Troubleshooting Curt Triflex Brake Controller that Flashes that a Trailer is Connected
Question:
Thanks for the info. The weird part about it is that it only seems to do this so far in the morning. It flashes the whole way to work the. After work it works normally with only the red dot showing when no brakes applied
asked by: Rory
Expert Reply:
The Triflex # C24VV sometimes does need to be reset occasionally. Try unplugging it and plugging it back in after a few seconds and it should work again.
Otherwise you have a short between the black wire and the red wire and your controller therefore is thinking you have the brakes all the time. If you can check the connections between the two circuits there might be exposed wire between the two and that's why you are seeing the issue.
I also attached a help article on troubleshooting brake controller installs for you to check out as well.

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Curt TriFlex NEXT Trailer Brake Controller - 1 to 4 Axles - Proportional
- Trailer Brake Controller
- Proportional Controller
- Electric
- Electric over Hydraulic
- Plug-In
- Under-Dash Box
- Under-Dash
- Up to 4 Axles
- LCD Display
- Single Trailer Only
- CURT
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Rory
9/30/2019
Thanks for the info. The weird part about it is that it only seems to do this so far in the morning. It flashes the whole way to work the. After work it works normally with only the red dot showing when no brakes applied