solenoid kicks in then out as I press more on the pedal

[dhb60]

when I barely press the pedal you can hear the solenoid kick in but as I press more the solenoid kicks back out. This happens in forward as well as reverse...up on blocks it'll turn the wheels in both directions but kicks out as described. Fully charged, 2007 EZGO PDS TXT 36V

[cgtech]

Bad battery, or batteries. It can spin the wheels when there is no load, but when asked to actually move the cart, the battery pack voltage drops too low to get the job done.

[dhb60]

odd: When I check each individual battery I get 6.4 v ...they are 18 months old.

[cgtech]

I'm willing to bet that 6.4 reading isnt while your driving the cart down the road. That's the reading that matters. What a battery acts like when it's not being asked to do any work isnt nearly as important as how it acts when asked to do work.

[dhb60]

You were so right:
So what was the resolution: I called the distributor that sold me the cart less than 2 years ago: the service tech got on the phone and was very helpful. I thought diagnostic mode was only available sitting still...he explained it stays in that mode till you switch from RUN to TOW and back... Once I knew that I put it in DIAG mode and then pressed the pedal and received code 2-1 (low Batt volt) which is curious because I was referencing 36V. He further explained how to check each battery: put cart in Forward, hold the brake while pressing the pedal and check each battery independently: voltage should not drop drastically. All of my batteries stayed at 6V ...except for one...which dipped to 0. Not wanting to buy 6 batteries right now I purchased just 1 and put it in the cart: cart now runs as it should.... next month I will buy the remaining 5 (buying one battery puts undesirable stress on that new battery).

I do appreciate everyone who put their 2 cents in !!!