Traxxas RC Car Isn't Working | Flashing Lights | Wont Turn On | RC Car Help

My car wont turn on!
ESC:
Slow Blinking Red - 1:50
Fast Blinking Green - 4:45
Switch from Lipo Batteries (Green Light) to NIMH batteries (Red Light) to - 2:23
Switch from NIMH batteries (Red Light) to Lipo Batteries (Green Light) - 6:45
No Light - 3:21
How to calibrate - 3:30, 4:50
Receiver:
Fast Blinking Red - 4:16
My car wont go in reverse - 5:12
Switching Driving Modes - 5:26
My car is too fast! - 7:10
Test motor - 8:08
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[@chuckpg31]

Merry Christmas. Love the ones you have and remember the ones you lost. May this year be remembered as the hardest test this generation had faced and also the year we learned that love is all we need.

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[@MarkSantaMaria]

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[@user-pp7oc3xs4i]

Yoo

[@user-pp7oc3xs4i]

Yo, I need help. It’s emergency.

[@user-pp7oc3xs4i]

I got me a Traxxas something is wrong with my car.esc xl 5 ez set

[@mikestaley1517]

Merry Christmas. Thank you for all of your videos. You have gotten me back into the hobby and now with me having 4 boys I am getting them into it as well. But dang has this hobby gotten expensive.

[@Ronnaferd]

Brilliant video idea Mark! Training/sport mode works great for letting that special someone "try it out" 😆

[@TSrocksnc]

Great video Mark! Its funny, I got my grandson that exact Rustler for Christmas for his first "hobby grade" RC, and it was in lipo cut off mode out of the box.

[@mikerowe6029]

Thank you Mark!!! I've been out of the RC hobby for 20 years. Decided to buy a mini e Revo off Amazon. Was waiting for me when I got home from camping. First problem was stupid. I forgot to turn the controller on 🤣🤦‍♂️. 2nd, I'm old and of course the NiMH packs are dead. Sticker attached to the ESC said lipo cutoff was disabled. It was not. Thank you for helping this aging old geezer out!! Got brushless coming for me and a losi mini t 2.0 This one I bought for my nephew. He's only 6. No idea how fast this thing is. I don't have a car so I can't charge the packs. Bummer 😕 and the hobby store here is "closed for the summer".... Bunch of bs imo but whatever. Lol Anyway thanks again bro. Hope you're doing well!

[@ArsonHammockHanger]

Thumbs up for the "Battery straight to the motor" idea. I love trouble shooting solutions like that....

[@waceymitchell6786]

Also when the tires shake like that, I’ve found massaging the foam in the low and high spots around the tires will help balance it out. Nice vid bro.

[@jaywraps]

Thank you for posting this video, saved me from replacing a whole bunch of parts I didn’t need!

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All the questions I had answered in one video! Thanks!

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[@pistonpoweredrc2092]

OMG man You are like a lifesaver that help me out I was using a Lipo battery with the speed control and I put the NIMH Battery and it was only steering but not accelerating this made it work thank you so much.

[@samuelpedroza9645]

Merry christmasto you and your family Mark!! Thank you for all your great content

[@bigandcoolrcschool294]

I almost missed the notification!! Glad I didn’t! Merry Christmas! Can you get the SBR 2.0? I wanna see a competition of both. I’ve seen one, but I wanna see more! Especially from you!!

[@Lalalalalallllls]

Hey bro my traxxas just turns green and then red and then it turns off I followed all the steps but nothing works it’s my first traxxas and I have a Nimh battery

[@bobthomas9403]

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[@flyerschris72]

From my family to yours Merry Christmas.

[@RCVictoryLane]

Love the video. Wouldn't mind winning the Rustler for sure

[@ntjack8894]

Yes, that happened to me this morning. Thank to you it's working now. Cheers.

[@williamtrostel9161]

most helpful rustler video i've ever found!!

[@maxrukata3653]

Thank you so much I’ve been scrolling KZbin the whole day

[@bobjeff430]

Most helpful thing I’ve ever watched thank you

[@stamatis3095]

Great video very very informative. You hit alot of great points here. THANKS

[@connorkatz2031]

I got a rustler VXL and a bandit Xl5

[@makewithmegma]

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[@panthersfreak02]

You helped me fix my Rustler. I was terrified because it wouldn't respond and the remote needed to be re-paired

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Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@beng.6417]

great info. Thanks for sharing. New to the RC world.

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Awesome vid and edits and filming and cars and tips. Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas to you and your family

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I got a latrax rally today! So far I love it

[@ScottMcLinden]

Merry Christmas Mark!

