Thank you!! I was having same problem ! Cart got hot and then it would not go . Let it sit cool off and it worked. No one knew what was happening ! Now we know !!!! Thank you!!
I just bought the golf car put batteries in it and it acts like the batteries are low jurks forward and in reverse dont know what year it is i would sat around 2000
I found the problem I had 1 bad battery power would drop to 4 v then return to 6 v just bought the car and don't know much about i am learning lol thank you for your time
I'm having a similar problem with mine. I have a 2007 36 volt ezgo txt and while at the campgound and fully loaded front and back, when I would stop and try to move again, it wouldn't do anything at all. I turned the switch off and back on two or three times and it would finally go. I had already installed new batteries prior to this problem and didn't have this problem before that. I'm wandering if my controller may be going bad. It seems to be fine if it's just me on it. Maybe with a full load, it getting the controller hot and shutting down?
@@tonystephens1027 that could be it for sure. Mine happened when I left it in the sun, I’m guessing 15-20 extra degrees would shut it down. The controller shouldn’t get hot with extra load, but if the capacitors are close or touching it may be heating them up. Electrical is frustrating for sure, it’s all trial and error. The trouble shooting guide on one of these comments. It may be the motors getting hot too. If you figure it out be sure to comment, somebody with the same issue might find it helpful!
Hey David, Having probem with my 97 ex go electric, so I have new batteries and on a full charge after using the cart for a round of golf, during the round maybe 14 holes in the cart will lose power as if the batteries were dead and stop. After waiting a few minutes the cart will come back as if nothing wrong and continue the round. I have replace the reed by pass, the forward reverse mechanism was replaced last year and the batteries are less than one year. A golf repairman seems to think I need a new motor and others say it is something else
that's exactly the problem I have with a rebuild controller. when it's being cruised for periods of time or gets hot. doesn't want to move. I need to look into mine and see if this fixes my problem.
I have the same type of cart and controller,i can not get it to move forward or reverse. I was working on it and by accident touched a hot lead to the white wire on the key switch,now it will not go forward or reverse and the solonoid does not click
Audrina Iaccarino, if I was going to bet, I would bet that you may have damaged the switch. That’s easy enough to test if you have a volt meter and are capable of seeing if continuity is flowing through. There is a step by step guide to checking components in one of the posts below. If the switch tests good, I’d check the solenoid. I doubt you messed up the controller before messing up one of the other two items. Hope this helps!
Hey bud thanks for the video. My 36v txt has six brand new Trojan batteries. You press the pedal and it will take off like a freshly charged cart normally would. 30 seconds later it acts like the pack is dead and just stops. Press pedal again and off you go and so on. Any ideas?
I’m not an expert, but I’d be willing to bet it is a problem with the ITS position sensor, or your controller. I really lean towards the controller. The ITS is inexpensive (like 25 bucks) and easy to change. There is an online step by step trouble shooting guide if you have a volt meter you can really narrow it down between all the different components. I’d also be tempted to put it on jack stands in your garage and try it without a load. If it runs longer than it did with a load I really think it could be the same problem I was having. It definitely wouldn’t hurt to crack that controller open and look. The capacitors swell a little after some juice flows through them and then they touch and you lose power. They are easy to straighten out, then just reinstall and test. If you take it to a golf cart repair place they’d probably just replace the controller. Please let me know if you give it a shot and if it works!
i have a older e z go 36 volt about 8 years now 90% time its corroded battery connection some time you can find the bad one by feeliing it will be warm to hot take it apart clean reconn and ok i had conn.that smoked slightly i replaced my batters about 2 yrs ago i plug in charger often in ref to the reed switch its for safety but yu can remove it and conn smalll red wire to + (white wire ) want cause any prob . the sole purpose of reed switch is to keep you from driving off with charger pluged in??????????? who would that -------take those battery cables off clean them you will see a marked diff in speed if you dont have a buffer use baking soda and water to clean cable ends
Hello 4 years ago you made these video I want to ask you if you still have the golf cart can you please take a picture of you solenoid I want to see how it's connected because mine doesn't have a diode and yours has it on there I have red blue and yellow going to the solenoid but I don't have diode maybe I need to add it there thank you
Hello, the diodes were inside the Curtis controller (the brains/computer) that is behind the solenoid. I still have this cart, we use it at the lake primarily, and it’s still working great!
