'02 GMC Sierra...there's supposed to be a trailer wiring harness...right?

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All the installation pdf's I've looked at for trailer wiring harnesses for the '02 Sierra refer to a pre-wired plug that is behind the bumper on the driver's side. Well, that plug isn't on mine. Was this plug an option when new?
 
Info found in the owners manual........................if you don't have one, here is a link to one online
http://www.extendedgmwarranty.com/owners-manual/gmc/2002-GMC-Sierra.pdf



Trailer Wiring Harness
Your vehicle is equipped with one of the following
wiring harnesses for towing a trailer or hauling a
slide-in camper.



Basic Trailer Wiring Package
All regular, extended cab crew cab pickups have a
six-wire trailer towing harness.

The six-wire harness is located at the rear of the vehicle
and is tied to the vehicle’s frame. The harness requires
the installation of a trailer-wiring harness connector,
which is available through your dealer.
The six-wire harness contains the following
trailer circuits:
Yellow: Left Stop/Turn Signal
Dark Green: Right Stop/Turn Signal
Brown: Taillamps
White: Ground
Light Green: Back-up Lamps
Light Blue: Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL)
If you need to upgrade your vehicle to heavy-duty
trailering, a brake controller harness and an underbody
harness with a seven-pin universal heavy-duty trailer
connector are available from your dealer.



Heavy-Duty Trailer Wiring Package (If Equipped)
Your pickup may be equipped with the eight-wire trailer
towing harness. This harness with a seven-pin universal
heavy-duty trailer connector is attached to a bracket on
the platform hitch.*
* The Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) wire
is tied next to the trailer wiring harness for use with a
trailer, slide-in camper or cap.
The eight-wire harness contains the following
trailer circuits:
Yellow: Left Stop/Turn Signal
Dark Green: Right Stop/Turn Signal
Brown: Taillamps
White: Ground
Light Green: Back-up Lamps
Light Blue: CHMSL
Red: Battery Feed
Dark Blue: Trailer Brake
A jumper harness for an electric trailer brake controller
and a trailer battery feed fuse are included with this
trailering package. (See “Instrument Panel Jumper
Wiring Harness” later in this section.)
If you need to tow a light-duty trailer with a standard
four-way round pin connector, an adapter connector is
included with your vehicle





Camper/Fifth-Wheel Trailer Wiring Package
(If Equipped)
The eight-wire camper harness is located under the
front edge of the pickup box on the driver’s side of the
vehicle, attached to the frame bracket. A connector will
have to be added to the wiring harness which connects
to the camper.
The eight-wire harness contains the following
camper/trailer circuits:
Yellow: Left Stop/Turn Signal
Dark Green: Right Stop/Turn Signal
Brown: Taillamps
White: Ground
Light Green: Back-up Lamps
Light Blue: Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL)
Red: Battery Feed
Dark Blue: Trailer Brake
A jumper harness for an electric trailer brake controller
and a trailer battery feed fuse are included with this
trailering package. (See “Instrument Panel Jumper
Wiring Harness” later in this section.)
If your vehicle is equipped with the “Heavy-Duty
Trailering” option, please refer to “Heavy-Duty Trailer
Wiring Package”, earlier in this section.
When the camper-wiring harness is ordered without the
heavy-duty trailering package, an eight-wire harness
with a seven-pin connector and separate CHMSL
connector are located at the rear of the vehicle and are
tied to the vehicle’s frame.
 
I'm with you on that one. I have the same truck as you and i had to install a hitch and harness before I could tow anything. Not quite sure why GMC decided to put tow/haul mode on my truck and not give me any way to tow anything :confused:
 


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