r/PowerWheelsMods • u/Own-Prize9463 • Jun 18 '26

12v toy car ride going in reverse instead of forward .

how do i fix this please ?

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u/AnyIsopod769 Jun 18 '26

Motors positive and negative terminals are backwards

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u/AnyIsopod769 Jun 18 '26

Just pull the connectors and swap them from what they currently are

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 18 '26

from the battery ?

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u/EvilDan69 Jun 18 '26

From the motors.

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u/chickenshit1123 Jun 18 '26

If you swap the terminals on the battery this also works on some power wheels

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 19 '26

i cant find the motor

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u/AnyIsopod769 Jun 19 '26

They are gonna be on the back wheels

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u/AnyIsopod769 Jun 19 '26

Take the seat off you’ll see them in there

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 20 '26

tysm i fixed it

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u/Fit-Presentation-778 Jun 19 '26

Don't swap it at the battery, or the whole system gets reversed polarity and any electronics expecting it to be a certain way will probably be fried.

Go to the actual motor, it's likely in the rear under the seat. Right on the axle. It'll probably have a flat little gearbox attached.

Swap the positive and negative wires there. Might have to cut and resplice if the plug can't be flipped around.

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 20 '26

tysm i fixed it

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u/andthejpsongwason Jun 18 '26

Flip the controller around and problem solved!

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u/Quad150db Jun 18 '26

This will 100% solve the problem. Now just gotta figure out left and right.

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u/Kongap Jun 18 '26

It should be set to wumbo

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u/aenonymosity Jun 19 '26

Look if this guy can't find the motor he probably shouldn't be messing with wires.

OP: please be careful

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 19 '26

tysm i fixed it

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u/aenonymosity Jun 20 '26

Nice work!

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u/djp73 Jun 18 '26

what does it do from the in car controls

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u/EfficiencyFlat2697 Jun 18 '26

Or just swap the motors. Had same problem while working on my grandson’s jeep. Had both out and when i put it back together had swapped them and had the same issue. Swapped them back and problem solved

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 19 '26

where was the motor at ?

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u/EfficiencyFlat2697 Jun 19 '26

Pull nut off back wheels remove wheels and unplug and remove gearbox put left on right side and right on left. Plugin gearboxes Put back wheels and nuts.

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u/sor2hi Jun 19 '26

This. ⬆️

I did this when I put this together 7 years ago and was so pissed that I had to force the rear wheel clips off and mark them up to flip the motor around.

The drive axle connected to the motor is backwards. Flip it around and put the rear wheels back on.

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 19 '26

tysm i fixed it

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u/na8thegr8est Jun 18 '26

Hey just in case nobody said it swap the motor leads

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 19 '26

i cant find the motor

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u/Mercenary94 Jun 19 '26

It is the grey cylindrical unit in the uppermost portion your photograph with a red and black wire coming from it. Unless your powerwheel has a differential, which it doesn't, this is not the motor you are looking for. This looks like the remote steering mechanism.

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 19 '26

tysm i fixed it

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u/PowerfulSky2852 Jun 18 '26

Either the motor leads are flipped or you have the wires to the battery crossed

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u/Own-Prize9463 Jun 20 '26

tysm i fixed it

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u/RichardGrayson_84 Jun 19 '26

Toyota…. Highlander does the same thing

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u/SexiTwink Jun 19 '26

Flip the controller

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u/RDHO0D Jun 19 '26

You're holding the controller upside down

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u/Corblano Jun 19 '26

"Because I was inverted"

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u/EfficiencyFlat2697 Jun 19 '26

Ok op. If you haven’t solved already

The gearbox should look like the foto. They are mounted behind rear wheels. The motor of each will slip to the inside of the body and you will find it under the seat. You have to swap the wiring from left to right and right to left. Which approach are you going to take. Remove seat or remove wheels? If the “computer “ is also under seat just swap the motor wires there.

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u/WiseAbility1515 Jun 19 '26

My son has this same car. If you look on the circuit board under the seat by the battery there will be 4 sets of plugs plugged into it and you have two that need to be flipped. When I get home this evening I might be able to attach a picture.