Originally Posted by
vw addict
How old are the batteries? They may need to be cycled, or might be goners. I bought my son a truck and was trying to use some older NIMH batteries. Got so frustrated with the truck having a minute of runtime and no power that I bought him an SC10RS so he can use my lipo's. Now he gets over a half hour of runtime with no worries.
Batteries are brand new. Bought them with the kit.
All may not have been lost. Let the car sit for a day and dry out. Now it is working normally. We will see what happens. May still invest in a waterproof esc as 8 year olds are prone to making mistakes.