I need help. 36V 2007 EZGO. The batteries are fine. I rode it up the hill with a lot of resistance. The batteries got hot. I went for a hike, came back and the cart wouldn't move. I hear the click when I engage the pedal. Please help.
I hate to hear that, I know how frustrating it can be! Did it work for a month after you put the new controller in or did it start acting up immediately? I think my issues started when the kids were driving it way to fast on a very bumpy piece of terrain on a hot day. Trying to use it as a UTV in other words. I wonder if you might have accidentally replicated the original problem on your new controller? If you have your old controller I’d split it open and see. I like my golf cart but frequently remind my kids it’s for old men to drive on fairways and wasn’t designed to be ran like a Razor up to the lake house 😂. It could also be your throttle position sensor, the switch next to that, or possibly the solenoid. If you have an ohm meter you could walk through the trouble shooting to figure it out. Harbor Freight sells Ohm meters for less than $10. Id be happy to help in any way that I can!
I have a feeling this is going to fix my problem, when I was trouble shooting, I was checking voltage on that clip and the golfcart started working working again. But still cuts out sometimes.
Buenas tardes!! Amigo una pregunta! Yo puedo poner a funcionar un carrito de golf con controlar curtis pcm 73326G06 el cual es de 350 amp con 3 baterias de 12v de 750 amp? O debo instalar las 6 baterías de 6 v 75amp las originales que trae??
Hay stupid question for you on the front of the solonoid it has two little wires what side is the blue one on when your looking at it ? I changed my solonoid and forgot what way they went
www.golfcarthotrod.com/1171/ezgo-pds-solenoid-wiring-diagram-solve-problems-cart/ there is a diagram and also an explanation above the diagram. Hope this helps!
The reed switch is kind of like a key switch, but current turns it on and off instead of a key being turned. It doesn’t run into the controller, it just stops the flow of current if that makes sense. Here’s what the actual switch looks like: jasonsgolfcarts.com/product/reed-switch-for-e-z-go-powerwise/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyMiTBhDKARIsAAJ-9Vuyx_9TnEmTXfJDE3R-yLAqCCvCm7TbKzblgFO366gVKq8Tw4-YfhIaAqX-EALw_wcB
I do not have any pictures. Those diodes are right by the small 4 pin connector, there’s a video of how to crack the controller a couple comments down.
Javi Cantu www.amazon.com/Golf-Cart-King-Electric-Freedom/dp/B00S0QPA3S they make a speed chip that plugs into a controller, they also make a different one for climbing hills that utilizes torque differently.
www.amazon.com/Golf-Cart-King-Electric-Freedom/dp/B00S0QPA3S/ref=asc_df_B00S0QPA3S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241951977551&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16259925386659196848&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028542&hvtargid=pla-573951413184&psc=1 sorry I’m new to the comments, I’ve posted links and replied privately to a couple questions, just trying to put it out there for everyone.
Full disclosure, I’m not a full time golf cart mechanic. I’m just a guy with a golf cart that had a problem and I like to trouble shoot 😂. My initial thought is KISS. It stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. You know that your motors work in both forward and reverse by switching the wires. They are good. Next, are both your power supply wires good going back to the switch? You can test continuity with an ohm meter. If the forward wire doesn’t have continuity, you found your problem. If both hot wires have continuity, test your switch. As a betting man, I’d lay money on the switch being bad unless a rat at your forward hot wire. Either way, this should be a fairly easy prob to fix. Hope this helps! Let me know if you figure it out.
