Need Help with 06 PDS

volway · 07-26-2010, 08:39 PM

Hey all new to the site here,I have a 2006 EZ-GO and have a question,my daughter and myself took it for a ride today,after riding we pulled back in our drive and after the gate opened and I pulled through she got back on and it was dead in the water,so I thought I need to charge it,well after charging I got back on it and it would move about a foot and then it was like the power shut off,I jacked it up and checked everything I could,put back down and it ran for about 3 minutes and did it again,ANY suggestions?

Thanks,

Steve

gornoman · 07-26-2010, 09:05 PM

Welcome to BGW!

Start by giving each large cable a tug and twist. Is there ANY corrosion present? Is the cart lifted with larger tires? Are ANY components getting hot? When it won't go, does the solenoid still click like normal?

volway · 07-26-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gornoman

Welcome to BGW!

Start by giving each large cable a tug and twist. Is there ANY corrosion present? Is the cart lifted with larger tires? Are ANY components getting hot? When it won't go, does the solenoid still click like normal?

It is lifted have not noticed anything getting hot,no corrosion visible,I don't know much about them,but when I had on jack and would push gas pedal the driver side wheel will turn the passenger will start but then stop,Is that normal? Just took out of garage and it ran fine? Makes no sense to me

gornoman · 07-26-2010, 09:41 PM

The differential is an "open" type, only one wheel gets all the torque under some conditions. Your lifted PDS cart may be going into thermal shutdown, something they are prone to do. Are you running any performance "chip" in the controller port? What speed were you getting on flat ground?

volway · 07-26-2010, 09:52 PM

No chip,not real sure of speed either,It may just be my mind playing tricks on me but it seems like it's running faster on the grass than it is on the black top?

volway · 07-26-2010, 09:54 PM

Also I'm wanting to put a chip in for hills,not big steep hills,where I use it for hunting we have a couple hills that are just long hills but not very steep,which chip would you reccomend?

gornoman · 07-26-2010, 09:55 PM

Also, thermal shutdown is a cumulative issue. It adds up as it happens and one day, pffffft, all the smoke leaks out of the controller, and it's time for an Alltrax.

golfcarfixer · 07-26-2010, 10:03 PM

I agree, those alltrax controllers are great.

gornoman · 07-26-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by volway

Also I'm wanting to put a chip in for hills,not big steep hills,where I use it for hunting we have a couple hills that are just long hills but not very steep,which chip would you reccomend?

I would rather see you upgrade the controller to an Alltrax. You can put a "Steep Hill" chip in your stock controller if you like, but when (not if) it fails, don't replace the controller with the same type as you have now.

golfcarfixer · 07-26-2010, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gornoman

I would rather see you upgrade the controller to an Alltrax. You can put a "Steep Hill" chip in your stock controller if you like, but when (not if) it fails, don't replace the controller with the same type as you have now.

G-Man is right,move up to a better grade controller if you smoke that one,you will be doing yourself a favor.

07-26-2010, 08:39 PM	#1
volway Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 18	Need Help with 06 PDS Hey all new to the site here,I have a 2006 EZ-GO and have a question,my daughter and myself took it for a ride today,after riding we pulled back in our drive and after the gate opened and I pulled through she got back on and it was dead in the water,so I thought I need to charge it,well after charging I got back on it and it would move about a foot and then it was like the power shut off,I jacked it up and checked everything I could,put back down and it ran for about 3 minutes and did it again,ANY suggestions? Thanks, Steve
volway Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 18

07-26-2010, 09:05 PM	#2
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,286	Re: Need Help with 06 PDS Welcome to BGW! Start by giving each large cable a tug and twist. Is there ANY corrosion present? Is the cart lifted with larger tires? Are ANY components getting hot? When it won't go, does the solenoid still click like normal?

07-26-2010, 09:41 PM	#4
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,286	Re: Need Help with 06 PDS The differential is an "open" type, only one wheel gets all the torque under some conditions. Your lifted PDS cart may be going into thermal shutdown, something they are prone to do. Are you running any performance "chip" in the controller port? What speed were you getting on flat ground?

07-26-2010, 09:52 PM	#5
volway Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 18	Re: Need Help with 06 PDS No chip,not real sure of speed either,It may just be my mind playing tricks on me but it seems like it's running faster on the grass than it is on the black top?
volway Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 18

07-26-2010, 09:54 PM	#6
volway Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 18	Re: Need Help with 06 PDS Also I'm wanting to put a chip in for hills,not big steep hills,where I use it for hunting we have a couple hills that are just long hills but not very steep,which chip would you reccomend?
volway Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 18

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07-26-2010, 09:55 PM	#7
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,286	Re: Need Help with 06 PDS Also, thermal shutdown is a cumulative issue. It adds up as it happens and one day, pffffft, all the smoke leaks out of the controller, and it's time for an Alltrax.

07-26-2010, 10:03 PM	#8
golfcarfixer Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Forest City N.C. Posts: 2,660	Re: Need Help with 06 PDS I agree, those alltrax controllers are great.