We had to call the Good Sam roadside assistance the very first time we took our 2008 5.0 out. It was our first trailer, we were in Sequim WA, and it was 9pm and raining hard. We missed the turnoff to our campsite and Leslie - prompted by Reace's note that we could "almost jackknife" the 5.0 with our truck - decided to do just that in the middle of Highway 101 while doing an illegal U turn.....
The brakes jammed and we had no idea why. Kind passersby stopped and tried to help but to no avail. I finally called Good Sam (we'd only been members for 2 days) and the young man was so helpful and kind. He couldn't fix the problem, no one could until........
I said "Leslie, what's this?" holding up a cord with a little plug on the end. "Oh I think Reace said that's the breakaway cord," he said. "Let's plug it back in then," said I.
Click. Brakes unlocked. When I phoned the nice young man back - he who was in process of sending a truck - he said "hey, we all learned something tonight! I had no idea that's what happened when it came out!"
I've been a member ever since :-)
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Christine & Les
2013 Escape 5.0
2012 Toyota Tacoma
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