Ok perfect I’ll check out the switch u don’t think it’s the speed control because both wires from motor goes up to the speed control not sure how the speed control woks, nor sure if it sends single to control to go forward and send control to go reverse thank you
If you need a little more detail reply back and I’ll provide some insight tomorrow, but for now, if you take your directional switch out, reverse will be on the bottom. You know that wire is good. Ohm it out just to check. Next check the color of your top wire and ohm it out at where it plugs into the switch and where it plugs into the motor. If that’s good, ohm out your switch from middle to bottom to check it. Assuming it reads correctly, do the same to the top. That’s really all that’s too forward and reverse. Switch, or forward wire.
Pete Garcia hey Pete, the controller opening video is listed above. Here is the trouble shooting guide. The good news is that it’s probably only one of two different things, throttle control sensor or controller. My problem was slightly different than the one you are having. www.cartsunlimited.net/ezgo-troubleshooting.html
Thank you!! I was having same problem ! Cart got hot and then it would not go . Let it sit cool off and it worked. No one knew what was happening ! Now we know !!!! Thank you!!
It’s been a couple weeks and I can say for certain this fixed my problem.
I just bought the golf car put batteries in it and it acts like the batteries are low jurks forward and in reverse dont know what year it is i would sat around 2000
I found the problem I had 1 bad battery power would drop to 4 v then return to 6 v just bought the car and don't know much about i am learning lol thank you for your time
I'm having a similar problem with mine. I have a 2007 36 volt ezgo txt and while at the campgound and fully loaded front and back, when I would stop and try to move again, it wouldn't do anything at all. I turned the switch off and back on two or three times and it would finally go. I had already installed new batteries prior to this problem and didn't have this problem before that. I'm wandering if my controller may be going bad. It seems to be fine if it's just me on it. Maybe with a full load, it getting the controller hot and shutting down?
@@tonystephens1027 that could be it for sure. Mine happened when I left it in the sun, I’m guessing 15-20 extra degrees would shut it down. The controller shouldn’t get hot with extra load, but if the capacitors are close or touching it may be heating them up. Electrical is frustrating for sure, it’s all trial and error. The trouble shooting guide on one of these comments. It may be the motors getting hot too. If you figure it out be sure to comment, somebody with the same issue might find it helpful!
Thanks so much for saving me $500! That’s exactly what my problem was!
Thanks for posting this! I’ve been having the exact same problem and went through the same steps. I wish I had found your video first.
Hey David,
Having probem with my 97 ex go electric, so I have new batteries and on a full charge after using the cart for a round of golf, during the round maybe 14 holes in the cart will lose power as if the batteries were dead and stop. After waiting a few minutes the cart will come back as if nothing wrong and continue the round.
I have replace the reed by pass, the forward reverse mechanism was replaced last year and the batteries are less than one year. A golf repairman seems to think I need a new motor and others say it is something else
thank you for taking the time to make the video. I'm trying to find the link for the wiring diagram
In telco repair that is known as a temperature sensitive high open. They can be a bitch to find. Well done.
Thanks for sharing. That was a difficult problem to find.
that's exactly the problem I have with a rebuild controller. when it's being cruised for periods of time or gets hot. doesn't want to move. I need to look into mine and see if this fixes my problem.
I have the same type of cart and controller,i can not get it to move forward or reverse. I was working on it and by accident touched a hot lead to the white wire on the key switch,now it will not go forward or reverse and the solonoid does not click
Audrina Iaccarino, if I was going to bet, I would bet that you may have damaged the switch. That’s easy enough to test if you have a volt meter and are capable of seeing if continuity is flowing through. There is a step by step guide to checking components in one of the posts below. If the switch tests good, I’d check the solenoid. I doubt you messed up the controller before messing up one of the other two items. Hope this helps!
Hey bud thanks for the video. My 36v txt has six brand new Trojan batteries. You press the pedal and it will take off like a freshly charged cart normally would. 30 seconds later it acts like the pack is dead and just stops. Press pedal again and off you go and so on. Any ideas?
