I just purchased a brake controller and plugged it in to the factory wiring harness. There is no power to controller, what should I look for?

There is a fuse box under the hood that has the fuses that control the wire harness. There are at least 2 boxes, mine were on the drivers side wheel well near the rear of the engine compartment.

Ford's factory supplied brake controller harness end can be found loosely stuffed under the dash, usually just above the driver's right leg. A Ford harness has a rectangular shaped connector.
Simply connect the brake controller harness connector into the vehicle connector. Zip tie the harness wires to another harness to prevent the wiring from hanging down near your feet.
I hope this helps.

Hi. There is a grey plug with 6 wires right behind your OBDII diagnostic port on the lower dash board above your accelerator pedal.

The color of the wires on the plug are blue, green, red, white and brown. The wires are as follows:
Blue....electric trailer brake feed
Green....brake pedal switch
Red...12v postitive...always hot
White....ground
Brown....interior vehicle illumination (not used)

The factory wire harness that you will need to attach your brake controller will plug right into this plug. The factory wires are colored the same as above.

After-market and brake conroller wires are colored as follows:
Blue....electric trailer brake feed
Red.....brake pedal switch
White....ground
Black....12v positive

You are probably going to find four wires together that do not have a plug on them. There should also be a tag taped on the wires showing that it is for the trailer. You will have to put a plug or some kind of connection on those wires.

this might help
1994 Toyota Pickup Car Security Wiring Diagram
Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire (+): White And White/Red
Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Starter Positive Wire (+): Black
Starter Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition Positive Wire (+): Black/Yellow
Ignition Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Second Ignition Positive Wire (+): Black/Yellow Or Black/Red
Second Ignition Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Accessory Positive Wire (+): Blue/Red
Accessory Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Parking Light Negative Wire (-): Red/Black
Parking Light Negative Wire Location: At Steering Column Harness
Parking Light Positive Wire (+): Green
Parking Light Positive Wire Location: In Drivers Kick Panel
Power Door Lock Negative Wire (-): Blue/White
Power Door Lock Negative Wire Location: At Door Control Relay. The door control relay, is located behind the driver dash speaker.
Power Door Unlock Negative Wire (-): Blue/Yellow
Power Door Unlock Negative Wire Location: At Door Control Relay. The door control relay, is located behind the driver dash speaker.
Door Trigger Negative Wire (-): Black/White Or Black
Door Trigger Negative Wire Location: At 2-Pin Plug, Top Of Fusebox
Domelight Supervision Wire: Use Door Trigger, Requires Relay
Domelight Supervision Wire Location: N/A
Horn Negative Wire (-): Green/Red
Horn Negative Wire Location: At Steering Column Harness
Tachometer Wire Negative Wire (-): Black
Tachometer Wire Negative Wire Location: At Diagnostic Connector. The diagnostic connector, is located on the passenger inner fender near the fuse/relay box.
Brake Light Positive Wire (+): Green/White
Brake Light Positive Wire Location: At Switch Above Brake Pedal
Factory Alarm Disarm Wire (-): N/A
Factory Alarm Disarm Wire Location: N/A
Factory Anti-Theft System: N/A
Factory Anti-Theft System Location: N/A

If you are talking about the trailer brake pigtail under the dash, the brown wire is for the illumination on the brake controller, if applicable.



My reese hand held controller did not use this, so I just blind end tapped it into the harness.
If your brake controller does not have background illumination, then you don't need the brown wire.
Sounds like the controller is similar.

most new trailer brake units dont splice into the lines anymore they have vehicle specific plug that connects in line with brake harness under dash or under hood

Get yourself a good trailer brake controller. If you have the tow pkg, which most of those did, then go get the adapter harness from Dodge (about $25) and wire that into the aftermarket controller (instructions will explain how to do this) and off you go.

If no tow pkg, then you'll have to wire one from scratch and if you are not comfortable doing it or have never done anything like it, you might consider having a repair factility do it for you? That way if it breaks....you get my point.

Good Luck

Kevin

Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire (+): Black/Orange And Red/White
Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Starter Positive Wire (+): Yellow
Starter Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition Positive Wire (+): Blue (16 Gauge)
Ignition Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Second Ignition Positive Wire (+): Yellow/Red
Second Ignition Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Accessory Positive Wire (+): Blue (10 Gauge)
Accessory Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Second Accessory Positive Wire (+): Orange
Second Accessory Positive Wire Location: Ignition Switch Harness
Parking Light Positive Wire (+): Black/Yellow
Parking Light Positive Wire Location: At Headlight Switch
Power Door Lock Positive Wire (+): Orange/Violet
Power Door Lock Positive Wire Location: In Drivers Kick Panel, White 6-Pin
Power Door Unlock Positive Wire (+): Pink/Violet
Power Door Unlock Positive Wire Location: In Drivers Kick Panel, White 12-Pin
Door Trigger Negative Wire (-): Yellow
Door Trigger Negative Wire Location: At Headlight Switch
Domelight Supervision Wire: Use Door Trigger (Requires Relay)
Domelight Supervision Wire Location: N/A
Horn Negative Wire (-): Black/Red
Horn Negative Wire Location: At Steering Column Harness
Tachometer Wire Negative Wire (-): Gray
Tachometer Wire Negative Wire Location: At PCM, Connector 1, Pin A7. The PCM (powertrain control module) is located on the firewall next to the wiper motor.
Brake Light Positive Wire (+): White/Tan
Brake Light Positive Wire Location: At Switch Above Brake Pedal
Factory Alarm Disarm Wire (-): Black/Orange (To disarm requires a (-) negative through a 1565 ohm resistor and an extra relay to connect.)
Factory Alarm Disarm Wire Location: In Drivers Kick Panel, White 12 Pin Plug
Factory Anti-Theft System: N/A
Factory Anti-Theft System Location: N/A

Brake controller should plug into the rear lights.