Yahoo Message Number: 93347 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93347)
Had a problem with a broken connector cable from the coach to the tow car. No more standard taillight and no more marker lights. Brake and turning lights are working fine.
I'm looking for the fuses for the tow connector and the standard taillights. Nothing wrong in the cargo base under the drivers seat, no box or tablet in the rear next to the engine.
Any idea?
Hermann
2007 Inspire # 52006
Yahoo Message Number: 93348 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93348)
On ours the fuses for the towing fuses are in the engine compartment in the small sliver box where you can change the options for towing. It is on the facing wall as you look at the engine on the upper right side.
Roger Harper
2006 Intrigue
#11990
Yahoo Message Number: 93349 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93349)
Look in the 'Tow Board' in the box in the upper right corner of the engine bay,
Gary
'07 Allure 470 #31578
Yahoo Message Number: 93350 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93350)
Sorry, but in my 2007 Genoa (Cummins engine) there is neither a Tow Box in the engine room nor in the engine bay. If I follow the wires from the towing female connector it looks the are directly connected to the taillights without using a fuse box between. That explains also why the taillight don't work anymore. Normally if there is a short in the tow connector cable you should blow the fuse in an existing tow fuse box and not somewhere in the chassis electrical system of the coach.
I cannot find the location of the taillight fuse box. The 2 existing 12V fuse boxes for ignition and chassis have relais for different lights but not for the taillights.
Hermann (the German) 2007 Inspire Genoa #52006
Yahoo Message Number: 93351 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93351)
Hermann,
You will find that many of the exterior lights run through the VIP Smartwheel controller. Mine is mounted under the dash and to the left of the steering column. Also your headlights, cruise and wipers are controlled by the VIP controller. Ever notice when you turn on your wipers your headlights and marker lights will turn on also? The VIP controller does this. You might check for blown fuses in the electrical bay beneath the drivers seat for anything that goes to the VIP controller.
Here's some info that may help:
http://moenracing.com/VIP_SM211_Tshoot.pdf (http://moenracing.com/VIP_SM211_Tshoot.pdf)
Good luck,
Barney
07 Inspire 52059
Yahoo Message Number: 93352 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93352)
Hurmann
I found my tow box behind the bedroom bottom drawer on the back wall on the passenger side of the closet. I had to remove the drawer to gain access to it.
Larry 03 Allure 30856
Yahoo Message Number: 93353 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93353)
Yahoo Message Number: 93354 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93354)
I had the same problem. Both times my problem was in the cable connector between the coach and the tow vehicle. Take it apart and check the connections.
Yahoo Message Number: 93355 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93355)
I also had the same problem with the lights. The problem was also the cable between the coach and the tow vehicle. Several of the "screw" connections were loose and/or not connected.
Re-secured all connections and added an additional clap on the cable next to the fitting to help keep the stress off the inner connections.
Still working after sever miles .....So far!
Yep! check the connectors at both ends of the cable. good Luck!
Scott Jones, 2004 Allure # 31094, 47,000, So. Calif
Yahoo Message Number: 93358 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/93358)
Sorry, but my problem was not the connector cable, which I replaced in the meantime. My problem is to know, where or if the 2007 Inspire has something like a tow fuse box or if the female connector plug is directly integrated into the coach wiring. But I made already one step forward by finding out that the so called marker light relais in the chassis fuse panel, which in my case was a simple ATC blade fuse, was blown. Replacing that fuse made suddendly and surprising my taillights working.
That means the short in the connector cable was not blowing something in a possible tow fuse box but was directly going to the coach wiring.
Hermann (the German)
2007 Inspire Genoa (Cummins) # 52006