Shocking situation

[harvestmoon]

We have a shocking situation on our hands. I noticed the other day that the brake controller (Hayes) was doing a weird clicking noise and was cycling through some numbers and the brake lights were lighting up and turning off. The Hayes sometimes displayed an "OC" code. We finally decided to disconnect it from power and see if it could reset itself as we're outside the US and unable to get another. We left it disconnected (and obviously didn't tow) for a few days then reconnected it and it worked fine. We connected the trailer and took it for a test drive; again, working fine. I just noticed that we are not charging the batteries when we're hooked up. I had Jamie clean the connector on the back of the van - the wiring harness connector and that made no difference. I am getting shocked when I touch the outside of the van now, but Jamie says he is not. I looked under the dash and there is one loose wire that is hot.

Any ideas where to start on this? We have a couple problems and they are probably related. 1) trailer not charging when hooked up to TV and 2) getting shocked when touching the van (metal parts - not all the time, I thought it could be static electricity, but I don't think so). TIA! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

This is a 2002 Ford PSD 7.3L SLT (15 pass) van. Oh, it is white. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]

[cdnsarguy]

If you have the trailer tow package check the fuse or relays for the trailer charge wire. If you get shocks on exit from the van static electricity from cloth seats could be the culprit.......chebby's do it all the time I wear jeans, that's why I don't own one anymore.