If it's anything like the 2005 Envoy, there are four wires tied to the side of the steering column without any sort of plug on the end. These are for the electric trailer brakes. I don't recall how they're labelled (they didn't match my brake's instructions exactly) but they were pretty intuitive.
Yes. However, the truck must be wired for a trailer equipped with electric brakes.
You should have a trailer brake control module (either OEM or aftermarket installation) if it is.
I don't believe there is one. I had to have mine wired in.
Because lighting up the brake lights of both the car and the trailer pulls too much power. If the problem is a specific trailer then your trailer may be mis-wired. You may also have a mis-wired trailer wire adapter.
I found it easier to use the wires to the tail lights on the tractor.
the trailer pin marked aux will charge a battery on a trailer if both vehicle and trailer are wired correctly
Most motors aren't wired with solid wire. Typically only alternators or electric motors have solid wire.
Electric brake controllers (for trailer towing) can be added to any vehicle however, I have not ever wired one so I can't advise you on that. There should be instructions with the controller, unless it's used, in which case I would do a google search for info on that.
Whoever put the trailer wiring on either cross wired something or a wire got pinched somewhere. Unplug the trailer and try it. If it still blows, it in on the jeep, probably where the wire is spliced in. If it only does it when the trailer is plugged in , you can disconnect each wire one at a time till you find the one that is shorting out. It is just a process of ellimination. The person that did it should be the one to fix it if that is possible.
either you have the connector wired wrong or you have a short in the wireing on the trailor!
Yes the electric wire needs to run all the way around.
check the ground wire on the trailer. if it is corroded at all they may not work. take a file to where the ground wire is hooked up to make sure it is on bare metal