and behold, the 6th time I looked it was blown! I put in a new fuse and BINGO! Amazing how that works, huh?! Thanks for your help. It's nice to know that there are people out there willing to help those of us with significantly lower intelligence! :dance:

KISS principle works again. keep it as simple as possible and there is your answer. Glad you got it figured out.

[Newf]

Gotta watch those electrical gremlins