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Installation of an Aftermarket Trailer Brake Module - keywords connector lamp light mount pedal

Subject:Installation of an Aftermarket Trailer Brake Module

Models:2004-2007 Buick Rainier
2002-2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer models
2002-2008 GMC Envoy models
2002-2004 Oldsmobile Bravada
2005-2008 Saab 97x models



This Pi has been superceded to update Model Years. Please discard.


The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.

Condition/Concern:

To aid in the installation of a trailer brake module, 2002-2007 mid-sized utilities are equipped with a blunt cut jumper harness.

Recommendation/Instructions:

This vehicle may be equipped with the seven-wire trailer towing harness. This harness has a seven-pin universal heavy-duty trailer connector that is attached to a bracket on the hitch platform.

The seven-wire harness contains the following trailer circuits:

    • Yellow: Left Stop/Turn Signal
    • Dark Green: Right Stop/Turn Signal
    • Brown: Running Lamps
    • White: Ground
    • Light Green: Back-up Lamps
    • Dark Blue: Electric Brakes
    • Red: Battery Feed (The chassis wiring ring terminal must be fastened to a stud on the underhood electrical center before the trailer feed will become active.)

Four-Wire Harness (Trailer Brake Controller)

    • Black: Ground
    • Orange: Fused Battery Positive Voltage
    • Dark Blue: Trailer Auxiliary Supply Voltage
    • Light Blue: Fused Stop lamp/CHMSL

2002-2006 Schematics for these circuits can be found in eSI under (Body > Lighting System > Schematic and Routing Diagrams > Exterior Lights Schematics > Trailer Wiring).

2007 Schematics for these circuits can be found in eSI under (Body Systems > Lighting > Schematic and Routing Diagrams > Exterior Lights Schematics > Trailer Wiring UY7

Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.