PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS GUIDE
Vehiclerunssluggishly(cont.) Vehicleisoverloaded Makesureyoudonotoverloadthevehiclebyallowing
morethanonerideratonetime,exceedingthe50lb.
maximumweightcapacity,orbytowingobjectsbehindthe
vehicle.Ifthevehicleisoverloaded,thebuilt-inthermalfusein
thebatterymay"trip."Onceafusehas"tripped,"removeyour
footfromthepedalandwaitapproximately25secondsbefore
operatingthevehicleagain..Adjustthedrivingconditions
topreventrepeatedautomaticshutdowns.
Drivingconditionsaretoostressful Useonlyongenerallylevelground.
Sometimesthevehicledoesn’t Loosewireorconnector Checkallwiresaroundthemotorsandallconnectorsto
run,butothertimesitdoes makesuretheyaretight.
Motororelectricalswitchdamage ContactyourlocalPowerWheels
®
authorizedservice
centerfordiagnosisandrepair.
Whenthefootpedalispressed, Loosewireorconnector Checkallwiresaroundthemotorsandallconnectors
thevehiclewon’trunwithout tomakesuretheyaretight.
apush
“DeadSpot”onmotor ContactyourlocalPowerWheels
®
authorizedservice
centerfordiagnosisandrepair.
Battery’sthermalfuseconstantly Damagedbattery ContactyourlocalPowerWheels
®
authorizedservice
"trips",butthevehicleisnot centerfordiagnosisandrepair.
overloadednorthedriving
conditionstoosevere Childisswitchingbetween Teachyourchildtostopthevehiclebeforeswitching
FORWARDandREVERSE direction.
withoutstopping
Loudclackingorgrinding Brokengears ContactyourlocalPowerWheels
®
authorizedservice
noisefromamotor-gearbox centerfordiagnosisandrepair.
Chargergetswarmduringuse Itisnormalforsomechargerstoget Noactionrequired.
warmduringuseandisnotreason
forconcern.Somechargersdonot Ifyourchargerdoesnotgetwarmduring
getwarmduringuse. use,itdoesnotmeanthatitisnotworkingproperly.
Batterymakesasizzlingor Itisnormalforsomebatteriesto Noactionrequired.
gurglingnoisewhencharging makenoiseandswellslightlywhile
chargingandisnotreasonforconcern. Ifyourbatterydoesnotmakenoiseorswellslightly
duringcharging,itdoesnotmeanthatitis
notacceptingthecharge.
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