Club Car DS 1997 - Chugging

Julesgolfcart · 08-01-2017, 12:49 PM

I have a 1997 Electric Club Car DS and the shop I've been taking it to can't seem to find the problem. It has 2015 Trojan batteries that are still good. With a full charge when we drive it, it will start shuddering and jerking forward or backwards and drive very slow. So far I have had the Solenoid and forward reverse switch replaced. They keep sending it back to me saying it's fine now but after a little while of driving it, it always starts doing the same thing again.. Any suggestions?

mrgolf · 08-01-2017, 01:15 PM

Motor brushes.

Mgaskill · 08-01-2017, 05:02 PM

Agreed. Mine was doing the same. Brushes were shot.

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NoleFan4Ever · 08-01-2017, 05:06 PM

Yes, if the pedal is not moving around (pointing to another issue) then as they said, brushed will do exactly what you describe.

Qman97 · 08-02-2017, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Julesgolfcart

I have a 1997 Electric Club Car DS and the shop I've been taking it to can't seem to find the problem. It has 2015 Trojan batteries that are still good. With a full charge when we drive it, it will start shuddering and jerking forward or backwards and drive very slow. So far I have had the Solenoid and forward reverse switch replaced. They keep sending it back to me saying it's fine now but after a little while of driving it, it always starts doing the same thing again.. Any suggestions?

Did you figure this out? Was it the brushes?

I had the same issue and it was the white wire from the motor controller to the motor A1 I think. It had worked loose and caused some of the same issues. Go/no go, shudder, but mine smelled like melting wires so I tracked it down ASAP before any damage done. It melted the soft rubber seal around the controller

08-01-2017, 12:49 PM	#1
Julesgolfcart Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 1	Club Car DS 1997 - Chugging I have a 1997 Electric Club Car DS and the shop I've been taking it to can't seem to find the problem. It has 2015 Trojan batteries that are still good. With a full charge when we drive it, it will start shuddering and jerking forward or backwards and drive very slow. So far I have had the Solenoid and forward reverse switch replaced. They keep sending it back to me saying it's fine now but after a little while of driving it, it always starts doing the same thing again.. Any suggestions?

08-01-2017, 01:15 PM	#2
mrgolf Old Sky Soldier Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,881	Re: Club Car DS 1997 - Chugging Motor brushes.

08-01-2017, 05:02 PM	#3
Mgaskill Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 14	Re: Club Car DS 1997 - Chugging Agreed. Mine was doing the same. Brushes were shot. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk
Mgaskill Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 14

08-01-2017, 05:06 PM	#4
NoleFan4Ever MOD of all BS! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 17,477	Re: Club Car DS 1997 - Chugging Yes, if the pedal is not moving around (pointing to another issue) then as they said, brushed will do exactly what you describe.

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