I’m not an expert, but I’d be willing to bet it is a problem with the ITS position sensor, or your controller. I really lean towards the controller. The ITS is inexpensive (like 25 bucks) and easy to change. There is an online step by step trouble shooting guide if you have a volt meter you can really narrow it down between all the different components. I’d also be tempted to put it on jack stands in your garage and try it without a load. If it runs longer than it did with a load I really think it could be the same problem I was having. It definitely wouldn’t hurt to crack that controller open and look. The capacitors swell a little after some juice flows through them and then they touch and you lose power. They are easy to straighten out, then just reinstall and test. If you take it to a golf cart repair place they’d probably just replace the controller. Please let me know if you give it a shot and if it works!
@@hotrodhoward16 is
Diagnostics: www.fsip.biz/Documents/EZ-GO%20PDS%20with%201206MX%20Control.pdf
i have a older e z go 36 volt about 8 years now 90% time its corroded battery connection some time you can find the bad one by feeliing it will be warm to hot take it apart clean reconn and ok i had conn.that smoked slightly i replaced my batters about 2 yrs ago i plug in charger often in ref to the reed switch its for safety but yu can remove it and conn smalll red wire to + (white wire ) want cause any prob . the sole purpose of reed switch is to keep you from driving off with charger pluged in??????????? who would that -------take those battery cables off clean them you will see a marked diff in speed if you dont have a buffer use baking soda and water to clean cable ends
Hello 4 years ago you made these video I want to ask you if you still have the golf cart can you please take a picture of you solenoid I want to see how it's connected because mine doesn't have a diode and yours has it on there I have red blue and yellow going to the solenoid but I don't have diode maybe I need to add it there thank you
Hello, the diodes were inside the Curtis controller (the brains/computer) that is behind the solenoid.
I still have this cart, we use it at the lake primarily, and it’s still working great!
I need help. 36V 2007 EZGO. The batteries are fine. I rode it up the hill with a lot of resistance. The batteries got hot. I went for a hike, came back and the cart wouldn't move. I hear the click when I engage the pedal. Please help.
So… it’s an ezwon’tgo instead of an Ezgo?
We are having the same issue. But we have a brand new controller. I mean maybe a month old.... if that.
I hate to hear that, I know how frustrating it can be! Did it work for a month after you put the new controller in or did it start acting up immediately? I think my issues started when the kids were driving it way to fast on a very bumpy piece of terrain on a hot day. Trying to use it as a UTV in other words. I wonder if you might have accidentally replicated the original problem on your new controller? If you have your old controller I’d split it open and see. I like my golf cart but frequently remind my kids it’s for old men to drive on fairways and wasn’t designed to be ran like a Razor up to the lake house 😂. It could also be your throttle position sensor, the switch next to that, or possibly the solenoid. If you have an ohm meter you could walk through the trouble shooting to figure it out. Harbor Freight sells Ohm meters for less than $10. Id be happy to help in any way that I can!
I have a feeling this is going to fix my problem, when I was trouble shooting, I was checking voltage on that clip and the golfcart started working working again. But still cuts out sometimes.
That’s how I figured it out, hope it works! 🤞🏻
What size tires & wheels are on the cart. Do you have a lift if so what lift, thanks
Sorry for the slow response, 12” wheels, no lift kit.
Buenas tardes!! Amigo una pregunta! Yo puedo poner a funcionar un carrito de golf con controlar curtis pcm 73326G06 el cual es de 350 amp con 3 baterias de 12v de 750 amp? O debo instalar las 6 baterías de 6 v 75amp las originales que trae??