[@laurieandtheresarcs]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Stay safe

[@malcolm341]

Great video, that was my exact problem yesterday, wheels would turn left and right, but no throttle forward or back. ESC was flashing and I had no idea what the issue was, I had it accidentally set in Lipo mode while using NimH battery.

[@richardriffle9773]

I love watching these videos

[@jasonjanda9288]

Good stuff Mark!!!

[@xts_eddy9527]

thanks so much. was wondering why the heck it was stopping when i was in race/sport mode, and itwas cuz of lipo cutoff was on

[@christophermejiawilson5634]

dammit my motor is blown thanks for the help man hope your still doing the giveaways ima try that

[@derangd3339]

Man I needed that before. I just bought a new esc I thought the one on car went bad.

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Yay! Merry Christmas!

[@tanklesspolarstar]

Love the vids I got an axial SCX24 and I though crawling would be boring if u do not have the axial SCX24 get it, it is a great indoor Crawler

[@tanklesspolarstar]

I like my c10 but I wish there was like a rapter even thought its not really a "Crawler"

[@ksisco26]

Hey question? I have one of those Amazon Soyee blue 1:10 trucks, when I turn the remote on, then try to turn truck on it blinks and shuts off. Remote stays on but truck shuts off with blinking light. Even tried holding button down on truck stays on but dies. Batteries fully charged as well.

[@brammellracing1425]

Video was very helpful. Thank you much

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Merry Christmas to you and your family. And also to your KZbin family. Unto Us A Child Is Born.

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Merry Christmas Mark.👍👍👍💯💯

[@dustinplee5067]

I even got the Traxxas rustler for Christmas and it’s 2wd

[@jacobpowell1273]

Thank you for explaining what all the lights mean

[@ryanmcdaniel9200]

Good video Mark!

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Merry Christmas!!🎁🎄

[@DragonDragon-ym4gs]

What happens if my light is flashing green as red

[@OldMcDonaldHadAFarmEI-EI-O]

did you ever find a fix to this?

[@Swyfty97]

Same here

[@2425752]

I have a jada RC truck and I think the battery speed working. When I charge the car the green light flashes and then goes steady. However when I switch it on the green light goes on and immediately off when I switch it on... is my assumption correct regarding the defective battery?

[@mikematv1]

Merry Christmas

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Thanks merry X mas

[@terrykuehn2686]

Hey Mark! I ran into this about a month ago with one of my used Slash 2wds I picked up running fine and then went to run it and the light show first red then tried it then switched to green nothing just flashing? Just by chance I took the motor leads apart at the connections and put them to the battery direct and nothing happened! Bad motor! Great tips and videos and content!🤔😉👍

[@krodyssey4770]

What happens if my xl5 esc won’t turn on when you press the button like it normally should do. it only turns on when you power the receiver with a 6v battery

[@guymarotta2596]

Too bad you're having trouble, Mark. I have bought Traxxas stuff before and had nothing but trouble, and now I hate Traxxas!

[@joshn5073]

6:20 thanks saved me .... I have 2, one was not going backwards and solid red, other was not going backwards and forwards, blinking red green, this normal mode fixed it - CHEERS!

[@mrprogress7236]

Thanks for the video! But do you know what should i do if there is an orange light on the reciver and nothing works?)

[@coletrick8748]

I purchased a used rustler with full xl5 electronics (no radio) and when trying to bind to a radio I already had the receiver fast blinks red and it wont bind? Any suggestions?

[@whoknows3347]

Great content...

[@kanakti0n338]

Thanks for keeping simple been in this situation a few times with my kids.

[@bluegroovemodelsports9650]

Great information on this video

[@cargatube4473]

Awesome man thx

[@conorwood4022]

Just wanted to know if you knew how to fix that or if it’s a problem or if I have to replace the charger or get a new batery

[@italiqban]

What do i do if my traxxas 3s lipo battery does quickly and its a brand new newly bought battery? When i attach it to the charger the “3” has a slow blinking red light

[@PK_KCP]

Thank you so much

[@dustinplee5067]

Is it ok to use nimh mode on a Lipo battery and I don’t know how to get it out of nimh mode but my brushed esc just blinking green when I give it throttle and when I keep giving it throttle it staters blinking red on Lipo mode

[@dustinplee5067]

I got a Traxxas rustler for Christmas 2 months ago and did a small jump and broke my chassis and I ordered a Traxxas 2wd stamped chassis

[@112585jack]

Question I was given a car holyton 920e but it seems to be pairing forever fast flashing red light what do I do to fix it.

