Hi. Sounds like the motor brushes need attention. If you push the scooter when it wont move, does it suddenly jump forward. If so then its definitly the motor brushes. Good luck. Neil.
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Check under the back end, generally connect to the electric motor is a lever by one of the back wheels, or in the case of "pride" sometimes they have knob that is lifted or dropped above the housing to engage or disengage the electric brake on the motor. If it is disengaged the scooter will not move by the motor, but you should be able to move the scooter manually, sometimes it gets "between" where it should be! If it is engaged, you shouldn't be able to move the scooter by pushing or pulling. Once your sure it is engaged, turn off the scooter wait a moment, then turn it back on. There is one more reason that may cause you a issue, the scooter can not be connected to the charge cord, disconnect it from the scooter and again turn off the key, and then turn on again to reset the scooter interface. These are both safety connections. Some of the newer ones will also "beep" if these situations are happening, and stop beeping when reset..
different makes and models of scooters have different brake locations. however, usually, it is on or near the axle of one or another of the wheels. try looking around there for a lever, see if it moves, if it does, move it, and check if the brakes are still locked up.
you could always download the owner's manual and read it.
Hi, Sounds like a loose connection from the controller to the motor, now check the wire leading to the motor, two for the motor and two for the brake, the brake wires being the thinnest....
Things to check: Drive/Free wheeling switch, brake release lever (this activates an internal micro-switch that enable power to the drive system, battery box connectors (condition of contacts - corroded, missing, loose. etc.); main control cable (corrosion. lose or missing pins, etc). If all these are OK, could be controller or drive control potentiometers (speed, forward, backward) on the handle-bar (tiller). Good luck!
Not much info to go by, but I'll try.
1. Make sure your batteries are fully charged, load test them if you are not sure.
2. Make sure the charger is not plugged into the wall. The scooter won't work.
3. Make sure the moter brake lever is in the locked position. The scooter won't move in free wheel.
4. If you don't have and indication of power most likely you have a bad controller. Can't check a bad controller, just have to replace it, they are costly, so try everthing else first.
5.Sometimes a bad brake or charger will give the same symptoms.
Hi Alex. Does this problem happen when you first turn on the scooter, or does it happen while you are riding the scooter.
It might possibly be that the speed lever ( wig wag ), is not correctly adjusted, or is worn.
Test the lever is correctly adjusted by sitting on the machine with the key on. Slowly move the lever in the forward direction, until you hear the brake click. Take note of how far the lever moved. Now move the lever in the reverse direction until you hear the brake unit click. The distance the lever moved, should be the same in both cases.
Also while you are driving your machine try moving the ends of the lever slowly up and down. If this makes the machine change speed erratically, then you probably need a new throttle pot, or speed lever assembly.
Does your machine show any fault codes or flashing LED's.
Hope this helps. Neil.
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