I believe he is saying his brakes on his tow vehicle do not function as they once did before using the Blue Ox brake system (Patriot) I believe. I too have notice a difference in my Jeep brakes, they appear to be mushier as they were more firm before. I have reduced the gain setting to 0 and loosened up on the fit in the vehicle. Time will tell. My motorhome does not know or feel like anything is being towed so doing some light testing at this time. I have also noticed a brake pad smell in the past but not now.