We finally got our XC90. When I hooked up our Curt Echo brake controller, the indicator did not light up. I called Curt who said that means there is no power coming through the 12V pin on the car. Volvo says that is as designed and if we want a brake controller, any brake controller including the Echo, we have to take the…
We are upgrading our Volvo V60 to a new Volvo XC90 to pull our 320 Boondock. On the V60 we used the Curt Echo wireless controller and hated it from day one. The brakes would grab almost every time we touched the brakes, even with the Max and Sensitivity dialed as far down as possible. After calls to Curt, our T@b dealer,…
I second @ChrisFix's recommendation of the RedArc controllers. I installed a Tow Pro Elite this year and have been from the midwest out east through the heart of the Appalachians/Blue Ridge and back. It performs extremely smoothly. I came from a Curt Echo used a handfull of times last year and I noticed immediately that…
Hey there, We had similar issues with the Curt Echo and have switched to the Prodigy RF wireless brake controller and we could not be happier. It is a huge upgrade and has given us much more confidence in our brakes. We experienced many problems with the Echo including brakes locking up and activating randomly (!) and…
@Captenaj -- odd. I had my hitch and wiring installed by my Volvo dealer (2015.5 XC60) and no problems. When they did the wiring they had to do some reprogramming of the computer, when the trailer is plugged into the Volvo, I get a dashboard notice that the trailer is connected, and it makes some changes to the performance…
@Captenaj, * I'm never 100% comfortable that I have the Echo unit securely seated into the plug and I'm always concerned it will "pop" out -- especially on a rough road. It just never feels as secure as I think it should and It is one of the things I check every time I stop. * As you said it seems to be very sensitive and…