Finally got to tow our travel trailer with my 2022 Tahoe High Country duramax diesel. Once on the road, I realized I did not have a trailer brake. I remember when I bought the Tahoe, the dealership said that the trailering package had constraints. I guess the trailer brake was one of the constraints. I am wanting to have a trailer brake installed. Is that a big issue? I don’t want the install to change the look of the design and possibly affect or interfere with functionality on the other vehicle components.
Trailer brake missing on my 22 Tahoe
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swathdiver
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You ought to speak with the dealership. Now I do remember pickup guys with your generation adding the trailer brake controller to their pickups and it being plug and play, the wiring was behind the dash already. This was for factory integrated trailer brake controller.
You also may have wiring under your dash in a taped up bundle for an aftermarket trailer brake controller.
On the older generation GMT900s, the Integrated Trailer Brake Controller cannot be added without literally taking apart the truck to add it. We all have the bundle of wires taped up for an aftermarket one as well under the dash.
If you are wanting an aftermarket one, consult your owner's manual.
You didn't realize it until on the road??? OK, a couple of questions.
1 Do you have a brake controller on the dash? On a Suburban it is to the left of steering wheel. I would think the Tahoe would be the same.
2 What kind of brakes are on your travel trailer? Surge, electric, electric over hydraulic?
Welcome to the forum.
Padraig
Yes, I didn’t even think about it until we were on the road 
it pulled fine but I worried about wearing out my brakes.
I think the trailer brakes are electric. Looked to the left and there is nothing there. However there is a blank space.
it pulled fine but I worried about wearing out my brakes.I think the trailer brakes are electric. Looked to the left and there is nothing there. However there is a blank space.
Thank you. I am going to contact the dealership and pull out my paperwork. I ordered the Tahoe through the manufacturer and I waited for a year to actually buy it because of COVID and that huge snowstorm in Arlington Texas. I was originally buying a 2021 and it switched to a 2022. I was willing to give up a few things because I wanted the vehicle so bad lol. Dumb!
swathdiver
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I wouldn't fret over it, that was an interesting time in the car buying world to say the least!
fondupot
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Get a Redarc Tow Pro Elite. I had one on my 22 Silverado. Nice unit. Set it and forget it after initial setup and calibration.
I had the same experience. I bought my 2021 Suburban High Country with a 6.2 V8,this past June. I assumed it had a trailer brake controller. I hooked up my trailer and looked on the dash, no control. I ended up putting a Tekonsha Prodigy controller on and it works great. There is a bundle with the 4 wires under the dash that you hook it up to.
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