[@anthonydelatorre1843]

Does the battery have to be fully charged for it to work?

[@conorwood4022]

I do have a question don’t know if you will respond but I got. A new battery for Christmas and I tryed a lip battery a long time and it wouldn’t work so I got a new one and it ran but then I used my old charge and it barely started flashing red light on the charger well I was charging it and then I tryed to use it and it ran and then turned red and mad the motor stall and make it go very slow

[@ilyaogorodnik8777]

My vxl esc wont turn on? Thoughts? Newly charged battery and nothing.

[@jerrywhitworth316]

Hope Everyone is Having a GREAT CHRISTMAS!

[@bigandcoolrcschool294]

I am!! Hope you are too!

[@barriesalmonson7436]

I have a problem where I have power to the tires but not to the motor. Tested the motor and it is good. Controller is contacted and light on the esc turns on. When I go to accelerate the red light flashes once but once again no power to the motor. Any ideas.

[@jblflexyt8142]

I just bought my slash 4x4 today. Iys brushed. I put in in lipo mode with a lipo but the esc wont turn on. I didnt gave it a big blast.

[@bigboycombo6342]

Good info!

[@alexmorris9754]

I am having trouble connecting the speed controller to the radio on my brothers rc. Ive done mine rc and it was the same way you showed it for the NiMH but with my brothers rc when i try to hold the ez button green then red i let go it blinks once and i pull full throttle but it doesn't blink twice

[@noahlawson6]

I have the Rustler 4x4 and it will not work at all with a NiMH battery and when I plug it up it has a flashing red and green light. Any idea on how to fix it? Thanks.

[@gamercat7004]

I have an issue with my slash vxl 3s I have 2s and 3s lipos and randomly shuts off and light blinks red slowly and car tries to go and stops. And I have deans plugs on my batteries. And they are fully charged.

[@reggienewland377]

I was wondering how can I get my remote to connect with my slash I have tried pairing it with the link and it won’t connect

[@franekzh]

I need to buy an new motor what motor would you recommend

[@brianfisher6165]

Thank you, you seriously took the misery 🤔🤔out of understanding this pretty simple process!!!👌👌 The instructions as most instructions do, suck,😡😡 and who wants to call an 800 if you don't have to!!! 👌👌👍👍✌✌😁😁

[@phillipfaris4479]

Car would not run, thought the batteries in my controller were still in good shape but I was wrong, put a new set in the controller, works like a charm.

[@ericharrald5351]

I have a traxxas trx4 I'm having a problem with. The esc blinks green and the receiver red do you know what could be wrong with it

[@warren52nz]

*_Problem:_* This is for the VXL-3S. I do the setup routine on my Slash, hold the button down - it goes green then it goes solid red, I let go of the button and it blinks red once, I push the throttle to full forward. So far so good. But then the light goes out *_and stays out._* The system is still on because the radio receiver LED is still on and the steering works. If I push the button again once, the ESC (and radio) turn off. Nothing will make the motor run. It was running the last time I used it about 3 years ago. The steering works so the transmitter is bound to the car. If I hold down the ESC button starting from off mode and keep holding it down it eventually starts flashing 1 red, 2 red, 3 red and then repeats the sequence. Looks like some sort of alarm code but it's not mentioned anywhere I can find. *_I wrote to Traxxas and they didn't even reply._*

[@Dalonzo617]

I know this an old video. Im having a issue that just come about. I put a fresh motor in my mudboss. And now after maybe 2 mins of driving it goes into low voltage. Fresh charge on battery get about 2 mins then does it again. Any ideas?

[@cameroneshleman4833]

Mark, my traxxas vxl 3s is blinking red and green and won't work. The battery is new and fully charged. What do I do

[@rinkrats9926]

I got a arrma Notorious (v5) today it’s big and it my first arrma love it already but my the battery is the wrong connector but we are getting it sorted out

[@MarkSantaMaria]

Dont miss the video at 2 today ;)

[@eugeneperez1569]

What if it's solid green but whount run but will when u hardwire to the battery

[@jessekirby7130]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rodneymangoba2060]

hey mark so my problem is steering and reverse work.. i cant get it to ho forward. any idea what the problem is?

[@tonyjackson1676]

Very Merry Christmas to all.

[@caseykalili5404]

Just got a mst2.0 rmx fast blinking redlight keeps coming on, transmitter seems unresponsive

[@mmerlin07]

I have a traxxas stampede 4x4 vxl and it won't re calibrate is there any fix to it

[@jordansrc8483]

Merry Christmas MSM family👍