Hola tengo un caso parecido de activa la solenoide pero no parte el motor
Hay stupid question for you on the front of the solonoid it has two little wires what side is the blue one on when your looking at it ? I changed my solonoid and forgot what way they went
www.golfcarthotrod.com/1171/ezgo-pds-solenoid-wiring-diagram-solve-problems-cart/ there is a diagram and also an explanation above the diagram. Hope this helps!
www.golfcarthotrod.com/1171/ezgo-pds-solenoid-wiring-diagram-solve-problems-cart/
@@hotrodhoward16 yes it does thank you very much i could not find a diagram
How to trouble shut the speed sensor unit on the same cart ?
Where do the blue and red wires go? Does it matter which side it goes on ?
Wish you would have recorded it too.
Can u show me where the reed switch connects to controller I understand the plug side my wire is off on controller
The reed switch is kind of like a key switch, but current turns it on and off instead of a key being turned. It doesn’t run into the controller, it just stops the flow of current if that makes sense.
Here’s what the actual switch looks like:
jasonsgolfcarts.com/product/reed-switch-for-e-z-go-powerwise/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyMiTBhDKARIsAAJ-9Vuyx_9TnEmTXfJDE3R-yLAqCCvCm7TbKzblgFO366gVKq8Tw4-YfhIaAqX-EALw_wcB
Thank you !!
Do you have any pictures of your controller box open and where you find those four diodes?
I do not have any pictures. Those diodes are right by the small 4 pin connector, there’s a video of how to crack the controller a couple comments down.
@@hotrodhoward16 thank you!
Thanks
Sweet!
Controller opening: m.czcams.com/video/3FhMejWP5nk/video.html
Do you know how to make the cart faster
Javi Cantu www.amazon.com/Golf-Cart-King-Electric-Freedom/dp/B00S0QPA3S they make a speed chip that plugs into a controller, they also make a different one for climbing hills that utilizes torque differently.
www.amazon.com/Golf-Cart-King-Electric-Freedom/dp/B00S0QPA3S/ref=asc_df_B00S0QPA3S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241951977551&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16259925386659196848&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028542&hvtargid=pla-573951413184&psc=1 sorry I’m new to the comments, I’ve posted links and replied privately to a couple questions, just trying to put it out there for everyone.
Hello I have a issue ezgo txt only goes on reverse and when I switch the wires on motor goes forward but not reverse any ideas? Thank you
Full disclosure, I’m not a full time golf cart mechanic. I’m just a guy with a golf cart that had a problem and I like to trouble shoot 😂. My initial thought is KISS. It stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. You know that your motors work in both forward and reverse by switching the wires. They are good. Next, are both your power supply wires good going back to the switch? You can test continuity with an ohm meter. If the forward wire doesn’t have continuity, you found your problem. If both hot wires have continuity, test your switch. As a betting man, I’d lay money on the switch being bad unless a rat at your forward hot wire. Either way, this should be a fairly easy prob to fix. Hope this helps! Let me know if you figure it out.
Ok perfect I’ll check out the switch u don’t think it’s the speed control because both wires from motor goes up to the speed control not sure how the speed control woks, nor sure if it sends single to control to go forward and send control to go reverse thank you
If you need a little more detail reply back and I’ll provide some insight tomorrow, but for now, if you take your directional switch out, reverse will be on the bottom. You know that wire is good. Ohm it out just to check. Next check the color of your top wire and ohm it out at where it plugs into the switch and where it plugs into the motor. If that’s good, ohm out your switch from middle to bottom to check it. Assuming it reads correctly, do the same to the top. That’s really all that’s too forward and reverse. Switch, or forward wire.
Hello also when u say switch u mean the forward and reverse switch not the speed control right thanks you
Check wires from switch to where connect to speed control everything is good 👍 You think might be the switch
Cool!!!
Your green wire is loose
I can't find your links
Pete Garcia hey Pete, the controller opening video is listed above. Here is the trouble shooting guide. The good news is that it’s probably only one of two different things, throttle control sensor or controller. My problem was slightly different than the one you are having. www.cartsunlimited.net/ezgo-troubleshooting.html
Thank you Sir.
Very much appreciated
A friend of mine told me to charge the battery for a day or so i was reading volts not amps