After charging, it stopped working. Green and red flashing light. I got a new battery and a better charger, same thing. Anyone know why?
468775
Yes, it took me a while to figure this out and almost returned mine as well, this green / red flashing sequence is the result of the esc being in low voltage protection state for LIPO batteries and out of the box this car comes with a NiMH battery pack. After the light flashes green / red (OR red / green for that matter) release the button and it will shut off. Then proceed with the instructions to to turn the low voltage protection state off (confirmed by a number of beeps). When turning it on the LED should light a continuous red now. Hope this helps ...
468776
We purchased one of these for our son and have not had good luck at all with battery. Seems like a poor quality battery for such an expensive Toy
468777
Mine did the same thing. Called traxxas and they walked me through resetting the battery mode. No charge for the call. Somehow I put it in the wrong battery mode.
906931
Could be a lot of things. Most likely, if you have the original charger, it can not be working properly as well. Replace it with one that has a good rating.
2203752
Need more info - like was it plugged in when the screen went dark?.. Have you tried plugging it in to be recharged to see if the green battery lights up? (May have to push the power on button momentarily while charger is plugged in).. If "yes" does it hold a charge and have you tried to turn it on while plugged in?.. If it's a battery or a tablet issue it need a tech - it could possibly be a charger issue.. Contact the factory, who knows they may stand behind their product and repair/replace - depending on many factors..
70077
There is a charging light that stays on while the battery is charging; the 'maximum charging' light does not stay on the entire time on mine, and mine works fine. So - maybe you should have yours checked out or return it..
267279
I've had this problem with mine. Try unplugging the charger and plugging it back in.
1371014
Mine emitted a red glow from the port were the battery plugs in but it never indicated when it was done charging. The directions said it would glow green when it was ready, but it did not. It simply stopped glowing red. I hope this helps. If not, you may need to contact the manufacturer and tell them the issue.
1899755
Hey Mike, I just received mine a few days ago. I did charge it overnight, and when I woke up the next morning (and after 10 hours) the green light had gone off. Not sure why yours didn't.
49612
I have this charger (2nd one), the red light only appears when the battery is at its lowest charge and will begin flashing green as it charges up. When the green light stays on, you battery is fully charged.
125591
That was one of the problems... nothing appeared to indicate it was actually charging. So I just made sure I had it plugged into a good socket and let it charge overnight... But the next day it still didn't work, so I returned it.
383233
I would contact the seller to fix this. I recieved mine in working condition. My charger goes from green to red when charging.
1628279
Yes. I have the same problem right now. I don't know if it's the charger or the battery. I don't see a solution to your question here. Did you find a solution anywhere else?
1495974
Mine works great. You may have a defective charger. I would exchange the item for another one
2164927
Mine is red when charging and turns green after it's full. I never saw a flash of red and green. When unplugged and I placed my battery in the charger green light comes on turns red when I plug it.
1335140
Mine has been charging for 6 hours and still red, not sure what to do...Only time I saw green light was when I first put the batteries on the charger while still unplugged. I thought this was odd.
1638928
It needs a new batttery, or the charger is bad. Check the volt output on charger.
1167433
Check your charging cable and (if applicable) the USB Wall Jack. I had this issue a while back, where the wall jack connector was not providing constant power (it'd provide it in a pulsing fashion). I later had a bad cable. Once I replaced the bad cable, it started charging with no issues.
399534
Most likely it is the battery. Generally the charger either works or doesn't. If its the original battery I can almost guarantee the battery is shot.