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italiancanuck89

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My truck is randomly going into limp mode telling me to "Service Trailer Brake System" and "Service Electronic Throttle Control." I think it has something to do with circuit F856 but can't find where that might be? Anyone have an idea? Thanks.
 
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Check your pins to the electronic gas pedal. The connector is under your dash above the pedal. Also, get the actual Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) - Any auto parts store should have the tool to pull it - if you have a ODBLink MX+ or similar, you can pull them yourself as well. The DTC will give you far more info about a problem and where the issue is.
 
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1000012165.jpgany ideas on what the white and two purple wires are for? I'm trying to find diagrams on line. This is located near the fire wall.
 

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The problem is, without having an idea of what they're hooked into, they could be for anything. The wire diagrams are all specific to the circuit that they cover: I.e: One covers the A/C system, one covers the brakes, another covers the interior lights, and so on. Often, the color codes cross circuits - so, what's purple in one, is close to purple in another - and unless you know exactly what you're looking for, you won't be able to do it based off of color code alone. You'll need to chase the wires, or, if you suspect that those are the bad wires, just splice them - one at a time. I have attached the trailer brake system wiring diagram for my 2017, but there could still be differences. Note: With regard to color wiring: SOLID color (red, white, blue, green, etc.) wires are usually wires that come from the primary circuits and go to sub-circuits. Striped wires (Dark Green/White, Dark blue/white, Magenta/Green, etc.) are typically circuit specific wires within a system specific circuit, such as the Door Control Module, the speaker wires from the amp, or your Ignition control system, etc.
 

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